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The point of the change of status is for people that leave Argentina, and then realize they have to stay. In this case, two married people with a child is pretty much a slam dunk case as long as they have all their paperwork; the odds of getting rejected are slim to none. If they are in a...

Make sure you share that info. I was in Texas and the cheapest I found was 3000 for a simple spousal visa. That is super hard to find. Share the info for these people!

This info is not correct at all. You can do what's called a "change of status." It's a different process. It's not that the tourist visa gives you the right to apply, it's the fact that she is married to a citizen.

Some of the posts here were really bad info, some of them good info. I got the visa for my wife about two years ago. A few things. - First, do NOT hire a lawyer if you are married and have a child. A lawyer will run you $4000. This is completely unnecessary. You can do the process...

I don't really live here anymore, but I'm visiting right now and the last time I visited was a year ago. I'm comparing from memory the cost in dollars, but I can say that as compared to last year in January things cost roughly double what they did in dollars. That's what I've noticed more or...

I also recommend you not ship anything. The rules are not clear and basically they can charge you whatever they want. Instead, check with your airline and see how many bags they will allow you to check. It'll probably end up being simpler and far cheaper just to check 8 bags or so. I think...

@Sam Bartolo it's really not that big a deal to get married. Getting married I think you just have to submit the blood test, proof of divorce or deceased spouse, and then schedule with the local judge in the neighborhood your wife lives when you get here. However, once you are married, then...

The other day our family went to eat at a restaurant, Tucson in the shopping center Unicenter. It was about 9 AM during the week, which as you know is not that late to be eating in Argentina. The waiter that was going to seat us then informed us that the kitchen was closed. We thought it very...

Be forewarned that during 2001 they raided security deposit boxes also. If you have a significant amount of money put it either in another country or hide it somewhere where only you can find inside your home.

Personally, once this pandemic hit I decided to move away with my Argentine wife, although we had made that decision before it hit. I cannot take it any more after 15 years of living in Argentina. Economically, it makes sense to be in Argentina, where my money stretches a lot further (digital...

I would also recommend a Citibank credit card, called Aviator I believe, which will give you a big chunk of airline miles with American Airlines when you open it, and it also allows you to pay things with no foreign transaction fees and will give you the official exchange rate. It also gives...

There are two ways to claim the foreign earned income exclusion: a) If you are outside the country/USA for an extended period of time (can't remember how many days, think it's like 11 months out of the year) b) You actually have residence in the foreign country. In this case, you would have to...

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I've been in the Wework downtown. It's pretty nice if you need a temporary office, and in my opinion, it was not too expensive. I know there is another one in Zona Norte. You can get a shared desk, or your own office.

A friend of mine moved six months ago from Venezuela. He says that things are much worse than people realize. He said that in some jails, there has been some cannabalism. I asked him what people do, and if they can plant crops or something like that. He said anything you do gets taken...

You will likely need more than $1500 to live well in Argentina, especially if you are thinking of putting your kids in an elite school. Also, your rental depends a great deal, as mentioned earlier, on whether or not you can rent temporary, or with a garantía. I recommend the garantía way if...

I particularly agree that number 2 is 100 percent true. I have asked my Argentine wife so many times, "Why is this actually necessary? And then she tries to convince me whatever piece of paper I am doing is necessary. It's hopeless, they will always be bureaucratic here. She has managed to...

Everybody is saying that Cristina left a bomb, but the bomb has been here since Peron and then the military government. This is decades of mismanagement and lots of bad laws. Nestor inherited Menem's mess, who inherited the mess from the 80's (seriously crazy hyper-inflation much much worse...

Just so you know, a diploma from the USA has to be validated here, and that means you cannot enter directly into a university. You'll need to take some supplementary classes of Spanish and history in order to have it validated. There's more information on this forum about that.

If all else fails, I know a guy who will do it for you. Send me a PM and I'll give you contact details. You would have to pay a fee.