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  1. Brit_In_BA

    Crossing the Bolivian border

    Hello everyone I’ll be hoping to cross into Bolivia from La Quiaca later on this year with a rental car. Does anyone have experience of doing this and if so, would you mind sharing how it went and what sort of documentation was needed? Most hire car companies don’t have sufficient info online...
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    PCR question at Ezeiza

    Hi all Apologies if this question has already been asked somewhere but I can’t find it. I’ve got a flight leaving London Saturday evening, and we land in Ezeiza 10am local time sunday (after a short stop in São Paulo). What I want to know is, are migraciones expecting the PCR to be within 72...
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    When will borders open?

    Hello all, hope everyone is well. Myself and my Argentine wife are desperate to travel back to Arg from the UK to see her family (it’s been 2 years now) but obviously Argentina’s borders are closed... any mention over there of when they might start opening up again? I don’t have residency there...
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    Animal abuse

    Hola expats, I need your help. This afternoon I was walking through Belgrano with two other people, when we passed a car dealership and saw a yellow labrador type dog in the window. This dog was in the worst state I have ever seen an animal in. It was so skinny that you could see absolutely...
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    Am I just unlucky?

    I've been here for 8 months now, and have just witnessed my 6th robbery (4 were motochorros). Que lunes. Has it always been this bad? I have never experienced crime like this. I know BA is a far cry from London, but come on! This is what I would expect from Caracas (no offence to any...
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    Ignorance?

    I am an English guy who has been here for a while. Once I was in a conversation with two Argentinian men with my Scottish friend. When he told them he was Scottish, no problem. When I told them I was English, the response was "ah, we don't like the English" (of course because of the war). Was it...
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    ATM charges

    Hello all I have a HSBC account (UK) and so far in BA I have tried to withdraw money from hsbc and Santander. Both have a 280 peso charge no matter the size of the transaction :( any tips on where the best place would be to withdraw for a British bank card? Many thanks
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    Western Union?

    Hello all Will there be an issue if my girlfriend were to send me money from her Argentine bank account to my U.K. bank account through western union? Read some stories about people experiencing difficulties and was wondering if anyone could shed any light on the situation from past experiences...
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    Tourist visa renewal?

    Hello all I am planning on moving to BA this year to stay with my girlfriend(who is Argentinian). I’m not sure on the exact amount of time I will be there for, however I am assuming it will be just under 1 year. We are planning to leave Argentina multiple times to go on holiday to Mexico...
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