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    Selling Pesos at Ezeiza

    Not knowing how many Argentine Pesos you are talking about, there are several options; use the Argentine Pesos you have to buy gifts for yourself and/or friends in one of the many shops in EZE, or; take them home to show your friends how they can be used to start a fire, or use them to wipe your...
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    Rent Control: Learning from Argentina and the Netherlands

    Yes, it does resonate with me. Full disclosure, I have 9 apartments in CABA and 1 in La Costa that I rent out, all, long-term leases. I have had an occupancy rate of 96% over the last 10 years. I had no experience in renting out apartments, but it is a basic business principle; have a good...
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    Coffee Chat on TUESDAY, Aug 13 at Pinot Café in Palermo

    I will try to make it today at 4 pm.
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    Rental of apartment questions

    Sorry, what i meant to include in the above message that maybe was not obvious , many of the waiters, plumbers, etc. DO ride the bus, so their cost have increased, they pass it on to their employers. Inflation, very insidious.
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    Rental of apartment questions

    So, the owner of the apartment rents the apartment to the lessee, the lessee pays the owner and the owner then uses this income to buy “food, clothes, cars, fuel and a host of things” that are affected by inflation. Inflation, in any Country, affects everyone! It is sort of like saying, “the...
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    Coffee Chat on TUESDAY, August 1st at MAWII in Palermo

    I will try to make.
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    Coffee Chat on TUESDAY, July 25 at MAWII in Palermo

    I have been reading this Forum occasionally for several years, but never been to Coffee Chat. Today I plan to make it. See you there.
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    DNI Renewal for Minor

    Just an update on my son's DNI situation. I had made an appointment at Renaper for Sat. June 5, then got an email that it was cancelled due to the weekend lockdown. Made another for Sat. June 12 at Renaper (corner of Libertador and Bullrich). Got there and there were about 4 people with...
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    DNI Renewal for Minor

    Great. Thanks for the info. Got a turno for this Saturday. We shall see. I will keep you posted.
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    DNI Renewal for Minor

    My 15 year old son's DNI expired the end of November 2020. He and I both have permanent residency in Argentina and my wife, his mother is Argentine. I have searched through the Forum and been to the Renaper site but am still a bit confused First, just because the DNI card is expired does not...
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    Oh Babyyy - Mothers/soon To Be Moms, Please Help!

    Yes, that is awful and does not make any sense. That was not our experience at all. Our son was delivered via C-Section at Austral with no issues or problems.
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    Oh Babyyy - Mothers/soon To Be Moms, Please Help!

    We live in Pilar and my wife delivered our second son in Hospital Austral in 2010. Our first son was born in the U.S. in 2006. As far as the hospital facilities, knowledge and training of the doctors and level of pre and post-natal mother/baby care, I found no difference at all between the 2...
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    Best Internet Service Provider In Barrios Cerrados

    I live in a "Country" in that area of Pilar and have had satisfactory Internet service from Cablevisión/Fibertel for 10 years. I do not have much to compare it to; I also have Fibertel in my office in Capital.
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    Proctored Exam At Us Embassy

    I was on the faculty for many years at a major U.S. University and now live in Buenos Aires. In the past I have proctored an exam for a U.S. University student here in BA. The student took the exam in the Conference Room in my office. Let me know if I can help.
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    Asfcomex: International Move/estafador

    When we moved from the U.S. to BA in 2006 we used an International moving company called Wheaton. They contracted with a local company here in BA called KRP Movers. Our 40 foot container arrived on time, went through Customs rapidly and everything was unpacked at our house and the packing...
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    Learning Spanish + Home Services

    dgonzalez, I live in Pilar and several years ago when we arrived, I took Spanish classes from an Argentine woman who actually teaches English to physicians at Austral Hospital. I am still in contact with her as we (the teacher, myself and several of the folks from Austral) get together once a...
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    Recommendations For A Traumatologist.

    I can recommend Dr. Carlos Zublin at the Clinica del Sol. I think that he is an excellent and also a well known orthopedic surgeon. He operated on me and installed 9 screws and a metal plate in each of my arms following an accident. Nearly 100% recovery after one year of PT. I visit him once...
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    Ria Requires Service Factura For Trasfers To Argentine Banks

    I have a question regarding monthly transfers of U.S. Dollars (USD) from my U.S. bank account to an Argentine (peso) bank account. I am a U.S. citizen and an Argentine Permanent Resident. If I have declared this monthly income (USD) to AFIP and I need to use the resulting pesos to justify my...
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    Leaving Your Car At Eze

    I have done it many times (both inside and outside) and never had a problem.
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    Tourist Visas Sketchy...is Marrying An Argentine The Answer?

    Ojo. There are other consequences to marrying an Argentine.
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