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    Is Argentina Still a Good Deal?

    Retirement generally equals fixed income. You need a place with relative predictability. There have been bubble periods in Argentina when the country was a good deal in dollar terms. However there have been plenty of times in the last couple of decades (including today) when it hasn’t been so...
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    Surcharge for using a foreign card at a restaurant

    I can second that!! Excellent
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    Surcharge for using a foreign card at a restaurant

    No doubt he’s a nice guy. Also friends of friends of ours. My question is whether this is particular to the location or if this surcharge is a trend that’s developing. Haven’t seen it at any restaurants and I imagine they are charged the same fees by the CC companies.
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    Surcharge for using a foreign card at a restaurant

    So this afternoon we had some bagels at a really great US owned spot in Palermo called Sheikob's Bagels. Everything was seemingly awesome but when I went to pay, the cashier told me the restaurant charges a 10% surcharge for using foreign credit cards. I eat out a lot (but not usually at...
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    Private Spanish Tutor for basic Spanish next week?

    Does it come with Star+ or is that a separate package? In all seriousness, sounds a bit overblown just for Spanish lessons.
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    Private Spanish Tutor for basic Spanish next week?

    Fernando Romero is an experienced native Argentine Spanish teacher with many long standing clients. He’s based in Palermo for the next several months. Learn more about him here https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernandoromeromckay
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    Is the expat party coming to an end?

    This. Thank you.
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    Obra Social - Preexisting Conditions

    Entirely depends on the severity of your preexisting condition and whether it’s necessary to mention it right away. e.g. If you have cancer and you need to continue your chemotherapy, you need to mention that. If you’re prone to occasional migraines or anxiety attacks, my unofficial advice is to...
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    Argentina Passport - Freedom of Movement Duration in Latin America

    Argentina is also keeping an eye out for people who are coming here just to get a passport. See other threads related to Russians.
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    Hotels charging MEP rate for cash payments since Friday

    As a resident using an international card, you should okay if you show your passport and not your DNI. Depends how strictly it’s enforced (eg will they want to see proof you’ve been in the country for less then 90 days or will they take your word for it)
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    Airport Lounge at AEP Newberry

    At EZE, you’re good however access to the AMEX Platinum lounge at AEP is only possible if your card was issued in Argentina. You will not be allowed in with an internationally issued card. May have since changed, but I attempted twice (June 2022 and April 2023). The lounge next to it does not...
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    Spanish tutor/class, focused on speaking

    Hola Julia! My husband Fernando is a Spanish tutor with tons of experience. https://www.linkedin.com/in/fernandoromeromckay He can do lessons in person in Buenos Aires or over Zoom. I’ll send you his WhatsApp in a PM
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    Looking for an Tour Guide (English Speaking)

    Mariano — +54 9 11 2319-2563 He’s licensed by the city of Buenos Aires. He works for an agency that’s currently listed #1 on TripAdvisor. Here’s the review I left for them after they organized a private tour for visiting family last month: Carla did a fabulous job organizing the details and...
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    Do Flybondi, Aerolineas and Jetsmart weigh and measure carryons?

    95% of the time you are in the clear. Traditionally my carry-on has almost always been a couple kilos over the limit. I can never seem to keep it to 8 kg for a one week trip and I don’t really trust the baggage handling system - not just in Argentina, but anywhere in the world. Remember...
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    Overstayed visa payment

    Nothing is quick at Antártida. That would be a whole morning of trámites. Much better to just get to the airport an hour earlier than otherwise and handle it there.
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    BAExpat Member Featured In the La Nación

    Freak out about what this could mean for things like apartment rentals (I get it) or channel that energy and be welcoming. Personally, I remember once just arriving - also during a surge, in 2008. My country was going through a financial crises, not a war in which civilians my age were being...
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    Hotels charging MEP rate for cash payments since Friday

    I think this is an anecdote of a single person being ripped off. Unfortunately for them. We have a hotel booked in Misiones next month and the price was quoted in dollars which is very normal (the Alvear hotel group does this as a standard practice for example, for all guests - citizens and...
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    Foreign credit cards purchases at MEP rate

    So who is running down to the closest ATM this morning to give this a try? Perhaps not those of us with residency… but very curious. Perhaps take out $10 and check your bank to see what exchange rate you get. If you don’t get MEP, this group can pitch in to cover the difference ha ha
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    Foreign credit cards purchases at MEP rate

    When you think about supply and demand, I could see the blue rate jumping pretty quickly if this happens. The supply of green backs entering the country would decrease in a meaningful way. However demand from Argentines looking to convert their pesos to dollars would not decrease. MEP would...
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    Coffee Chat on TUESDAY, Nov 1 at MAWII in Palermo

    2 from my family will be there!
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