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What Lunar is saying is that your residency status from an Immigration point of view is separate from your tax residency (this is a simplification ofc), but essentially AFIP can consider you a tax resident even if you're technically not overstaying your visa, especially once you stay over 6...

I didn't mean to imply that everyone regardless of nationality needs to comply with FATCA, I was replying specifically to the person from the US, sorry if that wasn't clear. If he opened the account showing his DNI extranjero then they know he's American and compliance will eventually ask him...

Any bank will eventually ask you to fill out a W9 for FATCA compliance, even if they don't ask for it at the time of opening the account. You can sometimes get away with not providing it for some time, but eventually some compliance process will kick in and your account will be closed.

Like everything else, it varies according to how much money you're willing to spend. The more expensive ones offer some of the safest living in Argentina, with essentially a similar lifestyle to affluent US neighborhoods (think children biking around and dropping their bikes wherever). Just like...

I think you mean art. 53, but otherwise yeah, this is about right. If you have a "Certificado de Residencia Precaria" then you can work, it should say so right in the certificate, "está autorizado/ a a alojarse y a desarrollar tareas lucrativas". See article 52 of Law No 25.781. If that...

Thanks! That's about what I was expecting. Hopefully it'll come through.

I'm the first person to advocate for researching everything and DIY but the comments from the tax professionals in those articles are, at best, extremely broad and not applicable to realistic scenarios, and at worst misleading. Setting up a foreign corporation as a tax shield is a common trick...

Has anyone received anything in Arg recently sent through regular USPS First Class Mail (not certified)? I got sent something relatively unimportant (an inactive SIM card). If I don't receive it, it's fine, I can just get another. I'm just wondering how long is a reasonable time to wait for it...

One or more of the provinces, including CABA, is presuming you are running a business of some sort and that you are not paying what's called "Ingresos Brutos", which is a tax on gross income. When this happens, the province will withhold up to 5% of any income. The actual rate of the tax varies...

Perfect, thanks. I'll wait another 24 hours just in case but it's nice to have a data point.

I cancelled immediately, literally seconds after. I guess it depends on just how fast Chase processes ACH requests from WU. So far, there's no signs of the money having been debited, but that usually takes at least a full business day. I guess I'll have to wait and see, thanks.

Hey, all. I just initiated a WU transfer and forgot to put in the promo code, so I cancelled immediately (I thought there was an additional step before confirmation). WU says they will "refund" the money in 0-7 business days. Does anyone know if that means they will first debit the money and...

Just for another data point, the transfer time for me is showing as next day, like it usually does. We'll see if it actually posts. They might have just sent your transfers for review if you don't usually transfer to your wife's account (or vice versa).

Thanks for the input! Did you deal with the Argentine embassy in particular?

That's kind of why I opened the thread, lawyer and internet say "around 8-12 months" but I wanted to get some real-life experiences since it will come down to how each consulate deals with the application. Lawyer said she "should" be able to travel after applying as long as she has a valid...

Hey, thanks for your answer. We considered that but per the immigration lawyer's advice, parole authorizations usually take 8 months or more. While she doesn't have an issue in staying in the US most of the year, she doesn't want to commit to not being able to leave the country for 8 months or...

Hello all, I'll be going back to the US to live there for a few years/indefinitely. I'm a US Citizen. My mother has expressed interest in maybe going with me and staying there. I've talked with an immigration lawyer in the US and she told me that there's two options. The first one is for my...

Hello all, I'm a lawyer but not specifically a tax lawyer so obviously consult with someone else if you're worried. Just wanted to say that the concept of residency, at least for AFIP, is extremely broad and does not break down neatly in "X months a year". AFIP can and will apply residency if...

Had something similar happen to me until I disabled Firefox's Enhanced Tracking Protection for the WU site. That and aggressive adblocking can usually break legitimate sites (still 100% worth it to keep it enabled and disable it on a per case basis).

I've had mixed experiences on this with different clients. It's very bank specific, and even the same bank will often change its KYC policies. I mean, the worst case scenario is your money floats around for a few days or weeks and then gets sent back (minus fees, of course, because banks will...