You can check for the latest information on sending mail such as addresses and pouch restrictions by going to Live Connect.

The information provided below is subject to change.

Regular Mail

All other types of mail will need to be sent through the regular mail system. Mail sent through the regular mail system has a chance of arriving within a week, where the Pouch system always takes about two weeks.  Some mail will be lost or stolen along the way. Some tips will help to assure proper arrival of your mail. 

1. Do not send cash in the mail. If needed, send checks through the pouch system. (See money section below)
2. Send packages weighing less than 2.2 lbs. The Argentine mail system will not levy import taxes on small packages weighing less than 1 Kg (2.2 Lbs.), but will on larger packages. Missionaries have paid up to $100 to obtain packages sent by well meaning parents. If you have to, break large packages into many smaller packages. (Missionaries like quantity anyway).
3. On the declaration of what is in your package, write something ambiguous, like "Missionary Supplies", and put a very low value. If you write "Camera, batteries, film; value $250", the Argentine government may charge the missionary up to 1/2 of the declared worth of the package.
4. Always wrap the packages well. If a package "accidentally" comes open, all the contents may "accidentally" not be put back in. A "Pringles" can taped closed with packaging tape is an ideal package.

The mailing addresses of the mission homes are: 

Misión Buenos Aires Norte

Misión Buenos Aires Oeste

Misión Buenos Aires Sur

Pouch

The easiest and safest way to get mail to your missionary is through the church pouch system. This a system of 'bulking' the mail together for a weekly delivery. On average, the missionary will receive your mail within about 2 weeks. There are restrictions to what can be sent through the pouch. Only envelopes containing letters are supposed to be sent. If a package or bulky letter is received at church headquarters headed for the pouch, it will be promptly returned to you. Since the letters are sent in bulk, they are fairly secure in arriving. Only once, to my knowledge, has the pouch not made it (it was stolen). Your missionary will also be able to send mail to you through the pouch. To send a letter through the pouch address the letter like this: 

Elder/Sister So-and-So

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