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Wow! Thanks so much for the detailed description! I do have a valid passport stamp so that should not be a problem. I was just worried about having to get my birth certificate mailed here since its a huge hassle to get it sent here and to get an apostille somehow. Thanks for the info!

Does anyone have any further confirmation that you do/do not need a birth certificate? I am currently here and to get my birth certificate mailed from back home is a pain (I need to have a notarized request for a certified copy) and then if I want it apostille that is entirely different level of...

So upon further investigation it appears that Xoom is not submitting the charge to the card companies as a financial service, no long as business services. That is why we are getting hit with this now. I was able to get one free one out of Chase by calling and complaining...I don't know how many...

The last 3 people who I know that sent money using Xoom have been as a cash advance. We have all been using Xoom for almost a year now and have never had this problem before. Does anyone else have any experience lately using credit cards with Xoom?

Looks like the prices are only a little better. The small iPod I was looking for still is about double what it would be in the US. Thanks a bunch for the links!

Does anyone know if they sell iPods in the duty free on Buquebus? If not, do you know if they have them at Ezieza at Duty Free for a reasonable price?

Right you can get a better rate with pesos Argentinos...but what if you need actual dollars? Does anyone have experience sending a USD transaction via Xoom to Uruguay and then picking it up in person?

I had a crazy thought today, is it possible to use Xoom to send USD to be picked up in Uruguay? If so it seems this would be much easier than going the ATM in Colonia route that seems to be causing so many people problems. Could this be a new source for getting USD here in BA?

Anyone know the status of the Paypal exit route?

I think that does come close to the number, but I think in some cases it would need to be higher. When I first came here in 2008, the peso was 3.15 to the dollar, and Choripan in La Costanera was 3 pesos...now the same chori is 16 pesos and the dollar would need to be 16:1 to make up for the...

http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1497111-la-afip-intensifica-controles-sobre-las-empresas-de-tarjeta-de-credito What do we all think of this news about the credit cards?

Yeah I wanted to know if I can go into a cambio and buy dollars with a stack of pesos as I am a "tourist" here :)

I am sorry to hear about your family situation :( I recently went through similar with my Mother having cancer back in the US while I was living here...Thankfully I was able to get my fiancee up to visit her before she passed away. My girlfriend also has Spanish citizenship (and I have Italian)...

DId anyone else see this today? http://www.buenosairesherald.com/article/108200/government-reinforces-dollar-restrictions-- Any clue whether this will effect Argentine credit card purchases online?

Furthermore, I am trying to figure out what is the best way to go with the whole thing...I am American, but my wife-to-be and I plan on living here for a few years after we get married...with the possibility of going back to the US in the future. Based on what I read about US policy, if we...

Do you need to have the background check to get married, or jsut to apply for residency? I talked with a friend who said that after he got married here, he just overstayed his visa for a period of 10 years...he would just pay the fine whenever he had to leave the country. Now I am not saying I...

I have the cards mainly from Chase (Ink Bold, United Explorer, Sapphire, etc.) and a few Amex cards. Also the limit on Xoom is 2999.99 per month unless you give them additional information about your job and your US ID.

Does anyone know if you can just Xoom dollars to yourself for pickup in Uruguay and then bring them back with you to Argentina? I know that for Argentina Xoom says you can send and pickup dollars in person at MoreMT, but we all know that is a complete fantasy...I was wondering if anyone had...

I have used Xoom a bunch of times, and every time I use my credit card to fund it...it always comes up as a purchase i.e. I got miles for it. Just make sure you don't check "cash advance" when making the transfer and you will be fine. Because you are using your card to get all the cash, you...

Ok so I am not crazy...I had imagined that there was no way it could be that easy. Regarding the brazil accounts though, being part of Mercosur dont Argentines have the ability to open an account there fairly easily? Or does Brazil make you have residency for sometime before you can get an...