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Hey Ozgur! I do not recommend applying for the digital nomad visa, it is a poorly management program with little to no benefit - more of a gimmick. If you can get a tourist visa upon entry, I'd recommend doing that and renewing it within the country, or by exiting and re-entering at the 90-day mark.

Dear Expat Community, I'm a 37-year-old Canadian digital nomad looking for a furnished 1-bedroom apartment in starting on May 1, ideally. I've been living in Buenos Aires for the last 6 months. I'm open to all kinds of areas in CABA, including but definitely not limited to Saavedra, Nuñez...

On April 1, I experimented with using my Wise Visa card at Starbucks (I only carry Canadian/US/UY currency, no ARS account) and I got the MEP rate instantly, at the time of purchase. Waaay nicer experience than MasterCard's awkward overcharge/reimburse system. Keep in mind that the Canadian...

Did you end up getting your card? How's the account?

I'm wondering about using my credit card down here, and if others have experience doing so over the long term? What I'm a little worried about it that if I use my Canadian credit card regularly in Argie for an extended period of time (say 1 year), is there a chance the card could be cancelled...

yeah I guess I'm more curious about how the border agents would react to someone showing up and saying they want to live here?

I kind of want to try this. How would it look at customs, practically speaking?

So pumped it worked out for you. I tried this in November (minus the CDI number) at Ciudad, Provincia, and Santander on Cabildo and they all insisted that I come back with no less than a CUIL. Thanks for posting!

I'm curious about how Wise cards work here, since they work a little differently than your classic Visa. Anyone tried it?

I was able to purchase a PedidosYa Plus membership with my foreign Mastercard, but have been unable to purchase meals after that.

Refund came today. Here's me trying to figure out the math for myself, I could be wrong :) 420 ARS purchase pended for 5 or 6 days at 3.38 CAD, made late night of Dec 3, Saturday/Sunday Posted at 3.46 on December 9 2.5% Mastercard FX fee = 0.08 Refunded 1.52 on December 11 Cost for 420 ARS...

It's a Canadian Capital One Mastercard, credit

This transaction posted five days later at 3.46 CAD, a slightly higher amount than when it was pending. No refund, no nada.

I'm guinea pigging right alongside you with my Canadian Mastercard. Made a mini purchase at Farmacity for 420 ARS on Sunday night (12/4), which is now pending at the official rate: 3.38 CAD. Will check back in with the results :)

I contacted MasterCard and their standard rate is 2.5% for purchases made abroad. When asking about ARS, they redirected me to their currency exchange link on this thread, which still shows the official rate as of now. Looks like the central bank is also full of shit.

That sounds wicked fun. How do I do it? haha

Thank you!!!

Thanks, bud! Update: They said they wouldn’t give me my money back but would “immediately” refund me in Colonia Club credit for another ferry ride. Days and emails later, no credit. I don’t use social media but I really wish I could blast them somehow. They’ve disabled Google reviews for obvious...

Thanks for all the advice and support, peeps! I really appreciate it.

Hey all, Shot in the dark here, but maybe someone has experienced this before? I recently purchased a ticket from Colonia Express, which I paid in cash via Pago Facil on Sante Fe. It ended up being the wrong ticket, so I asked for a refund. Sounds simple enough, right? Instead of asking me...