Emergency Services
Money Transfer
In assisting indigent US citizens, the consular officer acts as an intermediary to help the citizen locate a private source of funds (family members, friends, employers, etc.) and to show how the funds may be transferred to Argentina.
The US consular officer has no funds available for welfare services because the U.SCongress does not provide funds to give or loan to US citizens in need except in limited cases where the US citizen agrees to be repatriated to the US and signs a promissory note agreeing to repay the loan to the US Government.