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Re-engaing this old thread... is there anywhere on the BCRA website or some other official government website that says the new rate for foreign credit cards will mirror the MEP rate? I've found this document on the BCRA website but it does not get as specific to say at which rate the new dollar...

Weird! Thanks for the updat.

The university is Di Tella and I'm coming from the US. Not sure whether they offer multiple payment plan options to everyone or just to international students.

even though the university won't give me any information on how and by how much they might change the monthly payments, is it still safe to assume that the 24-month plan will be best due to inflation?

Total nominal cost is about 3 million pesos and there is no difference between the three payment plans. I don't think there is any discount from paying in cash and the two longer plans appear to be interest free (on account of having the same nominal cost as the shortest plan) but the university...

Awesome, thank you so much for the info.

thanks for your response -- i'll definitely do that. i'm still confused about how to predict which of the three plans will be cheapest, so please lmk if you have any ideas! someone told me to think about it in terms of how I think usd-ars exchange rates will shake out over the time period and...

I am going to be enrolling soon in a master's degree program at Di Tella and I can choose from three possible payment plans. I need help choosing and am hoping someone here will have advice. The plans are monthly spread across 10, 20, or 24 months, and the nominal total cost is the same for all...

Yeah, it would be Schwab. Do you withdraw cash at one particular bank or do you use multiple? I mean brands, not various locations of one brand.

Hi! Does anyone know if the dolar turista applies when you are making ATM withdrawals from a U.S. bank account? I am not sure if it applies only to card purchases. Context: I'm moving to Argentina in a few weeks and have been gathering information about how to best make cash withdrawals from my...

Hi - can anyone point me to an official Argentine government website that verifies that tourists and temporary residents can use the public healthcare system? I've found lots of websites that say tourists/residents can use the system, free of charge, but I still cannot find anything from the...

Yep, have both. Actually lived in BA previously a number of years ago and am coming back. I was close to a few positions (one especially) but they fell through due to a legal/bureaucratic issue relating to getting a work visa while outside of the country.

Should I bring an apostilled copy of my graduate degree diploma? I'm preparing to work in BA and I'm assembling the various documents I need for the residency application, including the apostilled antecedentes penales (for me, an FBI background check). But now I'm thinking I should bring my...

@Frank2000 is your username a reference to Weird Al's song "Frank's 2000" TV"?

Update: I am now confident your 90-day clock resets upon re-entry to the country. I don't actually live in BA, but I was there on a tourist visa in June and July. I entered the country on June 25, and the comprobante transito PDF I have saved in my emails from then has an expiration date of...

I believe U.S. citizens can re-enter on tourist visas repeatedly like you describe. However, I can't find positive proof of that on either the U.S. Department of State or Argentine migration authorities' websites. If I were you I would feel safe in going to/from the U.S. without impacting your...

Thank you for your response. Are you saying Western Union provides pesos at the blue rate?

Right, I know of official vs. blue rates, but does having a Western Union account enable me to send myself USD and then cash it out as paper USD while in Argentina? Right now it seems to me that having a Schwab account will allow me to convert dollars to pesos without the foreign transaction fee...

Hi again. What's the benefit of using Schwab vs. Western Union for accessing my USD? If I open a Schwab account, and transfer money into it from my existing U.S. bank account, would that be as useful/advantageous as transferring money to myself via Western Union? Sorry if these are super basic...

The year range was meant to provide context... the real Q being, what other things should I set up for a long-term relocation.