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Hi rdino. This depends on the kind of visa you will ask for. For family reunification, they didn't ask for my birth certificate. What they did ask for was the apostilled police/criminal check and - in my case - an apostilled marriage certificate. All documents in foreign languages I had...

On an additional note, regarding the risk of exchange rates. My thoughts on these are that the thresholds ARCA uses are regularly updated for inflation. If the peso weakens more than inflation, it might create/increase taxes on a euro based pension. But I guess this will be (maybe more than)...

Thanks for your additional remarks, Alby! You make me realise not to only focus on the current situation but also think about the possible effects and risks of changing policies and exchange rates. I will take my time to look into this, probably will calculate some scenarios.

I am used to comply in the Netherlands situation, to me its logical when you enjoy the facilities of the country you're living in. Apart from that, I am quite amazed to read now and then that foreigners that reside here in Argentina on a visa seem to take the risk to try to escape taxation...

Thanks Alby! That looks like a tax break of approximately 1,5 years in total, since I expect that taxation in Holland will retroactively stop at emigration date. I don't know if this special deduction (quite an amount as I read) will be applicable. Nevertheless, I expect I can apply some...

Hi rdino - not sure if it's still relevant for you, but I have applied in Radex for family reunification after having arrived in Buenos Aires. I currently have my precaria and waiting now, might take a while! I can leave Argentina whenever I want as long as I am back in time to renew the...

I won't tell you how much I transfer but apart from the exchange rate margin (EUR/USD) the cost of the transfer was nil. And yes indeed, I could transfer directly to the account of the seller, from my foreign bank account. The seller nearly immediately after transferring got a notice from his...

Are you referring to the EUR 60,00 I mentioned? These were the fixed costs of the transfer, and not 60k but only EUR 60. I bought in CABA (city of Buenos Aires) and for 60K it's impossible to buy a (independent) house here. In the ok neighbourhoods prices for houses will start at about 250K for...

Just want to share my experience, since I've read so many posts about the difficulties to get the dollars inside Argentina to pay for buying a house and the (extra) costs involved, e.g. by using Banco Piano. WIth regard to the policy of the bank here in Argentina: I just made an internationally...

Not too many alternatives I think. But why not try some place in the Caribbean? Or else (more to do): Sydney or Capetown?

I just entered Radex yesterday (Family Reunification), being in Buenos Aires. Payment for Criminal Record Argentina gave us some headaches, the other two payments (visa + DNI) were easy to do (credit card and bank transaction). Following payment I entered step 2. Had issues uploading pdf's so...

Do you have an update regarding success and the length of the process since 'opening'? And do you have the name of the kind professional that you mentioned?

And yes, so the discussion goes on.... Quite the enrichment of the BAexpats forum it is (not). I am truly appalled by anyone that can't control the urge to bring this toxic, totally irrelevant, discussion into this forum.

That's not the point. The point is that this is a forum about relevant developments in Argentina. Opinions about what happens in Minneapolis can be vented elsewhere, why here? And so far I haven't seen an answer to that question: why specifically here? There are enough places to discuss US...

I understand the political situation in the US keep Americans busy. What I don't understand is why this forum needs to be used to vent your feelings, opinions, whatsoever. Why don't you all go to reddit, X or whatever other place to discuss this? This discussion doesn't belong here.

Thank you. And yes, I agree: the outcome of the elections will define USD/ARS, at least for the next 1 - 2 months. For EUR/ARS I think it will be the same, even though EUR/USD development at this moment is highly unpredictable, but I feel EUR/USD will have less effect than the elections.

But... this is what my original post is all about.... deflation in USD terms.

Sounds like a great opportunity for foreigners with the right business acumen to start a business in some kind of consumer goods with competitive pricing. Why I never read about that?

I have read this kind of observation a couple of times, from different people. Can't be a matter of genes ofc, probably you mean culture / history. It's difficult to get a feeling for this. I mean, as a local merchant you look at your sales, your costs, your margins. If margins are sufficiently...

Interesting to get some mixed reactions on the official data. Reality (or perceptions?) often feels different. Matter of reference points? Personal situations?