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Where To Open An Offshore Bank Account

Regardless of your reasoning, having an offshore bank account can provide a myriad of benefits. However, a major challenge that you may have is in finding offshore bank accounts that can be trusted sources to hold your wealth until you need it. Finding the right place can make the difference between getting your funds back when requested and having things like severe fines, penalties, and even a loss of the funds. Let us take a moment to list a few locations where to open an offshore bank account. Listed for their safety and security as well as tract record for providing superior service, these suggestions are all good places to investigate.

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Looking For the Right Set Of Things
If you are looking for a place to invest American capital, then you have several different options. However, those options will be limited by a series of factors that you have to consider. First, be aware that there are many offshore bank accounts that open their doors to Americans. Be also aware that many of these countries lack the stability necessary to make the decision of putting money in safe. Second, there are many very safe havens for money that have no interest in American funds. For example, some of the most popular places in the world to store funds include parts of Asia and the Middle East. They typically do not have interest in American customers because they are earning far more from local individuals or those from other countries. So, what you will need is the right combination of interest in American accounts and stability.

1. Singapore
Often seen as the gateway to western development of Asia and Southeast Asia, Singapore is a city state that survives off of being a commercial and business mega star. Placed far above countries with tens of thousands of square miles more of land and resources, Singapore is thriving due to their stability and orientation towards business focused individuals. The end result is a peaceful city that makes an incredible place to store wealth. As a final consideration, fees are usually low with Singapore as reflected by the government’s ‘pro-business’ stance.

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2. Belize
A country on the eastern coast of Central America, Belize has become something of a popular destination for wealth leaving the US. Beyond an FATCA fee and monthly fee, you can store large amounts of money in banks located in this country. At the same time, Belize lacks the same refinement as say Swiss banks, and you may not always have the access you are looking for. That being said, it is still a very safe place to store your wealth.

3. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
A series of islands located in the Caribbean, there are many banks in the country that cater to holding American capital. Offering a range of features and relatively low fees, you get selection at the cost of prompt service. Still, it is a trusted source that you can develop a relationship with and count on when needed.
 
Singapore is very near in our country. I once visited Singapore and all I could say is 'wow' . Their buildings are top notch and their community is great. I believe that if ever I will go offshore, its one of the first countries I will start into.

Good for bank account, not good if you want to incorporate a Singapore company. Too many administrative things to do.
 
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Worse than HK?

In Singapore, you need to have nominee local director which usually cost more than the incorporation fee. This year alone, there are 2 nominee directors were prosecuted in Singapore for mishandle the companies. One of it was allowing the foreign director to launder money and the nominee director was jailed. So technically is worse than HK.
 
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[QUOTE="3. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
A series of islands located in the Caribbean, there are many banks in the country that cater to holding American capital. Offering a range of features and relatively low fees, you get selection at the cost of prompt service. Still, it is a trusted source that you can develop a relationship with and count on when needed.[/QUOTE]

This is probably my first time reading about Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as one of the best offshore places to go. This is a very important piece of information for me since I'm still new to Offshore things and reading topics in this forum is a huge help and will surely boost my knowledge about it.
 
Regardless of your reasoning, having an offshore bank account can provide a myriad of benefits. However, a major challenge that you may have is in finding offshore bank accounts that can be trusted sources to hold your wealth until you need it.
Can I assume that when we open an account in Cyprus or Belize this can be trusted?
 
[QUOTE="3. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
A series of islands located in the Caribbean, there are many banks in the country that cater to holding American capital. Offering a range of features and relatively low fees, you get selection at the cost of prompt service. Still, it is a trusted source that you can develop a relationship with and count on when needed.

This is probably my first time reading about Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as one of the best offshore places to go. This is a very important piece of information for me since I'm still new to Offshore things and reading topics in this forum is a huge help and will surely boost my knowledge about it.[/QUOTE]

Is that the bank in Caribbean mentioned here, Euro Pacific Bank you think?
 
EuroPacific Bank is just 1 of the banks there, in total I found 2 banks..
 
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This is probably my first time reading about Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as one of the best offshore places to go. This is a very important piece of information for me since I'm still new to Offshore things and reading topics in this forum is a huge help and will surely boost my knowledge about it.

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Not just any bank in the Caribbean but the Country itself. After living for 21 years now, its really my first time hearing about it. I wonder if its a new country or I'm just too dumb to notice it :D
 
Ill Consider this in the near future.. Great list..
Today, the greatest danger to your investment funds isn't market. It's your own particular government.
Its the governenment indeed. Some people are just too greedy even sacrificing other people just to gain and rise within their ranks. But the government should be afraid if they oppress their people, the strongest weapon a country could have is their own people, If these people are fed up of too much corruption, they could overthrow their governement :D
 
In my experience, there are four offshore jurisdictions worth looking into when it comes to banking. Hong Kong, Singapore, UAE and the United States (yes you read that right).

All four have very solid banks (unlike Cyprus, Belize, St Vincent, Latvia, Mauritius etc), top notch products, top notch wealth management units and top notch investment products.

All four require a personal visit but that shouldn't be a problem as the visit only lasts an hour or so (can be an in-and-out trip if you are short on time).

Quality is important here folks. Do not put your money in some corrupt banana republics.
 
Again I agree with half of this. There are people that don't want to travel and don't want to provide lots of information and documents. They will not be able to open an account in the first countries you mentioned :)
 
Again I agree with half of this. There are people that don't want to travel and don't want to provide lots of information and documents. They will not be able to open an account in the first countries you mentioned :)

For sure those countries require travel and more documentation but don't you think those hassles are outweighed by the increased stability, better rule of law and better products?
 
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What is cost to have company and bank account in Singapore. Friend told me that it is a very very good place to open my company and bank account!

If you can open a bank account, you can be sure the bank will not go bankrupt the next day. But if the bank is caught for money laundering, good luck to you as one of the banks was asked to shut down a few months ago due to money laundering.

As for company, don't waste your time if you are a foreigner. Although there is not annual fee to pay, you have to pay for the nominee local director as it is required by the law to have at least one director who is a citizen or a PR with a local address. This will easily cost you US$2500 a year as the nominee local director will be responsible for any wrongdoing of the company. These fees will exclude the corporate secretary, the annual filing fee and etc. Singapore companies should not be classified as offshore companies as you need to pay tax on profit that you made in Singapore. That is why it is so easy to open a bank account using a Singapore company. However, there are 2 cases this year whereby the nominee local directors were jailed because of wrongdoing of the companies which were owned by foreigners. This caused the price of nominee director to increase further.
 
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What do it to be better countries for offshore company? I will have costs to get there so I need to know why it is better you mean please?

In short, you'll get an account in a better country, with a better bank that offers better products (great credit cards, investment products etc). That said, if 2000-3000$ is a problem (the cost of a short trip to HK or SG) then you probably should not go offshore at all.
 
In my experience, there are four offshore jurisdictions worth looking into when it comes to banking. Hong Kong, Singapore, UAE and the United States (yes you read that right).

All four have very solid banks (unlike Cyprus, Belize, St Vincent, Latvia, Mauritius etc), top notch products, top notch wealth management units and top notch investment products.

All four require a personal visit but that shouldn't be a problem as the visit only lasts an hour or so (can be an in-and-out trip if you are short on time).

Quality is important here folks. Do not put your money in some corrupt banana republics.

As you may have expected, someone would jump to the floor when reading "United States" as Offshore jurisdictions to consider.
Every domestic and foreign companies who want to open a US bank account has to get a EIN at the US tax authority (IRS) which put them on the radar and then, require them to pay US taxes on US derived income.

For instance, a Belize company that opens a bank account in the US will have to pay US taxes on US sells from US customers. the IRS does not care if this company is located is in Belize. And if you don't pay, Law enforcement authorities will seize your bank account in the US.
 

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