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It appears there is a misconception by some participants here about the nature of the availability of Argentine citizenship via naturalization. Nobody should take the relative ease and low cost (even after hiring an attorney such as BajoCero) of the naturalization process to mean it is intended...

Much more likely in the unlikely event of a Milei presidency is the the dollar is legalized (along with all other hard currencies ) for everyday transactions and the ley penal cambiara is suspended /repealed which would allow the $100 billion + of USD green cash in the hands of the private...

This is borderline delusional, sir (or madam). Argentina's agricultural sector is not as developed as it could be simply because of laws, regulations and government policies that have disincentivized maximum development for the last 75+ years. Change the labor laws to eliminate mandatory...

No of course not. The dollar “blue” is a completely illegal, cash only market. Money Gram / western union track the MEP and CCL rates which are totally legal market rates.

I've read much, much worse figures of what the FX rate would be to turn all peso denominated deposits, debt, cuasi debt etc into dollars. The rates I have seen were between 2000-10,000 pesos per USD. Dollarization in the short term would bring catastrophic pain and collapse in living standards...

I applied for citizenship using Dr Rubilar’s services in July 2012 and received the carta de ciudadanía in December 2013. The case took longer than it should have because I didn’t get some of the documents together that the judge requested as fast as I could have. At the time I applied for...

I bought a vehicle from Abasto Motors in puerto madero in November 2021 for around $37k USD. As I mentioned in a previous post, I wired the funds to the dealers USA Bank of America account. I paid the transfer fees (it was an already “patentado” 0km) of about 6% in peso cash at the dealer...

In the next ten years there is a significant chance that Bitcoin will become completely technologically obsolete and replaced by something more technologically advanced, environmentally /energy consumption sustainable and supported by governments. In the next ten years there is zero chance that...

Ive driven in nearly all areas of Argentina over the last few years (Rio Negro, Neuquen, Chubut, Mendoza, La Rioja, San Juan, Catamarca, Cordoba, Santa Fe, Tierra del Fuego, Provincia BA etc) and I have found the road trip infrastructure to be perfectly adequate as long as you have a 4x4 pickup...

Yes they will convert the price to pesos at the official rate. You can also book the rental cars on the Argentine website despegar.com and it will give you directly a pesos price. The credit card info is taken in case of damage to the vehicle.

Yes, you can pay for the entire rental in cash upon taking possession of the car and the agency will be very happy that you do so. I did exactly this and do the same when planning to pay for hotels in peso cash to take advantage of the FX arbitrage. No point in carrying around the extra...

Yes, all car rental agencies will cheerfully accept payment for rental cars in pesos cash. I have paid cash for rental cars over the last 24 months in Calafate, Ushuaia (2x), Bariloche, Mendoza, and Esquel.

We are talking about two separate issues here. The three major ratings agencies (Standard and Poor, Moody's and Fitch) can adjust ratings on individual bonds to default/ selective default based on actions taken by the issuer that violate the bond contracts. ISDA is the ultimate arbiter of...

Abasto Motors doesn’t care if you pay in USD cash, pesos or USD transfer to their USA bank account. They sell both used and 0km vehicles.

Yes you can buy a car without legal residency in Argentina. Purchases of cars over a certain price level will requiere filling out a form justifying the origin of the funds. I recommend using Abasto Motors in Puerto Madero as you can pay for the vehicle in USA by a simple wire transfer to...

I used MoneyGram twice over the last few days and it worked within a few hours on both occasions.

There are many hundreds of thousands of Irish descendant Argentines and Irish surnames are actually more common and more familiar here than you might expect in a Spanish speaking country. There are many Irish origin surnames among the traditional landed gentry families and it's been that way...

This is simply untrue. I own some businesses that serve the public here and I can tell you from actual daily experience that the credit card terminals that process “card in hand” transactions DO NOT ask for, not require ANY personal information about the customer whatsoever. As such, in a...

Having a CUIL vs a CUIT has nothing to do with citizenship / residency status. A CUIL (clave unico indentificacion labor) is for employees and a CUIT (clave unico indentificacion tributaria) is for businesses, self employed people, corporate directors, large shareholders, etc.

I received back $22.06 credited back today. So 8600+ pesos of fuel cost $28.63 USD.