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You have to wire it to yourself in dollars, not in pesos. You can keep it in dollars once they arrive. We send ours through a SWIFT transfer. Last month's bank combined commission and IVA for our SWIFT for a rentista visa, not including the fee charged by our bank in the US, was AR$3990. That's...

It's not exactly the same, but I typically use merkén where I might have used red pepper flakes before. You can get it in Barrio Chino, and probably elsewhere. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merk%C3%A9n

The cat café in Barrio Chino is partnered with a rescue service, so the cats that are there are adoptable: https://www.instagram.com/nekofi_catcafe/

To jump back to the original question, I wasn't counting my 180 days (I also went to Migraciones and extended) but I probably just snuck in under the wire. If you can get it in before, that's probably better? But my attorney didn't advise me against submitting before or after the 180 mark, it...

You got very different intel than I did. Rentistas can have families here, but it sounds like you're considering setting up a company here for this "worker visa"? But the real answer is: you should search the forum! There's a lot of good information that people have given about their experiences...

I don't have kids, but when we stayed in Villa Urquiza near Plaza Zapiola there were always with families with kids out in the park. It's a nice area, it's quiet, but you can find places near the Subte B line so you can still get downtown when you want. IMO, it's an underrated part of BA to live in.

I'm so excited for whenever El Eternauta comes out! I'm a little sad that they're saying 2025 here.

I'm more surprised by how many people who live here were born *in the city*, not even in AMBA.

I don't, unfortunately. Since I wasn't a hospital member, I booked the appointment by e-mail through the International Patients' office at HA: https://www.hospitalaleman.org.ar/nuestro-hospital/atencion/pacientes-internacionales/

https://buenosaires.gob.ar/tramites/residencia-temporaria

Thanks for clearing this up, @Quilombo! Looks like I had some half-baked information.

No, I'm talking about sending it directly into a bank. There's a 12k annual limit per the central bank before you have to convert it to pesos, so I'm trying to figure out how to make a square peg fit into a round hole re: the differences in expectations between Migraciones and the central bank.

I tried to do a search of existing threads, so hopefully I didn't just miss someone else's answer, but: I've heard that there's a $12,000 limit on bringing in USD as an individual. Since rentistas currently have to show $1,300 per month brought into a local bank account in USD, does anyone know...

Google is your friend here: https://ayuda.santander.com.ar/06AK356I2O-1/article/KPLFB397X1-que-datos-necesito-para-recibir-fondos-exterior/

There's a group that runs a soup kitchen twice a week near Congreso and organizes clothing/school supply donations, if that appeals: https://www.instagram.com/amiguesporlascalles/

Yes, they have the same CBU. You do need a SWIFT code for the bank.

I've ordered books from Amazon, since they're easier to import than many other things. I was able to order them directly to my house, and had to submit an AFIP form to DHL in order to get them.

https://ar.usembassy.gov/lost-or-stolen-passport/

When we entered at La Quiaca I asked for a stamp, because I was also worried about not having one, and the guy said they wouldn't do it 🤷‍♀️ . I know my experience is just one data point, though.

If you look up Candelario Mancilla (the Chilean border post) on Google Maps, you can get a sense of the area. Coming from Chile, you start at the end of the Carretera Austral just south of Villa O'Higgins, take a small boat (not a car ferry) a couple hours across a lake, then stamp out of...