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You see it with the "dolar diarco" where the grocery store is accepting dollars directly. Obviously real estate and car purchases, we'll have to see but the overnight approach seems to not be happening now

The problem is due to crash testing the metal portion of the car keeps going higher and higher and the rear window is smaller and smaller. To the point on some new cars you can't hardly see out the back at all. Backup cameras have been mandated in the US for a while now. Just not so common here...

To be honest I have found the driving here totally manageable (though I have a lot of experience driving in developing countries). I'd even say when you're on the highway in the province, driving manners are excellent. There's no left lane hogging, and people will pass and then get over to the...

Indeed it's surprised me as well. Without the advantage of the blue dollar, things really do get expensive here. I'm not sure how the locals are scraping by

Yes it's per person, including dependents. An expensive option for large families!

I don't understand the downsides to Zelle? It's superior to ACH in every which way for a personal use case. ACH is not instant, taking multiple business days, and is reversible, often times even coming with a cost. And to make an ACH transfer, you need someones full bank account and routing...

If you can find one sure. Manual transmissions seem to be the most common. You can rent cars at Aeroparque no problem. Parking in the city is a pain, brush up on those parallel parking skills, cars don't seem to have backup cameras here either. Just bring a passport and your drivers license...

You can offer additional cash down in lieu of a Garantia for some landlords, but indeed a lot of agents only want a Garantia so you'll have to broaden your search

https://elsurdiario.com.ar/articulo/investigacion-del-fbi.-la-ruta-de-una-ciberestafa-de-norcoreanos-que-termino-en-el-departamento-de-un-ruso-en-palermo.php Seems they were somehow involved with laundering money for North Korean hackers and they got closed up for a little while

Foreigners are able to own property in Argentina, even with just a passport and no DNI, you'd need to get a tax ID first but there's no issue. I believe there are some threads posted here of others that have done so.

Marriage to a native Argentine citizen qualifies you for permanent residency, and also citizenship if you're interested in applying.

Assembling electronics in one of the most remote places in the world is an aberration, these jobs are artificially subsidized by everybody in the country paying 2x what the true cost of the product is, it shouldn't have happened in the first place

I will be there

I don't assume there's a way to vote at the embassy if you haven't registered for an absentee ballot yet?

You're best off bringing cash $100 USD bills to cover any foreseeable expenses you'd have and then changing them as needed once you arrive

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

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

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.

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.

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