Greetings, my name is Jon, a US Citizen and I am writing to request assistance in learning the process of relocating my family to Argentina in Jan 2018.
I am married and we are blessed with two young boys. My wife and I have known each other since the 6th grade. She is from Houston but her mother as born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. My wife lived in Esquel in 1998 and worked as a teacher.
We considering living in San Carlos de Bariloche, Esquel or San Martin De Los Andes. We have tickets to move to the Argentina in Jan of 2018, so that our children can learn about their heritage.
I have never been to Bariloche nor San Martin De Los Andes, but my wife has in the past. In fact, in July 2014, we traveled to Buenos Aires to visit my wife's family (aunt, uncle, cousins) and also to Esquel where she taught for a year. Personally, I fell in love with the mountains and the feeling of the town of Esquel and with the prospect of learning Spanish in Argentina.
Our plan is move from USA to Argentina in Jan 18 to live/laugh/love/work there for about 1-2 calendar years and see what's next. So, in the interim, can you educate us on the long lead items that we need to think about in terms of timeline, documentation and fees as we begin our planning for Argentina 2018?
We have a 2004 Saturn SUV to bring/ship...any advice? Also, we have AT&T, anyone transfer cellular service from home to Argentina? Lastly, banking, we recently opened a BBVA Compass account on word they work well with LATAM banks, true/false?
We have been so focused on packing/selling/giving things away, we forgot to do ‘this' research.
Help😢
Sincerely,
Jon