Using my Temp Work Visa DNI for cheaper travel

[Xeneizes]

Hey,

I know there are some threads on this but I couldn't get the clarification I was looking for when reading them.

I have a temporary one year DNI sponsored by my company. I would like to travel, via flights or buses, to several locations in and outside of Argentina over the next few months (long weekend trips, etc)

With this work visa/temporary DNI, am I eligible for the local flight rates? I pay taxes on my income.

If so, how can I take advantage of it? (Do I need to book in person?)

Does this discount only apply for domestic trips?

Does this discount apply to only aerolineas argentinas, or can I use other companies?

Does it apply for just flights, or buses as well?

Thank you!

 

[jez]

With a DNI you get the 'residents' prices on Aerolineas.com & LAN.com just choose the 'ARGENTINA' site and you will be quoted the local rates. Buses generally don't offer special residents rates.

 

[Xeneizes]

With a DNI you get the 'residents' prices on Aerolineas.com & LAN.com just choose the 'ARGENTINA' site and you will be quoted the local rates. Buses generally don't offer special residents rates.

Make sense, but I just checked a flight to Santiago with LAN in late march and its the same price whether I am on the argentine site or US site. Any ideas?

 

[Davidglen77]

You get residents special pricing for DOMESTIC internal flights only. Santiago (if you mean Chile, and not Santiago del Estero provincia) is international.

 

[ElLatingo]

@DavidGlen77, do you know if this is still the case, at least with Aerolineas...
A few weeks ago I tried to purchase a ticket on Aerolineas at the residents' rate (legally...I'm a resident). At the time I didn't have an Argentine-issued credit or debit card so Aerolineas wouldn't give me the resident rate. In the end I booked a resident-rate ticket on LAN using a foreign card.

 

[Davidglen77]

@ElLatingo, I can't vouch for the payment method being the determining factor, however anybody with a DNI is entitled to the resident (lower) fares on Aerolineas Argentinas. It may just be they don't have a lot of people with DNIs purchasing tickets with foreign bank issued cards and don't know how to process the transaction this way. I would go into one of their offices and inquire there. It's hard to get anything that involves thinking outside of the box here done over the phone or by e-mail.

 

[ElLatingo]

The system says I need to have 10 characters even though I just want to write:

It's hard to get anything that involves thinking outside of the box here done over the phone or by e-mail.

 

[John.St]

2GuysInPM has posted the law (resolution) text in another thread: http://baexpats.org/expat-life/20039-resident-flight-prices.html#post149068