The Mercado Libre thingy is what helped prompt me to get residency here. I figured everything was heading that way. Plus I wanted to get a local bank account and I use it daily to pay for stuff. I think there is a law that merchants must allow you to pay by debit card. I use it for everything including taxis.on top of that, you can't use MercadoLibre without a DNI, and even buying groceries at the supermarkets they ask for a DNI to type in (i usually just give a random 8-digit number). it's fucking weird that someone needs my ID# to buy groceries; i'm not sure how many countries do that, but it feels very BigBrother when it happens here