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Hello everyone,
Iโm looking to obtain a couple of credit cards with no foreign transaction fees and keep seeing Capital One as highly recommended by DNs. However, when reading the reviewed for their Venture One card I see that people say the company declines most foreign transactions and that you cannot call they ahead of time to let them know youโre traveling in order to not have the card declined. Has anyone run into this problem?
Thanks!
I have found they are the worst of all the 6 no foreign transaction fee cards I hold in my wallet. They do decline transactions at a much higher rate than the others even though I leave the same travel notification with all of them. It was such a pain that I rarely use them anymore and use others as my primary nowadays. Cannot recommend them.
Never declined mine, but there are some countries that require a PIN for all card transactions (like Romania), so if itโs a credit card you wonโt be able to use it.
Iโve never had a problem with them. They recently froze my card but thatโs because I purchased 3 flights, 2 hotels, a computer and some stuff on amazon in a 24 hour period. 
I just call them (generally from the airport because I forget) to put a notice on my card.
I use Capital One and I think initially I had one or two times when they called me to verify a purchase, but other than that Iโve never had an issue. I do always input the travel notification first.
Having been traveling for 4 years and using CapitalOne as my credit card, I highly recommend them. Every time Iโve called them, Iโve been able to quickly speak to a competent human. Itโs rare to have solid customer service, and theyโve been excellent.
I use Capital One as my primary card. No issues at all. I do, however, input a travel notification online before I arrive somewhere new.
Lee
Hi everyone,
I would love to hear what you'd like me to build next on Nomad List, or any other product/feature feedback ideas you have.
It's been 6+ years now but I'm in this for the long term and with the boost remote work got last year it's even more exciting to work on Nomad List than ever.
Current roadmap is here: twitter.com/levelsio/status/1363204985488572417?s=20 and pbs.twimg.com/media/EusS9PKXEAUR8xp?format=jpg&name=4096x4096
The next products/features I have planned:
- ๐ Rebase: visa, residency and immigration services for remote workers
- ๐Courses: learn the steps how to go remote and travel/relocate
- ๐ Gov liaison: diplomacy services to the governments to help us lobby for nomads and for them to attract remote workers
Thanks a lot!
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Val
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Ideally would be someone who runs a coworking space in Malaysia, second best would be to just come in touch with a foreign business owner in Malaysia.
Cheers
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Iโve done a lot of research on foreign currencies and which are good to holdโฆ its pretty complicated. it seems obvious, swiss franc, hong kong dollarโฆ but when you look at if you want to open a swiss bank account they require a very high minimum balance, can charge you just to hold swiss francs, etcโฆ anyone have a deep understanding of this stuff?
it seems like Visa have gotten more tight recently and itโs touch and go whether each transaction will go through. Sometimes it does but often now I am getting declined. The bank knows my locations but in the background Visa seem to be blocking a lot regardless and they are harder to notify. I am using paypal where possible because it doesnโt get blocked, but thatโs only good for a limited number of places.
Anyone else getting worn out by the payment approval games?
Have any of you nomads been approved for a mortgage in a foreign country?
I am a UK citizen, and now that I work online Iโm interested in maybe buying a property somewhere else in Europe. I donโt particularly want to live in the UK, and house prices are ridiculous here anyway. I would much rather buy a little apartment in one of any number of European cities; just somewhere to have as a base in between travelling.
Has anyone ever done such a thing? How did the process work? Which country did you buy property in and how straight-forward was the process?
Iโm an American who has been a sole proprietor (freelancer) for a long time. Iโve occasionally hired American subcontractors, who I send 1099s in January. What do I need to consider tax-wise or in any other way financially if I want to hire a subcontractor from abroad?
Iโm also interested in knowing more about any roadblocks potential clients from other countries would have in contracting to me. I havenโt done business across borders yet. Thanks.
Whatโs the latest on how to avoid ATM/bank/foreign transaction fees? How do you keep track of money spent when youโre never quite sure of the exact exchange rate? I normally use YNAB to keep on top of my budget here at home, but Iโm dreading keeping tabs on all the minute foreign transaction adjustments abroadโฆ
Iโm looking at this to check out some of the banking options: http://thepointsguy.com/2014/02/the-top-11-checking-accounts-for-avoiding-foreign-atm-fees/
Have you used any of these?
Tricky or really dumb question ahah.
So โฆ I know that you can create a company in order to get the nationality but you need to invest a lot (depending the country 20K$ +).
I also know that you can get a visa if a company hires you.
So can you go in a country (picking Colombia as an exemple), pay 100$ to create a company and hire yourself after?
Or can you ask somebody (a friend) to create a company and hire you in order to give you a visa.
Does this visa last until you quit your job or is it just temporary (6 months)?
If you already have a company (letโs say you paid 20ยฃ for a UK company), can you just create a branch in a foreign country and give yourself a job there?
Hi DN community! Iโm going to spend 4 month in US and wondering if somebody can recommend me cheap, but reliable=), mobile operator. Requirements:
Cheers!
I am a US citizen working for a US company living abroad. I plan to qualify for the foreign income exclusion this year and Iโm wondering if it would be ok to adjust my taxes now so I have less withheld and get paid more now. I could use an extra $1200 cash a month instead of paying it to taxes and having to wait to get it back next year. Does anyone else do this? Thanks!
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