Immigration Attorney

[rdcooper]

Can anyone recommend a full service immigration attorney in Buenos Aires? Someone that is reasonably priced, speaks English, and would be able to handle everything needed to settle down in the country, including handling the paperwork necessary for the Pensionado visa, and getting a DNI/driver's license.

 

[Johngwyn]

Can anyone recommend a full service immigration attorney in Buenos Aires? Someone that is reasonably priced, speaks English, and would be able to handle everything needed to settle down in the country, including handling the paperwork necessary for the Pensionado visa, and getting a DNI/driver's license.

Sierra Cecilia, she is a good lawyer.

Be aware of scammer, some 'lawyer' are not licensed, personally I was scammed once by a fake lawyer in BA.

 

[RichardAlem]

Yo

Can anyone recommend a full service immigration attorney in Buenos Aires? Someone that is reasonably priced, speaks English, and would be able to handle everything needed to settle down in the country, including handling the paperwork necessary for the Pensionado visa, and getting a DNI/driver's license.

You can do the paperwork yourself via Radex. It's a simpler process now. However, if you don't speak Spanish, have extenuating issues like a criminal history or insufficient income....etc; or if you simply want to avoid the running around Buenos Aires and the administrative grind, then yes an immigration attorney is a sound decision.

I just finished up with Migraciones on Friday and, compared to previous years' battles, this was a walk in the park.

To save yourself money and not be taken advantage of, do it yourself.

 

[xaxage]

Sierra Cecilia, she is a good lawyer.

Be aware of scammer, some 'lawyer' are not licensed, personally I was scammed once by a fake lawyer in BA.

any hint regarding prices for citizenship ?

 

[Johngwyn]

any hint regarding prices for citizenship ?

I'd say 5K?

 

[rdcooper]

Sierra Cecilia, she is a good lawyer.

Be aware of scammer, some 'lawyer' are not licensed, personally I was scammed once by a fake lawyer in BA.

Yo

You can do the paperwork yourself via Radex. It's a simpler process now. However, if you don't speak Spanish, have extenuating issues like a criminal history or insufficient income....etc; or if you simply want to avoid the running around Buenos Aires and the administrative grind, then yes an immigration attorney is a sound decision.

I just finished up with Migraciones on Friday and, compared to previous years' battles, this was a walk in the park.

To save yourself money and not be taken advantage of, do it yourself.

I'm finding the process to be wearisome, and no I don't speak Spanish very well, and the dialect in Argentina makes it even more difficult. Have you done a renewal on your temporary visa? Will I have to fly back to the US and get another criminal background check and fingerprints, as well as the other documents to be apostilled?

 

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[steveinbsas]

Can anyone recommend a full service immigration attorney in Buenos Aires? Someone that is reasonably priced, speaks English, and would be able to handle everything needed to settle down in the country, including handling the paperwork necessary for the Pensionado visa, and getting a DNI/driver's license.

You will automatically recieve the DNI after your temporary residency is approved. It doesn't have to be applied for separately.

The DNI is required to apply for a driver's licence.

More info here:

Thread 'How to get your Driver's License in CABA. (Step-by-step guide)' https://baexpats.org/threads/how-to-get-your-drivers-license-in-caba-step-by-step-guide.48502/

 

[another]

I'm finding the process to be wearisome, and no I don't speak Spanish very well, and the dialect in Argentina makes it even more difficult. Have you done a renewal on your temporary visa? Will I have to fly back to the US and get another criminal background check and fingerprints, as well as the other documents to be apostilled?

No, only the pension statement which you used as a base for your application. The renewal is really very easy, not worth hiring a lawyer for that.

 

[steveinbsas]

I'm finding the process to be wearisome, and no I don't speak Spanish very well, and the dialect in Argentina makes it even more difficult. Have you done a renewal on your temporary visa? Will I have to fly back to the US and get another criminal background check and fingerprints, as well as the other documents to be apostilled?

In a post you made in another thread on July 21 you indicated that you are "not drawing it (Social Security) just yet." If that's the case, I assume that you won't be able to submit your information to RADEX until after you begin recieving them, unless they will accept a letter from the SSA that "certifies" when your benefits will begin.


Do you already have your FBI report? I believe that migraciones will only accept repots submitted within 90 days of the date of issue, so I hope your SS payments begin before then or you are ablle to get or already have a letter from them that confirms the amount of the monthly benefits and whem they will begin. I am not sure if migraciones will accept your application for temporary residency before you are recieving them.

If your FBI report expires before you can successfully submit your docs (and get the appointment for the interview in person, you would need to get a nee one, but you won't need to return to the USA to do so. You won't need a new FBI report for the renewals of the temporary residency, but you will have to provide a statement from the SSA that you are still recieving the monthly payments.

Are you in Argentina now on a tourist visa? Do you still have the possiblity of getting a 90 day extension and then submit your docs after your monthly benefits begin as well as before your (hopefully first and only) FBI report expires?

I agree with RichardAlem that applying for the visa pensionado can be done by do-it-yourselfers, but I know from personal experience that it's more difficult (and daunting) for those you are far from fluent. I had help when I first applied for the visa rentista, but I did not use a lawyer in Argentina. I was not aware that migraciones actually regarded my temporary residency as a visa pensionado until I asked for the cambio de categoría from temporary to permanent residency at the thirdrenewal.

Last night I contacted the woman who went to migraciones with me when I first applied as well as the first and second renewals. She indicated that she could help a member of this group (with the visa pensionado based on SSA income) submit the docs to RADEX and accompany them for the in person interview for $1000USD. At this time the monthly income reqirement of 5 salarios mínimos is $1.610.000. As long as your can show sufficient income to meet the monthly income reqirement you should be good to go, but it's undoubtedly beter to have a monthly benefit which is "comfortably" above that level.