Wow! Sincerely thank you for the great response, you guys have given me a lot to think about. This is very difficult for me.
First and foremost, there are a lot of things I can provide to Argentina that make me "worth it". I'm a very intelligent young man that has worked hard all my life. I would encourage you read the new thread I've made here:
http://baexpats.org/newcomers-forum/15817-want-expat-hungry-knowledge.html that will give you some much better insight as to my motives. To me, accessing Argentina is a matter of life or death.
While I
need to gain residency, ethics and honor are extremely important to me. I was simply trying to emphasize the point that I need
raw logistics here, but it seems like I gave the wrong idea.
This is real life, the beauracracy is what it is, and survival is survival. Ethics don't count on the paperwork. Any and all 'ins' it would be irresponsible to myself not to research.
Which brings me to the next point. Steve and Eva, you had asked "If this discussion
isn't about ethics, what difference does it make if you ever become a legal resident in the great country of Argentina?" And that's a very good question.
I've considered the option of just floating down there and surviving, but it seems like it'd be a very difficult way of going about it. My concern isn't whether I can survive in the woods with just a backpack since I have plenty of experience with that already. The concern is closing the door on a lot of options... work (that doesn't involve backbreaking labor in the vineyards), a bank account, a home, etc, but also the ease of staying in contact with my family. I really ought to consider that as a last resort, but perhaps it won't even have to come to that.
I'm seeing now that I have my priorities backward. From what I'm gathering, the best decision I can make is to just get down there as a tourist for starters, and then start meeting people, investing, marrying a citizen and PROVING my worth. I am fortunate that the tourist laws are so generous and I now realize that I can use them toward my advantage.
Finally, Steve, I have been reading that thread you linked for me, thank you. There is a lot of interesting information there and I will definetly be refering to it during my research and posting.
I didn't mean to give the wrong vibe, especially for my first post. Hopefully you can understand that I only wanted to emphasize the point that I'm approaching this pragmatically.
Thanks for reading.
