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    Expedited Emergency Passport renewal?

    yeah I remember in the past when I paid for a temporary emergency passport they printed it out for me the same day, but now the Embassy is telling me there aren't any expedited services. Anyway, best of luck! if you could let me know what happens I'd really appreciate it.
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    Expedited Emergency Passport renewal?

    just to follow up, do you know if they'll print you a passport the same day or if you need to wait a few weeks after your appointment for it to be processed? I have an appointment scheduled for the 22nd but I'm still worried I won't get it on time.
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    Expedited Emergency Passport renewal?

    ah sorry, it's a US passport.
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    Expedited Emergency Passport renewal?

    I have an emergency passport that expired in 2020 (procrastinated getting it renewed for a long time since the pandemic hit), and I'm trying to leave the country mid-July.... Does anyone know if it's possible to pay for an expedited service to get a new passport? I tried emailing the Embassy but...
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    Foreign credit cards purchases at MEP rate

    I noticed that Rappi charges to my card are giving me an exchange rate well above 300 ARG/1 USD so just wondering if anyone is aware whether this would apply to Mercado Libre as well. In the past I had to send myself the cash to buy things otherwise I'd end up paying a fortune, but I'd heard...
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    Vaccination with expired passport?

    So I want to get vaccinated ASAP but my passport has been expired for a while and I'm about to send it to the embassy to get it renewed by mail, which may take a couple months I'm assuming. Just wondering if anyone has any idea whether it's possible to get the vaccine without up-to-date...
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    Cheapest shipping service?

    Yeah, I'm not new here and should've anticipated this but it turns out someone misled me to believe it'd be about $160 bucks. C'est la vie...
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    Cheapest shipping service?

    What else can I do? It ends up costing a ton more if I buy it on MercadoLibre or something.
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    Cheapest shipping service?

    Just wondering if anyone has any recommendations for shipping a MacBook Air from the US to Buenos Aires. Checked with DHL and it ends up costing $334 + $19.05 insurance, and UPS is about $300 for shipping + $300 dollars for insurance, so I'm looking for cheaper options if possible. The laptop...
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    Picking up money without ID

    lol pretty sure the only real words on that list are affectious and abstentious (and I'm not even that sure about the latter), unless ofc he's harkening back to an older form of English.
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    Picking up money without ID

    Denied my ID. Last guy wasn't sure if the system would let him but he wanted to help me out and fortunately it all went through.
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    Picking up money without ID

    Update: After going to three branches I was able to get my money. So no, in general they won't let you pick up money with an expired ID, but you might get lucky.
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    Picking up money without ID

    Yeah I was being somewhat facetious. Anyway, just tried to transfer through WU so hopefully don't run into any issues picking it up tomorrow.
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    Picking up money without ID

    My understanding was that Xoom charges a fixed fee ($5 for every transaction) wheras WU takes a percentage so when sending larger amounts of money it ends up costing you more? But if I'm wrong about that then that's very good to know!
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    Picking up money without ID

    I've always used Xoom and yes they don't let you pick up the money with an expired passport. I guess I should just try WU then? I have a joint bank account with my mother in the US, but no bank card on hand and so I need some way to transfer it to me somewhere with cash pickup. Anyway, thanks...
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