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    Withdrawing usd - in cara grande

    We asked about arranging a time , but they said that they didn’t expect to receive any cara grande
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    Withdrawing usd - in cara grande

    Hi all. Has anyone here with a usd bank account had any luck recently withdrawing ‘cara grande’ usd bills from their bank? We tried 3 banks today around villa crespo and caballito and all only had cara chica..
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    Remote Global Travel Advisor for US Startup

    this sounds interesting, can you give an indication on the salary range offered?
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    Getting dollars into Argentina to purchase real estate

    wow thanks. The scary bit is that is says VAT must be paid on all amounts at 21%! .. well i think that kills this option.
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    Foreign credit cards purchases at MEP rate

    Just speculating here, but I have heard that there is a way for locals to buy (i believe unlimited) $USD legally at the MEP rate, so maybe demand for that has pushed it up?
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    Getting dollars into Argentina to purchase real estate

    Hi Silvie, Thanks for the info. Do you know approximately how much commission they charge? and are there limits to the $ transfer level?
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    Overstayed visa payment

    has anyone paid this beforehand at the central immigration office (Av. Antártida Argentina 1355), and if so, was it quick?
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    My experience extending tourist visitor visa - Ask Me Anything (AMA)

    Hi all, 2 questions 1. Is it possible to pay the tourist overstay fine at the cruise terminal in CABA when cruising out of the country? 2. When paying the overstay fine at the immigration office - is that at the same location as where you get extensions - Av. Antártida Argentina 1355?
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    My experience extending tourist visitor visa - Ask Me Anything (AMA)

    Went to imigraciones today to extend my tourist visa for a second time . (I already extended in November 2022), and today I was rejected! The admin guy was very friendly though and said not to worry and just pay the fine when I leave in a few months. So I guess you can only extend once per...
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    Western Union money transfer

    with the blue dollar at over 350, what do you think will happen? As in will WU rate catch up? Or is it worth going back to the cuevas?
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    Foreign credit cards purchases at MEP rate

    I couldn’t resist joining in on this frivolous fun, as my local McDonalds installed the touchscreens and contactless payments today. I Was charged the official rate equivalent. (~$100ars per $1 Aud), should be closer to $200ars using the MEP. I’m on a tourist visa . Used my Australian visa...
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    One-way car rental to Ushuaia? (anyone wants to share the trip?)

    Might be worth buying one and then selling it at the end?
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    Coffee Chat on TUESDAY, Sept 6 at MAWII in Palermo

    I'm in for tomorrow, thanks for organising.
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    Online dairy products

    haha that's not the same!!
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    Online dairy products

    yep, found any?
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    What is the max I can send myself via Western Union?

    We sent across 9 separate transfers in the space of 4 months to a local arg bank account - (all between USD$500 and $2500). We had no problems for the first 7. Then we got blocked - as in the money didn't arrive for the last 2 transfers - both were refunded by WU about a week after they were...
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    Visa Runs

    Hey steve. They don’t stamp the passport - i asked why and they said that ‘they don’t do that here’ They give you an official signed paper which includes your name and other details and the date until your new visa applies, My paper states ‘hasta el 06/04/2022’ so until 6 April 2022. I went in...
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    Visa Runs

    3 months (from the day I went in there)
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    Visa Runs

    Went to the immigraciones office in CABA (Av. Antártida Argentina 1355) last week to extend tourist visa - cheaper option compared to paying a fine at the airport, and def cheaper than going to Uruguay . Tips/advice: 1. You can only go within 10 days of your tourist visa expiring - they sent me...
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    New in Buenos Aires and looking for meetups!

    Hey lads, I’m also free this Saturday night if you guys are going for beers. - let me know - been in town a few months but last weekend here for a while
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