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As Camberiu said, you can get US$ from special ATMs in Villa Lobos and Cidade Jardim, and I think Butantã as well, but that's in SP - I don't think you can get US$ from ATMs in Rio. You can withdraw reais from any ATM though, and go to any agency to exchange them for dollars. The going rate is...

In order to work legally, he must have a DNI. And in order to have a DNI, he must be granted temporary or permanent residency. The only way he would qualify for residency is if you get married. There's no such thing as a fiancee visa, they will ask you for your marriage certificate...

If your friend is American, he can get a limited-validity emergency passport: http://argentina.usembassy.gov/passports.html

Oh damn! Thanks for posting. Well, the link actually says that the store has already been authorized but it still didn't get the official permit from the tax agency to sell tax-free, so they probably will start selling tax-free eventually. However, nothing takes just a couple of weeks in...

Believe or not, Brazil is actually more expensive than Argentina. The government taxes heavily electronics, cars, etc. and the result is a 13-inch MacBook Pro with retina display costs almost $3,000 at an official Apple store! http://store.apple.c...mac/macbook-pro (Brazilian Apple store)...

Actually, it is an issue if withdrawing from a Brazilian account with reais - it's exactly the same as withdrawing from a US account with US dollars, and just as expensive. The official real-peso exchange rate is currently 3.38, while the blue real is 5.10. He has many options to withdraw his...

I don't think his advise was silly. Many people here go mad when they hear (very) common questions in the US such as: "Oh, you're moving to Buenos Aires! Do you speak Brazilian?". In all fairness, asking a person from Shanghai if they teach Cantonese (a completely different language) is pretty...

Yup, you're right. UB's degrees are well-recognized in these areas: Law & Social Sciences (International Affairs, Political Science, etc.), English / Languages, Business Administration, Marketing, etc. But you should NOT go there for Engineering or Computer Science.

You should look into private schools - it will be much easier to transfer your credits than UBA. Universidad de Belgrano (www.ub.edu.ar) has one of the largest and best organized Study Abroad departments. I think your best shot is with them - most other schools will try to recognize as little...

I actually saw this many, many times. It's very common for them to write "Hasta..." + the date. But it should be 3 months, not 1 day. I don't think it's P/6, it's definitely 9/6, June 9th. The numbers are definitely NOT inverted - no one in Argentina would ever consider writing the month first.

I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that means you're allowed to stay in the country legally until June 9th, which is weird because it should be until September 9th if you're on a tourist visa. Maybe the guy who stamped your passport made a mistake? I would go to Migraciones and check, just to...

Yup, I used to go to the movies for 3.50 pesos on Wednesdays back in the day (1999). Back then, a taxi ride from Belgrano to Recoleta was 5 pesos too. Now, I think you can get by on 2,500 pesos per month IF you do the following: - You don't pay rent or any accommodation-related expenses...

Of course. The info I posted was assuming you have nothing to hide from AFIP, that's why I suggested talking to an accountant.

Yes, you will be paying all your expenses at the official rate + 35%, but the 35% is refundable. And yes, even if you don't file taxes in Argentina, you can still get the refund for the 35% taxes including the Despegar purchases, assuming you have a CUIT/CUIL number and "clave fiscal" as...

You are almost right about everything... Despegar: yes, it's an Argentine company and you will be charged in pesos; all the taxes and fees are included in the final price and displayed as "Res. 3550 AFIP". This means that if you pay in monthly installments (Despegar offers "hasta en 12 pagos"...

What David says is spot on. Also, as every one else here has pointed out, don't quit or get fired until you've found another job. It will probably take more than 2 or 3 months to find one so your severance + unused vacation + proportional aguinaldo may not be enough. People here almost never...

Just like Ceviche said, he will get 6 months in a row if he doesn't say anything stupid or suspicious. Here's the questions that he will be asked... 1. What do you do in Argentina for a living? 2. Why are you here? (if he mentions you, proceed to 4). 3. When was the last time you were here...

To be honest though, this isn't more of a reason to leave Argentina now than it ever was. There have been better and worse times, but there has never been a single day in the last 3 decades in which it was considered uncommon that someone or some business had been held up at gunpoint. The area...

I have to write in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French on a daily basis and Mac has made my life so much easier... Just hold a letter key and you'll see all its different versions!

The reason they use that name for the bakery is bakers usually leave their homes very early in the morning (4 or 5am) to make the bread and leave their wives home alone. So traditionally in France they are said to be "cocus". There's a very famous movie in France called "La femme du boulanger"...