Originally Posted by
David Beach
This closed thread quoted should have had the title changed, and the last thread should have been clear that this is a myth in terms of interpreting the regulation. There is clearly NO restriction as to non-residents paying for travel in pesos, including domestic air tickets. In fact, the law here is that you must pay in pesos for domestic air tickets or anything else if you pay in cash.
The ferry companies get away with forcing dollar payments not because of this law, but because they are Uruguayan companies that can charge dollars if you are a foreigner (the transactions are registered as being done in Uruguay even if factually done in Arghentina)and there aint nutting you can do about it.
I have had lots of non-resident friends pay for domestic air tickets, tours, hotels , restaurants and everything else with Arg pesos over the last year, no problems amigosss .
Yes and no... the devil is in the details... if you are talking about DOMESTIC tours, hotels and services they of course anybody can pay in Pesos cash as the currency is legal tender. However, things are very different if a non-resident wants to purchase an INTERNATIONAL ticket and pay with some form of Peso denominated financial instrument.... cash or plastic, as then there is the issue of a CUIT or CUIL or CDI that needs to be entered into the system. There things are related to why the Ferry Tickets are outside of the loophole... after all, the ferry takes you over to Uruguay and that is an INTERNATIONAL affair.
Not to get overly technical, but these restrictions have to do with the current currency and international capital flows that the Argentine Economy is under. Of course, there are ways of gaming the system but there are more details associated with this and there are tax implications to the person that will game the system, aside from possible discrepancies between the declared tax ID number and the person doing the travel, etc. etc. Its not impossible to game the system, but its complex and you have to find someone willing to break a lot of rules and get into some potentially serious issues with various government agencies.... is it worth the hassle...? That is for each and every visitor to decide.
Last but not least, there is the issue of fare eligibility, etc... but that's another game and while everybody is entitled to choose to roll the dice, I will only say that if a non resident gets caught playing this game, be prepared to face the music..... as I say above, each person needs to do their own due-diligence and decide whats best suited for their own personal situation.
Safe travels to all !!!
Gaucho100K