7 Things To Know BEFORE You Move Abroad

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The meeting friends portion is kinda of gender specific. A woman even halfway attractive has it so much easier

Hello! I appreciate your work and your videos! Yes, please, make a video for banking options internationally with the guidance possibly, how to set up those accounts and use them while you are staying outside your country. You also mentioned that you don't even have your banking accounts in US anymore, so how can you transfer money via Wise, if you don't have an American bank account? I wish I could understand it better. Thank you in advance!

@TravelingwithKristin, I didn't find any indication (in several minutes of looking) that indicates what duration of access $47 gives me for the Digital Nomad Database. Would you please clarify for me. I appreciate all your informative videos. Thanks for all you do.

As the saying goes
"Travelling broadens your mind because the more unfamiliar the experience, the more you are learning."

If you haven't already, yes please, a video on bank accounts. I found that I cannot have a joint bank account with my wife in Romania (she is a Romanian citizen, I am a US citizen) BUT, if we formed a company (LLC) then we could both be on the account.

Thank you for this information. I would be interested in hearing more about bank accounts.

I totally relate. I left France when I was 21 and came to Georgia USA. I was an au pair with a 1 year contract. I decided to stay longer I met my husband 3 months later We have 3 beautiful children19, 24 and 26 years old. I worked in a resort In Sicily for 7 months when I was 20 years old My reason to come to the State# was to learn English. I was fluent in Italian and French I wanted to be a flight attendant. I never was a flight attendant My husband and I had a tree service Company while married. We divorced 13 years ago after being married for 17. Now my children are older and live on their own I would like to travel again. I sketch and paint people and animals and would like to continue while traveling. I teach French, yoga and kick boxing in a school 3 days a week and my work is scheduled to end at the end of the year. I am thinking about visiting Costa Rica. It would be a good vacation spot for my kids🙂❤

Oh yes! I lived abroad for a straight 16 years. The reverse culture shock of coming back to the US was absolutely brutal for me.

Thank you for another great video. Could you do a segment on banking for expats and whether or not the money is insured (like by the FDIC in the USA) Is the Wise account you use insured?

Will your U.S. Social Security Number be erase if you reannouce your citizenship abroad?

It would be great it you want to do a video discussing bank accounts that are friendly to full-time travelers.

Yes, moving away from home you meet a lot of new "friends" for maybe a day, month, or even longer. But no deep life long friendships that are there to support you when you need them. Also, most likely will not get married and have children as a digital nomad. The truth is you have a lot of time alone during holidays when others are with their families. What a life!

Wise is the BEST. PS Kristin - I absolutely love your videos. You give us so many gifts with your ideas, and your videos are nicely produced.

~ Thanks for sharing your perspective. Very insightful 👍

Religious beliefs changed from what to what?

You had me at the first site of those freckles!

I moved to Germany from Boston and have had a totally different life than I would have. I like your videos, thx for making them. -Rod

Great information ! Yes, please do make a video about bank accounts ! That would be very helpful !!! Thank you !

You are such an inspiration, Kristin. I’m back in the USA after 3 weeks in Europe and reverse culture shock is a thing even after such a short time.

Kristin, you are such an inspiration. I wish I had moved abroad sooner, only moved to Scotland earlier this year and it’s life changing for sure. ❤

Would love a video dedicated to bank accounts. Love your videos.

Thank you for sharing some of the things that you have learned over the past 20 years. If I had known some of these things years ago, my life would be very different.

Opened a HSBC account in Oman in '03. Had one in the UAE from '05 til '10. Since then they are closeing branches all over the world. Closed mine in Canada ('21) they don''t have branches in Ireland, they've closed in Cyprus and in Turkish North Cyprus. Right now I've one HSBC Premier in the UK but don't know how long that will be usable as they've closed branches in Northern Ireland. When I applied for a Kenyan travel visa last year ('22) HSBC UK wouldn't recognize the Kenyan Goverment payment page. So what good are they?

Thanks for your content. As always, it's so practical and relatable, and thanks also for sharing all these links and resources. In this particular video, #7 is my favorite. Living abroad for 6 years certainly helped me evolve so much, and I wouldn't change it for the world. I'll be back in my home country for awhile, but I'm already thinking ahead and looking forward to going abroad again.

Even though I don't live abroad, it is great to see how different apps like Wise have made money transfers much easier. This is great to know if I were to decide to live abroad. I also like how making friends can be pretty easy too especially now with there being more and more expats. Great video!

Such good advise! I made a career change last year into something that would allow me to travel more. I was abroad so much in my 20s, and I want to get back on the road asap.

Yay to expanding our thoughts and beliefs!

Wise sounds awesome

Do you use crypto to move money internationally at all?

Great advice. Do you find it easy to learn new languages? Sometimes I think they only way for me to learn is by immersion where I dont have a choice.

Great video, but I wish there were more details about bank accounts. Wise is raising its fees significantly at the end of September, so a backup account is always a must.

Bank acc't video... much needed! Thanks

You can't buy car insurance in the UK without a UK bank account. They utterly refuse.

From what I have been told by several is that now to renounce your US citizenship, its a battle to do such. Now that the IRS tracks you worldwide they don't want to give up your tax money. Because of that many banks won't touch you if you are a US citizen as they view you as a "lot of work and possible problem". I will have been outside the US for almost 4 years and probably wouldn't go back if I could find a remote job. That has been impossible to find for well over a year.

A bank account video would be great, thanks

Hearing more about banking overseas would be wonderful!

Yes, please, do a video on various banks around the world that are "internationally minded".

If I have investments like dividends that generate x amount of money per month but I am living abroad, do I still get taxed ? If So, what state taxes me if am not even living in the US ?

I learn English from your videos) I'm a beginner, but I understand almost everything. Thank you for your video's

Is wise the same as wisely debit? I have a wisely debit. I will look online.

Bank accounts yes would be interesting. Great video

Which SouthEast Asian country do you find easiest for long term residency? Nice video,too.

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Great video. Great to hear someone remind people that ¨the devil is the details.¨

Thank you. You seem like someone who could make friends anywhere.

If you’re a US citizen, and you’re an ex pat with a resident permit in a different country, find out more information about any US banks you’re going to keep because I had a problem with a US bank were they said, I forgot it either I had to fill out more forms to keep that bank or else they were going to terminate the account and if I didn’t withdraw money every certain amount of time, then they were also going to forgot the term but basically try to close it. This information is a little bit old, but in other words, just find out more information if you’re gonna keep for US banks.