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Having an income is independent from being legally able to work. So the so-called "perma tourist" - while not allowed to work legally here (employed/selfemployed) - can still legally have an income (earn money without working themselves in Argentina). And while they cannot get a cuit (or cuil)...

What are the thresholds? 15000 pesos per month? I hope that most expats make more than that!

Exactly my point: By law the "foreigner" would owe income tax when living more than 6 months in the country even as a perma tourist (if their income is above the threshold). It is the same in the US: Someone could be an "illegal immigrant" earning an income, and even though immigration would not...

Being able to declare income is not the same as being legally able to work. So you could get a tax ID and declare income even though you are not legally able to work (neither employed nor self employed). And you are almost right with the DNI that is needed to work. It is actually the cuil that...

So then it is not ok when the a so-called "perma-tourist", staying here more than six months per calendar year, only pays the VAT (and not income tax)?

If you registered the CDI for yourself (persona fisica vs. persona jurídica) then it is for declaring the money that you "take away".

You can declare income with a CDI (for example income from a business).

You can get a CDI without DNI. What tax authorities consider a resident is not necessarily the same as having residency from a migrations point of view.

Are you saying that the laws of Argentina do not require someone who lives here (for example more than 6 months per year) to declare their income and pay taxes if ithe income reaches a certain amount?

Maybe open an account with an online bank (Ally Bank, Discover Bank, Capital One 360, ...) using a mailing address in the US?

So why do you think it should be ok in Argentina just to pay VAT?

Can you live in "your" home country for more than six months per calendar year without declaring and paying income tax even if it comes from abroad (and if you have an income above poverty level)?

If I remember it correctly it was around 600-700 usd - so not too much. Also xoom already had all my documents, tax info etc. from previous wires. Actually the xoom story continues: A few months ago I thought I'd give it another try to see if their service had improved. When I tried to log in...

I had done wires with Xoom before that without major problems. But for some reason that last wire was flagged for review. It was not a bank to bank transfer, but to pick up cash at a money more location. Maybe they have improved their customer service and processes since then ...

I used it for a while until they put one of my wires on hold for review (even though they already had copies of my IDs etc. from previous wires). Talked to some hard to understand and unfriendly call center agent in India (worst customer service so far). After all sorts of questions the guy told...