First things first ! 

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From the Airport: 

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Your drive from the airport to the center of Buenos Aires will cost you approximatly: 30€, 35$US or 550 Pesos by taxi
20€, 25$US or 360 Pesos by Uber 
12€, 15$US, 220 Pesos by bus (Tienda Leon).

 

All the drivers are jumping on you as soon as you walk out of the doors ! 
The stories about people getting ripped of, robbed or worst are true ! So please be careful ! You can only take the Remise which are black and yellow ! (check for the registration number of the driver). 

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Book a hostel: 

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For the first nights you'll probably sleep in a Hostel (or a Hotel if you are lucky). Depending on when you arrive the airbnb is also a good alternative. Here is what I recommend: 
If you arrive at the beginning of January and plan on travelling first, leave your stuff at a friend's place (in Buenos I have contacts, you can ask me) or at a luggage storage. Then book in advance one week in an airbnb for when you come back. 
If you arrive like I did at the end of February, book one night at a time in a Hostel. The 7030 Hostel in Palermo is really good !

Hostel 7030, Soler 4829, 10€/night

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Find an apartment:

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Depending on your university you'll have diferent option for your location.
I went to San Andres, located in Victoria (it is far !) and I had almost

2 hours of transportation each way. So I had to leave close to the train station.

My apartment was in Recoleta, between Jucal and Talcahuano, a 10 minutes

walk from the Retiro Station (train and bus terminal). I had to take the train

for 40 minutes to Victoria (Tigre destination) and then walk 20 minutes from

Victorias's station to the Uni. 

Other than that, 
Palermo: young, fresh and very dynamic neighbourhood. One of the most famous of the Capital for all the activities, bars, restaurants it offers.
Quite expensive however... and you will be surprised to see what you will find for 500$US ! Really bad apartments and shared bedrooms... so be careful ! 

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Belgrano: a bit further than Palermo from the Center, could work if you study at San Andres but then you have to find something near the Belgrano C station. Lots of parks, restaurants as well. 

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Recoleta: more residential neighbourhood, very european in the way of living. There are quite a few bars but a bit more fancy than what you find in Palermo (which is more chilled/young). The area near the cemetery is full of little cafés and terraces. Most of my favorite addresses are in Recoleta ! I loved living here so much! 

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Real estate agencies: 

-ZONAPROP: www.zonaprop.com.ar/

-PORTAL CUCICBA: www.portalcucicba.com.ar/

-AMAIRA: www.amaira.com.ar/

-SOLO DUENO: www.solodueno.com/

-CRAIGLIST

 

Colocation: 

-COMPARTO DEPTO: www.compartodpto.com/

-DEPTO COMPARTIDO: www.deptoparacompartir.com.ar/

-MERCADOLIBRE: www.mercadolibre.com.ar

-BUENOS AIRES CONNECT: www.buenosairesconnect.com.ar

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Do your Visa:

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I was really lucky with San Andres, we did everything with them and they organized all the appointments for us. It still took some time. 
The steps are really not complicated they just take time. Lots of time : Argentine not so good with administration tasks. 

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1st step:

Get your Certificado de Antecedentes Penales de Argentina 

Where? Registro nacional de reincidencia 

Tucuman 1353 from 7:00 a 18:00

You have to make an appointment before at: http://dnrec.jus.gov.ar/

What you have to bring: 

-Passport

-photocopy of the first page of the passport

-cash (100$ Pesos)

 

2nd step:

Once you have received your document (1 week later) 
Make an appointment at Direccion Nacional de Migraciones
Where: Av. Antartida Argentina 1355
What you have to bring:
-Passport
-Photocopy of the entire passport
-A  4*4 picture
-your school certificate
-the Certificado de Antecedes Penales
-900 Pesos (that can change from one year to the other)
You will have your provisary VISA

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3rd step: 

One month later (more or less) you will be able to print the definitive VISA on the same website. Until then the provisory VISA is enough.

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Thanks Matthieu Gaillard, for the information about the Visa

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With this you should be settled, good luck ! 

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