Tell that to the guy recycling two passports and one mercosur cedula every 3 months. For the last 3 years, he created enough evidence of habitation to become your client.
For USG business, I'd set up US based POB. More expensive +/-USD120 but 100% reliable. You also receive free daily front envelope scan to your email and they hold it forever, no matter how much mail you receive.
Free market takes care of that. Comes out cheaper to employers to pay workers than to bribe paraguayan police. Also no income tax on first +/-USD14000 earned and 10% after that.
This subject waited all morning at BROU and thanks to one unknown poster here, had all required documents. Although it has been a few years, the account worked out great: no incoming/outgoing transfer restrictions, very reasonable fees, low min balance. They also allowed to change address...
Noted that as Uruguay has unusually low amount of deposit instance paid only if bank goes bankrupt. Never paid much attention to it until a bank in a neighboring country went under. Fortunately covered deposit amount was much higher and country central bank paid back every penny.
1. As noted above, those are accounts for foreigners and differences between foreigners and locals can be rather fluid.
2. Maximum deposit insurance is only USD10k.
#1 and #2 Can be taken care of with one phone call to customs agent that will quote bribe amount on the spot. Modifications parts and labor included.
#3 Yes, some jurisdictions do take time issuing permanent plates but the same customs agent can negotiate reasonable wait time.
#4 Keep in mind...
I wonder if it would make a difference if he shipped car to one of the neighboring countries, drove to arg as tourist on US plates and then attempted to re-register.
If that process would turn out inconvenient for one reason or another, he could drive back to neighboring country where import...