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Category: Banking
Challenges Opening A Bank Account In The United States
While in the United States this past week for Thanksgiving, I tried to take care of some administrative tasks. I renewed my driver’s license and Jackson’s Irish passport (the consulate in Panama made the process too difficult). And I tried to open another U.S. bank account for one of my offshore corporations. I realized recently […]
In The Room With The Heaviest Hitters In The Offshore World
How To Qualify For Citizenship Through Ancestry In Italy
Why You Need An Offshore Bank Account
Banking Worldwide Is More Regulated All The Time
I met last week with a banker from a bank I’ve worked with for years. In conversation, I lamented the difficulties we would-be account-holders face these days when trying to deal with banks around the world, especially if the passports we hold are American. She responded to point out that it’s not only account-holders who […]
Unibank No Longer Accepts Foreign Accounts
I remind you often that you should take action to set up a flag offshore as soon as an opportunity that interests you to do so presents itself. Wait…and the rules can change, meaning the opportunity can disappear. In today’s offshore arena, the only constant is that everything–policies, requirements, restrictions, etc., to do with banking, […]
Transferring Funds Across International Borders
How To File The Foreign Bank Account Report (FBAR) Form
Advantages Of Opening A Bank Account Offshore
I recommend regularly that you have at least one bank account offshore…and that opening a bank account offshore can be the easiest first step to diversifying and internationalizing your life. But why? Why is a bank account in another jurisdiction such an important thing? First, a clarification. When I speak about having a bank account […]