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Expat Tax Benefits

April 15th, 2009 · Comments

Seeing as how today is April 15th (the day taxes are due in the United States), I thought it would be fitting to finally finish the post I had been working on regarding some of the tax benefits to being an expat.
When I decided to move to Buenos Aires last year, I wasn’t aware that [...]

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Day Trippin’ to Colonia, Uruguay (AKA “The Expat Shuffle”)

October 20th, 2008 · Comments

Like many expats, we’re here on tourist visas which are only valid for 90 days. Now, there’s a few ways to extend that time:

Head to prorrogas de permanencia at the office of migraciones and pay for a 90 day extension. The cost is $100 pesos and you can only do this once per 90 day [...]

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Argentina to Require “Visa” Fee for Tourists

October 8th, 2008 · Comments

The Argentine Post is reporting that the Argentine government is planning to require Americans and citizens of 115 other countries to pay for a tourist visa to visit Argentina. This would be in direct reciprocity for countries that charge Argentines a similar visa fee.  This fee will go into effect on January 1, 2009.
In addition, today’s [...]

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Registering to Vote Overseas - Absentee Ballot

September 5th, 2008 · Comments

With this being the presidential election year, remembering to register for an absentee ballot seems even more critical. Luckily, the Federal Voting Assistance Program has a newly redesigned web site to help with this process.  And this week the U.S. Embassy sent out the following email with more details:
New Website for Overseas Voters
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