Bank says I can’t continue mortgage process because I am traveling abroad for work. Currently in the process of getting a mortgage with Bank of America. Just got an email saying I can’t continue because the country I am in is “not on our approved list”, and I can continue once I am “back in the US.” I can’t find any information on Bank of America’s website about this. I am also confused because it’s not like I am getting a mort…

FIREing abroad 401k worth it or dumb move? I plan to retire abroad where $90k per year is enough to line on, in other words zero cap gains tax . If that’s my situation, is there a point to contributing to maxing my 401k, Roth IRA, and HSA? That was my original plan but now I’m second guessing whether that’s a dumb move or not. submitted by /u/realdealmiguel

Coinbase secures restricted dealer license in Canada, pushing expansion abroad amid SEC crackdown Coinbase said it has been registered in Ontario as a restricted dealer under the Canadian Securities Administrators.

What foods were you surprised to see or not see at a grocery store abroad? I’m particularly curious about what someone from abroad thought of an American grocery store, but not “exclusively” curious on the topic. submitted by /u/BlueSnoopy4

Your hospitalisation during a holiday abroad – did you have to pay upfront? Seeing a number of people on this branch caught out because they didn’t have travel insurance inspired this post. To me this to me is insane. Even when I lived in Europe and traveled there with a passport from one of the counties with ‘best’ passport did I not go without insurance. Because you can end up paying as much as the locals do which ca…

working remote & traveling abroad – keeping texas residency? hi all! my car lives in texas. my body does not (anymore). i’ve been traveling through south america for the past couple months and want to keep traveling. I work remote for a company based in NY. for tax purposes – i’ve seen the “183 day” rule for texas and wanted to know what counts towards those days? do I have to have my own permanent addres…

Chase Sapphire Reserve credit card fraud warning while abroad, canceling will leave me stranded I am currently traveling abroad and received a fraud warning from chase for a large purchase made online. If I decline the purchase Chase will cancel and replace my card however I am currently outside the country and doing so will leave me stranded without a reliable means of making purchases. I have another credit card on me but the limit is si…

Can you get ad hoc insurance for mountain biking abroad? We are going on a big trip (SE Asia, Australia, NZ, USA) for 6 months. We might go mountain biking a couple of times. Is there a way to get insurance just for that day? I’ve been comparing a few quotes and adding mountain biking for the entire trip seems to get very expensive. Thanks for any help/advice! submitted by /u/outdooractive2324…

Should I take out a 5k loan to Study Abroad? I plan on studying abroad Jan 2024 in Barcelona for 3 weeks and will need around $4300-4500 to finance this opportunity. I am graduating college in December ’23 w/ a BS in Information Science (ie. Data Science) 1.5 years early and would no longer be eligible for financial aid for this trip. I currently have just under 8k in federal student loans…

Setting up a business abroad for ecommerce Does anyone have experience setting up a business abroad? I was thinking about Bulgaria which has low tax. The country I am from has insane tax, and I have not lived in the country for years. Does anyone have any recommendations of countries / agencies for setting up the business? Any info is much appreciated, as I cant find much online. Thanks…

Racism abroad This happened in Levanto Italy. We stayed for two nights to visit Cinque Terre (should’ve skipped). By far the most racist-in your face experience I’ve ever came across in my life. We went to a restaurant in the evening called La Mela. We were greeted with a dirty look and sat at a table with paralysed bugs falling all over us and our food from …

I have an American passport and am studying abroad In London. I want to take some flights to other places in Europe through RyanAir. Will I need to go through the visa check thing they claim on the website each time? Title submitted by /u/leaf1598

A green card processing change means US could lose thousands of faith leaders from abroad COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — This change means that only applications filed before January 2019 are currently being processed, giving clergy with expiring visas no option but to leave their U.S. congregations behind. The post A green card processing change means US could lose thousands of faith leaders from abroad appeared first on Religion Ne…

LPT request : Study abroad without university agreement Hi, Not sure if this is the right sub to post it under but is there a way to do a semester exchange study abroad with another university if they don’t have an agreement with the home university? What are some thing I could try saying to the international office to make them more receptable ig? There’s one university in particular that I would …

LPT Request: To move abroad, I will have to transition from full-time work to freelance work. How do I know when it’s time to quit my full-time job? (Lots more information below). The situation: Current position: Earn ~$80k/yr. working 32-hours per week (full-time, from home, with benefits). Goal: Relocate abroad. To do so, I will need to work minimum 16-20 hours per week FREELANCE. (Eventually, I would like to work 30-35 hours/week freelance, which would get me close to my $80k salary.) The Freelance work is finally …

From US taking a sabbatical abroad and looking for medium term travel insurance So the SO and I are taking a planned medium term (4-6 months) sabbatical to Asia, and we’re from the US, so we’re looking for some good option for travel insurance. We don’t plan to return to the US for that duration, so we might run into the 90 day per trip problem. Our plan is to home base in Taiwan, and then go to various countries around th…

Gabon’s Leader, Ali Bongo Ondimba, Was More Admired Abroad Than at Home Hailed as a climate visionary, Gabon’s president, Ali Bongo Ondimba, was once welcomed to Buckingham Palace but was blindsided by this week’s coup.

Identity theft while living abroad? Hi! I just found out that my information was used to open a credit card. Luckily/strangely, nothing was spent on it. I am now in the process of trying to go through the recommended steps from this subreddit, but because I live abroad, it is complicated. I have a US billing address– should I be using that when I apply to freeze my credit reports…

Don’t recognize a collections account, but can’t seem to get it removed? And also kind of live abroad? I’m a USA citizen, have been abroad since 2019, and am fully self employed online. When COVID hit, my income plummeted, my credit tanked, and I just stopped caring until now that I’m finally getting back on my feet. I went through my credit report and there’s three “derogatory” accounts that are collections. I recognize two of them and will wor…

Less expensive to travel abroad??? WTF? So, I hope I can clearly paint my picture and get around to asking my question. I live in Newfoundland, Canada and it’s often more expensive to fly to other locations within Canada than it is to fly to international destinations (specifically the US) and that is becoming increasingly frustrating. We’re an enormous geographic country so I underst…