After Argentina: South America Options for Naturalized Argentine Citizens

[Caribbean Cool]

Any experiences in Arequipa, Peru. Heard it's a great place to live , much cheaper-

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[LuckyLuke]

The short answer to your question is reddit expat for the cities you are curious about. They each have their own community, much like this one. To truly be on the front edge of dollar distortions, you can either travel flexibly to maneuver around it, or you can diversify your investments in pesos/dollars to hedge the forex risks.

 

[ihano]

Perú feels much much much less developed than here. For me it felt almost like central asia (think Uzbekistan). Some areas in Lima are nice but it's all surrounded by slums. Wouldn't recommend. Colombia and Mexico are way nicer.

 

[El manolo]

Hi All,

While I recently signed a 3 year lease, I'm increasingly looking at a future post Argentina as an Argentine citizen. Simply put, EVERYTHING is so expensive following the Mileiazo, and while I like Argentina (so much that I naturalized) I simply can't see a future here given how unstable and distorted the economy is, and my husband's new found willingness to move abroad.

I'm personally inclined towards Brazil, which, from what I can tell, doesn't differentiate between naturalized vs natural born Argentine citizens for the pre-Mercosur friendship treaty, plus the fact that I like Brazil makes it a compelling destination.

Maybe the wrong place to ask, but has anyone after naturalizing looked at or left Argentina for elsewhere in South America? Is anyone else considering it? I earn much less than my US peers, and pay more than them for everything from groceries to electronics, and so I need to look at some other options should things not improve.

I was able to get Mercosur Temporary residence in Colombia 8 months ago as a naturalized Argentine Citizen. It literally took 3 business days. I applied on a Sunday at midnight and was approved on Wednesday morning.

 

[El manolo]

Perú feels much much much less developed than here. For me it felt almost like central asia (think Uzbekistan). Some areas in Lima are nice but it's all surrounded by slums. Wouldn't recommend. Colombia and Mexico are way nicer.

True. And driving in Lima is like fighting in the WWE.

 

[Quilombo]

True. And driving in Lima is like fighting in the WWE.

Glad it wasn't just my husband and I, we kept saying the traffic was far worse there than in GBA.

I was able to get Mercosur Temporary residence in Colombia 8 months ago as a naturalized Argentine Citizen. It literally took 3 business days. I applied on a Sunday at midnight and was approved on Wednesday morning.

Thank you, this is what I was curious about specifically as I believe some countries differentiate between naturalized and natural born Argentine citizens, but couldn't find anything, though I could swear there were a couple former members who did this for Brazil specifically.

 

[MarshallE]

I was able to get Mercosur Temporary residence in Colombia 8 months ago as a naturalized Argentine Citizen. It literally took 3 business days. I applied on a Sunday at midnight and was approved on Wednesday morning.

How many years has it been since you naturalized?

 

[perry]

Perú feels much much much less developed than here. For me it felt almost like central asia (think Uzbekistan). Some areas in Lima are nice but it's all surrounded by slums. Wouldn't recommend. Colombia and Mexico are way nicer.

I certainly do not agree with this comment . The glorious city of Arequipa has beautiful middle class neighbourhoods and even its centre is much more sophisticated than Buenos Aires . Peru is a vast country with vast differences in lifestyles .

 

[Lanick]

Why are you limiting yourself to Latam? Why not Spain? First world, EU, full of culture, anything you want you can find, there’s a visa scheme for expats, way cheaper cost of living, delicious food everywhere, great people, mostly sunny, you don’t need to live in a big city to have it all. You can fly within Europe for usd25. You can rent a very decent 2br flat in a nice town for around usd 500. For Argentines (and for other Hispanic people) there are many perks in terms of migration possibilities. If you move to BsAs you give up on a lot of things, especially food and clothing also some other convenience stuff of daily life. If go outside of CABA even more so. This is not the case in Spain.

 

[perry]

Why are you limiting yourself to Latam? Why not Spain? First world, EU, full of culture, anything you want you can find, there’s a visa scheme for expats, way cheaper cost of living, delicious food everywhere, great people, mostly sunny, you don’t need to live in a big city to have it all. You can fly within Europe for usd25. You can rent a very decent 2br flat in a nice town for around usd 500. For Argentines (and for other Hispanic people) there are many perks in terms of migration possibilities. If you move to BsAs you give up on a lot of things, especially food and clothing also some other convenience stuff of daily life. If go outside of CABA even more so. This is not the case in Spain.

I have a friend who moved to Albania and says that it is fantastic and for less than US$ 1500 you can have a tremndous lifestyle . Medical insurance there is less than US$ 50 a month and rents even in Tirana the capital are no more thanUS$ 500 a month . Latin America has some great options I recommend highly Arequipa , Huancayo , Tarapoto Peru . Cochabamba . Santa Cruz de las Sierras Bolivia . Valdivia . Temuco . La Serena Chile all amazing cities !