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Getting paid in dollars working from Argentina is now possible, but only for some. Who are they?

2022-07-14T01:38:07.746Z


Is it possible to work abroad from Argentina and get paid in dollars? Until recently it was impossible.


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(CNN Spanish) --

Working from Argentina and charging in dollars is the dream of many.

At times like the current one, of high inflation, many Argentines return to set their sights on the US currency, given its fluctuation in recent weeks and the restrictions they have had to obtain it for years.

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But is it possible to work from the country abroad and get paid in dollars?

Until recently it was impossible.

This problem is suffered by exporters of products and services: although they sell their products in dollars, they are obliged to collect them in Argentina in pesos and at the official exchange rate, which already has a gap of around 100 percent with parallel prices.

But now, there is a new exception that opens a window to make a few dollars for a sector: independent professionals who work abroad.

A new resolution of the Central Bank allows them to have up to a thousand dollars a month -US$12,000 a year- that they enter from abroad without the obligation to settle them in the local market.

That is to say: they can dispose of those dollars in banknotes.

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“In the international market, 12,000 dollars a year is not money, but, well, for those with very low incomes, it helps them export their services, collect in hard currency, bring Argentina in hard currency and from there dispose of their dollars freely. ”, explains Sebastián Siseles, international vice president of the Freelancer.com platform.

However, for the Argentine government, this measure is intended to accumulate reserves and, above all, retain talent.

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The procedure remains the same as it used to be: the export invoice that justifies the operation must be presented to the bank and the procedure carried out so that it is credited to the account, which in most cases can be done online, without the need to to approach the bank.

But now they will not be converted to pesos.

"Nothing simpler than bringing your money legally to Argentina and having it in dollars. Because if you didn't bring it to Argentina, with which you were evading certain regulations, you had to see how you spent it, because you couldn't spend it with your credit card, because it was not declared to the treasury. Well, now you bring it, it is in the bank, you have it in dollars, it is declared, you can spend it against your card, "says Siseles.

This opens up a much more interesting panorama for Argentine independent professionals.

What services can Argentines offer abroad?

"The first and great item is information technology in its different variants", affirms Siseles emphatically.

The creation of websites with certain languages ​​(html, php, python, etc), of applications for mobile phones or even the management of databases are the main jobs that are in demand on this platform that offers jobs to independent professionals from all over the world. the world and connects them with their customers.

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"Where Argentines stand out a lot has historically been in design: graphic design, clothing design and now web design," continues Siseles, adding: "The third great point is marketing and communication."

Today, marketing basically goes through the digital world.

"That is growing a lot. It is already almost on a par with information technology, which is the first thing."

Communication is also an area that moves.

"Social communicators, people who put their voice, their literary inspiration, that is, writing articles or people who can even do a report for a foreign company to people in Argentina or anywhere else in the world", exemplifies Siseles and He points out that before the pandemic they had some 450,000 registered Argentines on their platform, today they exceed 770,000.

Tips to be a good independent worker

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There are a series of necessary requirements to be able to launch yourself into the world to offer services.

"There are things that, as obvious as they sound, not everyone does and they are the key to success. Number one, be organized. In other words, you have to organize your times, your workplaces, have a good Internet connection. Focus on whatever you know, don't try to work as soon as a project comes your way, because it will generate a bad reputation, and reputation is the key to success," recommends Siseles.

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Source: cnnespanol

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