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Packing list in Buenos Aires

A packing checklist for Buenos Aires, filtered by the season you arrive in. Ticks are saved on this device, so you can come back to it.

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For Buenos Aires

Season you arrive

Documents

Passport, with at least six months left on it
Visa or residence paperwork, printed and saved offline
Health or travel insurance documents
Certified copies of birth or marriage certificates, if family is coming
Criminal record certificates, apostilled and translated (from any country you lived in over a year in the last three)
Apostilled birth and marriage certificates, with Spanish translations

Tech

An unlocked or dual-SIM phone
Power bank
Laptop and charger
Type I plug adapters (angled flat pins, 220V) (some older sockets take two round pins)

Apps

Mercado Pago and WhatsApp installed

Health

Prescription medication for the first three months, with the prescription
Antihistamines and a basic first-aid kit
Health insurance valid in Argentina (a condition of temporary residence since 2025)

Clothing

Light layers
Shoes you can walk a city in
One set of interview or office clothes

Money

A card with no foreign transaction fees
Enough local cash for the first day
Some US dollars in clean, new notes (large, unmarked notes get the best exchange rate)

Home

Your lease, flat photos and landlord contact saved offline
A mate gourd, if you want to join in (or buy one at a market on arrival)

Packing for Buenos Aires · Spring0/220% packed.

Documents0/6
Tech0/4
Apps0/1
Health0/3
Clothing0/3
Money0/3
Home0/2

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