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  1. ben

    Locked Canadian Bank Account

    Correct, it need not be your home branch. Walk into any branch in Canada with a Canadian passport and you’ll be fine.
  2. ben

    Locked Canadian Bank Account

    Question is whether they will accept a power of attorney, if they will, you know someone in Canada that you trust and that would go on your behalf to the branch. As far as losing your savings is concerned, it is unlikely you would lose the funds entirely. An account has to have no transactions...
  3. ben

    Looking for a lawyer for neighbor dispute

    Worth noting the text of art. 1973 of the Código Civil y Comercial, which if I understand correctly acts as a fallback in the absence of more locale-specific rules, and the first paragraph of which states as follows (emphasis added): Las molestias que ocasionan el humo, calor, olores...
  4. ben

    Redpossum has gone

    Thanks to you jeff for bumping this, I had been off the board for a very long time and hadn’t seen this. He was quite the character, and his absence is indeed noticeable.
  5. ben

    The myth of white Argentina still shapes the nation

    You say whataboutism, I say rank hypocrisy. Tomato, Tomahto. If a cop stops an African-American for jaywalking and has never stopped whites for doing the same, pointing that out - literally going “hey, what about all THOSE people, why are you ticketing just me?” is not “whataboutism”. It’s...
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    The myth of white Argentina still shapes the nation

    ...do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera’s editorial stance One would assume not, AJ being the state organ of a nation which almost entirely funded by a state which - by the metrics advanced in the article - is orders of magnitude more backwards than any Western state has been for an awfully...
  7. ben

    Airfare Discounts

    Appreciate the kind words! Not doing travel for the time being, though - really should update my signature. That said, if there’s a straightforward question I can help resolve, I am more than happy to - just that I don’t check back here all that often these days. Hope everyone here is doing well!
  8. ben

    The U line, or Linea Urquiza

    I was honestly hoping this part would have links embedded.
  9. ben

    Paying the Overstay Fee at the Cruise Terminal

    1. Technically it’s not a “red eye”, just a regular overnight flight - because unlike a LA-NY flight, you’re not covering 9 hours in a 6-hour flight. 2. Last time I paid the overstay fee anywhere, it was 300 pesos, and it was actually easier to pay it at the Buquebus terminal than at an airport.
  10. ben

    USA cell phone number to use in Argentina

    If you want an actual cell phone that simply works, use Simple Mobile. They’re an MVNO that run in the US on T-Mobile’s network, but roam seamlessly about just about all of Latin America.
  11. ben

    Milei makes the cover of TIME Magazine.

    As opposed to suggesting that Javier is like *checks notes* HITLER, because *cups hand to earpiece* a magazine listed them both on its cover. True clarity. Be ashamed Rich, for muddling the water.
  12. ben

    WiFi repeater needed

    I used this for a nice couple of years, worked very well. Tiny and cheap: https://listado.mercadolibre.com.ar/wa-850#D[A:wa-850] Once I needed a multi-floor setup, I bought 3 eeros and never looked back. Pricier but worth it.
  13. ben

    Milei’s Amputation Regime for Argentina

    As a child of emigrés from the Communist bloc, it is difficult to distill into words the extent of the eye-rolling posts like this induce. Sure, theatre, classical music, opera, ballet were indeed all subsidized. There was merely the issue of procuring food. Black markets were not just for...
  14. ben

    The Milei phenomena

    Because people with a real life with no interest in discussing politics with English speakers who happen to be in the same country... won’t?
  15. ben

    78 days from turno to resuelto for extra-Mercosur permanent residency.

    Also, the process cost 600 pesos. Good times.
  16. ben

    Cry for me... Argentina ranks #1 on Misery Index!

    Yes and yes, question of funniness notwithstanding. This list is absolutely moronic, it reads like something coming from the Forbes contributor network. From the first paragraphs: OK, let’s go with that analogy. How many people would go with adding up a person’s BMI, pulse rate multiplied by...
  17. ben

    78 days from turno to resuelto for extra-Mercosur permanent residency.

    This sounds positively insane. I got my PR in the early 2010’s, my home country doesn’t do apostille so had to jump thru extra hoops with getting my documents authenticated/legalized at the local Arg consulate. Once I had the docs in hand, I made a turno online for a few weeks later. Came in...
  18. ben

    Immigrating to the US with Argentine spouse?

    As several commenters have written here, the process absolutely CAN be done from within the US, and this is done all the time - but then it is even more important to do it through a competent lawyer.
  19. ben

    Immigrating to the US with Argentine spouse?

    Full disclaimer, I have a close relative who is an immigration attorney in NY so that might cloud my thinking. That being said, I do think anything related to US immigration should be handled by a qualified attorney. It is WAY too easy to make some small mistake and mess things up hugely, and...
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