Recent content by pedroire

Thanks again to everyone for taking the time to offer some suggestions or advice. The phrase there is more than one way to skin a cat comes to mind! Interesting idea the Bitcoin, that's the first I've heard of it. I am waiting to see what my mother in law would like to do with the cash from the...

May I just thank everyone for their replies, advice and opinion. Very decent of people to take the time. I had known that this was not perhaps straightforward, but the thread is 3 pages long and has so many different recommendations! While Ceviche's suggestion does have some merit, for many...

Thanks for that info solerboy. It could be useful. Was the 1% for the currency conversion into pesos or is that a fee for the transfer itself? I am taking it that you already had a HSCB account. mini-perhaps, but I think like that she wants dollars, I guess like most argentinians. My wife, while...

Yep agreed elhombresinnombre. I am no expert but part of my reason for wanting to do this purchase now, sooner rather than later, was to get my money out of Irish banks

Interesting idea Tangerine. Only I am actually slightly concerned about the future of Irish banks and the euro. If Ireland were to drop out of the euro and revert to our own currency as is speculated, this could mean that it would be devalued and worth less against the dollar. This means that...

Thanks Perry and thanks for the e-mail. I had thought that 'in the white' was when it was done through the official channel of the Central Bank and that 'in the black or blue' was via a Cambio. You mentioned not declaring the provenance of the funds, is this not obligatory via both banks and...

Thanks for the replies, and thanks Perry for your offer to e-mail you. I was aware of having to convert to Pesos and then to Dollars and incurring a double fee, also the Central Bank withholding 30%, but from what I gather via a Casa de Cambio is not 100% legal? My wife is there until the end of...

Hi guys, maybe you can help.I am Irish and my wife is Argentinian.We currently live in Ireland but intend to move to Argentina in the new few years.We wanted to buy a small apartment in Bs As as an investment and to have a base. The studio belongs to my wife's mother and we are trying to figure...