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    What financial instrument/policy is being used to control the dollar value?

    Does anyone know how the dollar is being kept at 1000 while general inflation of the pesos continues?
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    Buying a car as an expat

    Hello guys, Anyone know how taxes/AFIP work when we buying a car cash? I can't get financing, because i have no job and no financial presence in Argentina. So I have to buy it cash. But i have been told that buying a car cash will bring some kind of scrutiny from AFIP. Not sure what that...
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    Getting USD out on the ATM

    I feel like these questions must have been answered before but I could not find the exact answers. So please forgive me if I’m asking for repition. If you have an Argentinian USD savings account: 1. Are there ATMs in CABA that will give you USD? If so which ones? 2. Do you have to have an...
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    Who are buying houses?

    So I'm looking on zonaprop at houses, something with 3 bedrooms and a little backyard space where we can raise two boys. The prices of the listings are the same if not more than homes listed in Miami. Is that right? And if so, who are buying these houses? From what I gather, very few people...
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    Trying To Be A Legal Taxpaying Citizen

    Hey guys, What exactly is a CUIT and or CUIL and how do i go about getting one? I tried going to the AFIP website, but every time i click Solicitud de CUIT it says that the site is under maintenance. Its been like this for some time now. Here is my situation: I want to be a legal freelance...
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    Food Warmers?

    Hey guys, Im having thanksgiving in place this year and the kitchen is not equipped to do all the cooking all at once so i have to do it in stages. This means a lot of cold dishes. :( Do you guys know where i can get chafing dish food warmers or a functional equivalent?
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    Xoom Or Ria Tax Implications

    Hi, So both Xoom and RIA allow you to send money directly into argentine bank account which is quite convenient. However if you send the maximum allowable amount ($2999), right now is over 42,000 pesos. Does AFIP allow that to go unnoticed? Would one need to pay taxes on said sum? What happens...
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    Name Registry Still In Effect?

    Hi guys So I know at one point there was a list of approved names that you had to choose from unless you petitioned. But recently I have heard that the list is no longer enforced and you can name you kid whatever you want. Luckily the first name we want is on the list, but the second name we've...
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    Argentine Credit Card System

    Hi, This may sound like a really silly question but i don't understand how the credit card system works here. In the States its pretty straight forward, - you apply directly to one of the card companies, - you get a card with a predefined limit, - you buy something using the card, - you you...
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    Restaurant Neighborhoods

    Hey guys, I hope i can explain what I'm looking for and that you can guys can help. I'm looking for areas with lots of restaurant/bars, people and energy. Places like Plaza Serrano, Calle Baez in Las Cañitas, around the cemetery in Recoleta, or by the river in Puerto Madero. These places...
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    Going Rate For A Housekeeper

    Hey guys, what's the going rate for a housekeeper these days? Someone to do basic cleaning and maintenance, generally keeping an apartment from becoming a pigsty. Last I remember it was 30 or 35 an hour, but that was over a year ago. The way things change around here that number could be...
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    Paying The Overstay Fee At 4Am?

    Hey Guys, quick question... I have a flight out of Ezezia at 6am. I'm going to have to pay the overstay fee which i'm prepared to do, but something tells me with this being Argentina, no one will be there to accept payment until regular business hours. Has anyone payed the fee that early in...
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    Taxi From Ezezia

    Hey Guys, Sorry, i know this is a weak question, but I searched the threads and couldn't get an answer. What's the cost of a taxi from the airport to the palermo these days?
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    Has the exit Multa changed?

    Hey guys, does anyone know the going rate for the exit fee when you overstay. Last I hear it was $300 pesos payable at the airport, but no idea if that has changed recently. I'm about to leave the country after being here 6 months. Also i'm only leaving for 10 days, you don't think there will...
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    Sports Bar needed

    Hey Guys Kind of last minute, but anyone know where i can go watch the college footbal games tonight? looking for a place that will have the game on (with maybe with sound as well). I figure there are so many expat owned bars here, someone has to be watching it. Let me know.
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    In Lieu of a Garantia

    Hey Guys, so i stopped by an inmobiliaria today and asked about renting a long term apartment. The told me that I need a garantia, or if I don't have one there is an insurance i can get from some website. They wrote all this information down for me but on my way home i seem to have completely...
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    How long can one be permanent tourist?

    The question is how long can a person be live in buenos aires on a tourist visa? Besides crossing the border every 90 days are there any other limitations? How long as any one person actually done it? I know people who have been here for up to year, but i feel like after a while someone at the...
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    Cash without Debit Card

    Hey guys, Does anyone know how to get cash out of your US based checking account if you don't have your debit card handy? HSBC sent me a new Debit to my address in the States and turned off my current one. The new card should be here a few days but i was wondering if I can get to my cash now. I...
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    Afro-Barber?

    Hey Guys, So now i'm in desperate need of a barber. Anyone know a barber that speaks english and can cut a black man's hair?
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    Tango dinner and show

    Hey Guys, I know there are tons of dinner and tango shows to choose from here in BA, can any of you guys help me choose one for this friday night? Which ones have you experienced and how was it?
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