Remote work and digital nomad life on Trevelin.info

Cost of living in Argentina

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 19:45:16 -0300

Argentina is a country that has inflation, much or little depending on the political moment, but it always has inflation, and it is a problem for all of us who live in this country, things change in price in a regular and ascending way.

It is less serious for those who receive income from abroad, because like inflation, the value of foreign currency also rises regularly and upwards (faster, slower, but always upwards).

How to get paid abroad and use Argentine Pesos (ARS) in Argentina

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 19:40:47 -0300

(at the time of writing this note) In Argentina the use of foreign currency is restricted, whether it is to deposit money in dollars or to withdraw money in dollars is something that must be done properly in order not to lose purchasing power, that is, that the money you have can be used to buy as many things as possible.

The reasons for these internal restrictions on the use of foreign currency are many, depending on the political ideology of the person explaining, the reasons are one or the other. In all cases the current situation is that there are restrictions on the entry of foreign currency, although it is totally feasible to make a transfer from abroad to an account in Argentina, the money you receive ends up being worth less through official channels than through unofficial ones (note that being unofficial does not mean that they are illegal, they are not).

Internet connection in Trevelin

Mon, 21 Aug 2023 19:28:36 -0300

In Trevelin there are two main internet providers: Next and Global Net (which is not the one from Zárate, in Buenos Aires). Both give a similar service, up to 8Mbps works fine, more than that may not always work unless you are inside Global Net’s fiber line, because that company (unlike Next) is from Trevelin, Next is from Esquel and their line is over the air.

My experience is that Next is more professional than Global Net from an installation, administration and support point of view, but from a service point of view (being over the air) both are “acceptable”. It really depends on where exactly you have the connection, if it has good coverage you’re set, but it’s a different story if you don’t, and there’s no way of knowing until you’re there.

Facilities in Argentina for digital nomads

Sat, 17 Jun 2023 12:47:52 -0300

Argentina introduced in 2022 a provision that allows those who wish to pass through the country as digital nomads a time of 180 days (6 months) to reside in the country.

Moving forward with this procedure, you can request a special permit that enables those who come to stay in the country for more than 3 months (tourist visa).

In this way your stay can be extended more than 3 months and at the same time you will not be with a tourist visa, but as a digital nomad.