Afip Going Too Far.

[mrporoto]

I opened a BROU account in Piriapolis with a letter from my bank showing argie address,don't have service bills,passport,
I showed dni but passport was the thing and a printed copy from the internet of one page of bank account which had some deposits.I told them my annual income,a little inflated and they just put it down without any proof.The bank in Colonia can be a pain in the asse,had one snotty cow deliberate over me paying in some cash for ages and had to move my account to their branch plus evidence of where the deposit cash came from.As ever nothing is consistent.suerte

 

[nlaruccia]

I'll call my bank and ask if they can email me a letter. Thanks for the tip!

 

[Kaz]

Hi Frenchie

Do you need to have a DNI either Argentinian or Uruguayian to open a bank at BROU? I tried years ago in colonia but I think the miniumum was $50,000 or they weren't interested. As I work as a freelancer it would be a wonderful opportunity to be paid directly into a Uruguay bank and then I could go and collect my money in dollars.

Exprinter is a very good bank in Colonia, but also need to deposit a lot of money. When I first moved here I had to have my money sent there as I couldn't open an acocunt here, and there was no problem, just had to prove where the money had come from, which was fine, as it was from the sale of my house in Spain. But a few months back I asked them if I could have $8,000 sent over and they wouldn't allow it unless I kept it there for a number of months.

 

[French jurist]

I'll reply with more details tomorrow but you don't need any DNI, just your passport.
You just need to keep 200 USD on your account, nothing else.

It's really a piece of cake to open a bank account in Uruguay.

 

[Kaz]

Hi Frenchie

Thanks ever so much for your reply.

I suppose they would still pay the very bad rate of 2 pesos uruguay to 1 peso Argentina when as a matter of fact the true rate is 3.81?

Any help on your experience on this would be very gratefully accepted.

Thanks Frenchie.

Karen

 

[French jurist]

Hi Frenchie

Thanks ever so much for your reply.

I suppose they would still pay the very bad rate of 2 pesos uruguay to 1 peso Argentina when as a matter of fact the true rate is 3.81?

Any help on your experience on this would be very gratefully accepted.

Thanks Frenchie.

Karen

As far as I understand, you can have multicurrency accounts (one account per currency). I'm not sure though if you can have an account in ARS (pesos argentinos), my only experience is to receive USDs. An exchange rate of 2:1 seems to be in-line with the 'official' exchange rate but I don't know much about the UYU/ARS rates.

Better be a freelancer paid in USD as of now.

 

[nlaruccia]

You can open an account in 45 minutes at BROU:
-Arrive at 12:30 and wait for the bank to open at 1pm
-Once the bank opens, people in front of you will go to take a number on the right & on the left -> take a number on the left
-Once the clerk calls you, give the proper documentation + photocopies: 2 valid IDs, one proof of where you live (either a public service invoice in your name, or eventually an expensas invoice in your name = a rental contract is not valid, even if stamped by an escribano publico), proofs of your monthly income (Purchase orders in your name, etc.). You'll also need a document by an official accountant or an escribano publico stating you make XXXX$ per month (better inflate a bit the figures because you'll need to stay below this amount every month, otherwise they'll ask you why you make suddenly more). This last document can even be given later on, you can even give it to the offices of BROU in Buenos Aires.
-Minimum deposit is 200 USD. They give you immediately a Maestro card.
-When I was there, I asked the clerk if Americans were treated the same way as Europeans (due to IRS rules, etc.) => strictly no difference

Which branch in Colonia did you go to?

 

[French jurist]

Which branch in Colonia did you go to?

In Flores & De Espana (at the corner).