We transfer about B150k/mo through wise and we don't have any major issues. Have a few day delay on larger payments but that is to be expected.

BB is on my list for Thai account to get setup next week. I haven't really seen people who have legitimate accounts have much issue.

@Bert ************

doubtful, but it definitely depends which side of the isle you are on with that issue and how loud you are about it. If you are cheering on the destruction of the Thai economy while living here, probably deserve whatever you have coming 😅

@Bert ************

I mean, doesn't affect me a ton. I live here in Thailand, meaning I don't pay US import tariffs. Now how it affects my customers in the US is yet to be seen, that may affect my income. But not my personal tax rate.

@Matthew ********

the US doesn't have any rights to this guy to my knowledge, he is Australian 😅 (far as I can tell). I only used it as it is where I am from.

Yes, we have to continue paying taxes wherever we go. But we get to use our US taxes to write off towards other countries as long as there is a double taxation treaty.

There seems to be some confusion on the Pope thing. While churches don't pay taxes as non profit orgs, the employees still have to pay income tax on what they earn from working at the non profit. So yeah, it's completely reasonable that the Pope owes taxes lol. I doubt they will give him a waiver, the Vatican can afford it lol.

Well there a ton of assumptions pulled out of thin air there.

US expats are free to "float around" as many decades as we want, and we still have tax obligations unless covered under one of the many double taxation treaties.

Also DTV strictly prohibits working here, so "attracting talent" doesn't make any sense. Which is why I'm here on a work visa and not a DTV lol.

There was recently a crackdown around this, so yeah there is definitely confusion at the moment.

We do technically have US ID's(passport card), but they are only for N. American travel purposes. This may be causing some issues when combined with the crackdown and recent law changes.

To add to the OP, are there any banks that tend to have a better exchange rate than others? Or are there any that are low to be avoided?

@Psyde *******

and visa is taken in most tourist areas. My Schwab account refunds me atm fees at the end of the month, so no biggy 🤷‍♂️😅

@Frangipani ******

visa exempt is a "proper" way to enter the country.

@Anna ********

I just came back last week from China/HK as noted in later comments.