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    Domestic help for mother

    If you mean a Housekeeper/maid to help with cooking, laundry, groceries, cleaning etc those can easily be found on Facebook. Certainly a lot less costly than it'd be in the US. Local rate seems to be around 3500 pesos an hour
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    Question re. PAIS & other taxes for Bank Wires

    You just keep it in dollars? Do you end up withdrawing dollars cash from the bank branch? It's not required to pesify your foreign dollars for the Rentista visa? I assumed it would get converted to pesos at the official rate and you'd lose a significant amount each month
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    Any recent information on opening bank accounts without DNI?

    You can try the branches in Microcentro. They are more up to snuff and your chances are best there. Even at the same branch, two different employees will give you different answers. You just need to keep trying, but it is indeed possible to open bank accounts without being a legal resident.
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    Any recent information on opening bank accounts without DNI?

    Each branch operates like their own fiefdom with their own policies. Some even want a certification of ingresos before they open the account. But if you shop around some there are branches that will open with only a passport and CDI with no residency status at all.
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    Any recent information on opening bank accounts without DNI?

    It is possible to open, but you need to get a CDI first. It's similar to an ITIN in the USA
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    USD to MP virtual wallet?

    How does the rate compare to WU?
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    Looking for a job as an English teacher

    If you want to teach English you are better off doing so online, there are some platforms that connect native English speakers with Chinese students looking for additional tutoring, the pay is decent from what I hear, certainly much better than what you would earn in Argentina doing the same...
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    Phone advice?

    You're best off going to Abasto Shopping or Alto Palermo mall. You'll need the employees at the phone store to activate the sim card with your passport.
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    Plenty of banknotes in Argentina, yet Argentines are not rich

    20,000 peso banknotes is news to me. A welcome change to be sure.
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    Western Union transfers

    It means they rejected the transfer for some type of risk. I just got off the phone with Western Union earlier today with the same error. Some combination of how much money you're sending, who you're sending it to and some other factors cause it to be rejected. For me I changed the receiver and...
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