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    Newcomer What is more “third world” - Buenos Aires or San Francisco

    I had a sidewalk lunch in SF last week (at Tony's), and had my iPhone sitting on the table the whole time. Never worried once.
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    Newcomer Can I still enter Argentina with my child’s birth certificate?

    My friend entered last night with her child born out of the country. Here is what she did: Apostilled Birth Certificate (showing that you are the parents) PCR test (if required due to the age of the child) COVID19 Travel Health Insurance And yes the quarantine is 10 days from date of your PCR...
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    Newcomer Can I still enter Argentina with my child’s birth certificate?

    If you are asking if you can still enter as a "Direct Family Member", then yes... Direct family members of Argentine-citizens and of Argentine residents that do not need a visa to enter Argentina as a tourist (*). Original birth, marriage, or common-law certificate issued by a government...
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    Economy Argentina downgraded to nearly junk status

    I agree with your observation of the political system, Perry. In Argentina's case, it is a hugely difficult situation to make sense of. I argued with a few people on this forum about the bank bailouts in the US. One point that we agreed upon: it was a shame that none of the US big bank CEOs went...
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    Economy Argentina downgraded to nearly junk status

    Argentine debt is rated because it was to Argentina's advantage. Rating agencies do not rate most debt for free; they charge the borrower to initiate a rating and they charge for ongoing rating service. Debt rating is a time-consuming, elaborate, highly involved process. Argentina issued dollar...
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    Real Estate Sales How has the high end luxury property market been affected by Black Monday?

    When you get your finger back on the Bs As pulse, please share the beat with all of us so we may also buy up luxury properties at a discount! (Crickets)
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    Banking Transferring a large sum of Money From the UK at minimum cost and risk

    You have the opposite problem to what I have, I am just currently in the final stages of selling my house here in Argentina and I am going back to the UK to live. I have quite a few dollars which I need to get back to the UK and at the moment I cannot find a solution. If you wanted some of your...
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    Real Estate News Consumer Protection Agency in Buenos Aires

    Earlyretirement: I'm been a member here for almost 10 years and I don't remember ever having come across another poster more knowledgeable about a wide range of pertinent subjects and diplomatic than you. A month or two ago people were complaining about lack of interesting posts and what could...
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    Politics Bolsonaro potential new president of Brazil serious implications

    A real pity that Venezuelans have not only invaded Argentina but now crowd out native Argentines to suck welfare here. No problem, YOU pay for it.
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    Economy Argentina's Economic Collapse in 2001

    This is a documentary in Spanish with English subtitles.
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    Legal Seeking advise on a "touchy topic"

    In this city the police will not bother with petty instances even proper assualts they pay little attention!!
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    Legal Seeking advise on a "touchy topic"

    If you have so much fear why you employing people ? If you trasmit fear and no confidence also it is a losing situation
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    Newcomer Where can I avail self-defense training in BA

    Hey, say what you want, but there IS in fact more crime in BA and it IS more prevalent than a majority of the major cities in the world. I'm sorry...and if you think otherwise, you're kidding yourself. I would say it's pretty difficult to find an expat on this website that hasn't been a victim...
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