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Portugal: over qualified age for visa?:

My wife and I are 75 years old. It seems that our Medicare Full Coverage (U S only) is not accepted for a visa requirement in Portugal? We have the required financials but not the answer to the medical problem? Is this correct? Is there any other way to solve this problem? Please help!

Argentina: Questions--Moving there in 1 week:

I have lived in Mendoza for almost 7 years up to 2013. Then moved out of Argentina. It is correct that BA customs is a horror story. They kept a box of mine that was mailed to me, supposedly save mail by FedEx. They questioned the contents which was simply some kitchen ware, a sign for my new home and a few pieces of clothing. After 6 months of back and forth I never received my box. All was confiscated and "I was told" dispersed to others. Mendoza does have a culinary school and places to go to buy wares that are needed. Some are taxed higher depending on where they are imported (if imported) from and that is a narrow list. You are coming with too much baggage, both for you comfort of carrying with you for awhile and for "questions" at customs when you arrive. I first moved there in 2006, after studying Panama and Uruguay. We wound up sending a 20 ft. container after we decided to choose AR. for our home. That was also a mistake. We could have purchased all we needed for our 5 bedroom home there and saved a few thousand dollars as well. Especially since we then had to ship much of that home when we moved in 2013. I am not totally clear on your travel route, expectations, where you will reside, etc. so I can not really give you full answers of my encounters of living there, etc. Be careful of my information and anybody's reply's since individual feelings, which may not be the same as yours, come into play. I lived and opened a few different businesses while living there so I do have some knowledge of total banking needs, do's and don'ts , etc. but again, they are just my experiences so take all input with a grain of salt. The postal system is horrible and not to be trusted, this is fact! Customs is worse, this is also fact. You could cruse through or have a horrific experience. Customs is a bit easier (not the best word) coming from the U.S. or Panama to Chile and overland to Mendoza. We would never fly into BA, alway Chile and hop over the Andes to Mendoza. But the geography of where you are putting down roots dictates a bit of planning on that. Best wishes. AR. is a nice place to live if the area you choose has been studied and sampled first and it fits your requirements. A lot to see and explore. Our area we lived in gave us very close weather to our home in the U.S., a quick hop to Chile (a great country), the wine country (we lived in the middle of) and a short flight to BA when we wanted. W T

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