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    Is information about transfers sent under CRS?

    Ha Ha Ha … 1 software to report is the property of your bank 2 special small team of the bank is in charge to parameter the software 3 99% of the employees of the bank never heard of Crs/Aeoi, nor about internal software to report. Some banks located in “grey or small juridictions” and under...
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    Reliable banks in non-CRS countries that allow remote opening for foreign citizens

    @ Forester No paranoia. Reality. I will never ever open an account in Macedonia, Serbia, elsewhere with banks belongings to any europeen bank group ( no matter German Italian Austria) => they use same softwares. And just to easy to report CRS without any notice, even if the Country did not...
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    "TransferWISE" missing SEPA transfer (50K eur)

    While ago had pretty much same problem : funds sent from Wise to bank in 3rd world. Money not arrvied. Wise customer service did a great job by phone and by mail to track and solve the problem. Couple months ago 2 Swift transfers bank to bank to the same recipient : first transfer completed in...
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    My experience with Ameriabank (Armenia)!

    Converse bank : They asked to visit them in person to check my passport.
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    My experience with Ameriabank (Armenia)!

    After long KYC process, and much requested documents (really greedy), got a distant opening account with them year ago . By now, I did not used it except few intenrantional incomings transfers in Euros. ••••• How does it go for intenrantional outgoing transfers to third parties : Do they ask...
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    CRS on an account opened and closed on the same day

    " should an account that is opened and closed at the same day, without any transactions and 0 balance be reported?" 0 balance = report /// closed account before D date of report shouldn't be reported (but... softwares can do). To be 100% safe close the account 1 calandar year before D date of...
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    Any experience from Monaco as domicile and tax residency?

    5. some rent a studio in Monaco for let's say 2 - 3.000 euros/month to fit residency program, but in fact reside next by on the french riviera with better-wider accomodation. You can also moore you boat in one of the 2 harbours and get domicilated at the harbour master office. 7. if you stop...
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    Where to open bank account

    Montenegro is on Olaf list. Impossible to do banking with USA - all states - and some others juridictions. + Montenegro start CRS in 2023. So Be carefull.
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    Kingdom Bank someone know them?

    So far Dominica is non Crs, but was black listed earlier this year in Eu, and relased in october if I'm not wrong. Not sure if their Sepa transfers will last long and how they secured it ? And what will show their international wires ? If again Black listed ! Does any have better idea ? FACTA...
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    ••• Seek Advises Puerto Rico - remote opening account •••

    1 bank listed above is ok to open remotely personal account in Euro + $ I guess they open to pretty much world wide citizens (+ or -). They ask for : "Valid tax registration, if you do not have a current tax registration, record a receipt for services in your name, if you do not have a receipt...
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    ••• Seek Advises Puerto Rico - remote opening account •••

    Thank you Martin for your good and prompt input... much appreciated.
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    ••• Seek Advises Puerto Rico - remote opening account •••

    Hello all, I read here few banks in PR are not so desirable ! Any ideas, tips & list of Bank in Puerto Rico for personal banking and remote opening. Euros and $ currencies. With no need of proof of residency or adress for the Bank. Personal banking with no shady or grey stuff with PR bank in...
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    CRS, can it ever been retroactive?

    AEOI statements are : report of balance plus total yearly earned interests paid into that account. Due date for report is 30 september but we often read here 31 December ? softwares are softwares : who knows if some don’t report all your transactions ?
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    French real estate annuities - Which offshore bank?

    Without going too much in details of the set up : you could ask your tenants to pay part of the rent in cash or western union at your name or best your kid or grand father name. And not declaring this part of income. Using a bank account somewhere out of France to get the rents is real bad idea...
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    Banking and business opportunities in Egypt – an underrated, non-crs country.

    Can you provide list of lawyer offering this type of service ? Or any other indication that help ? Thank's