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Nikki Haley wouldn't take it!

Just found this. https://m.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/nov/16/donald-trump-kari-lake-winning-2024-white-house-te/ "Trump-Lake ticket a winning White House formula" The moment I heard Lake was flying to Lard 'o Lago I figured Lake will probably be the pick.

This is interesting but again does it really work consistently? https://www.vpnranks.com/blog/securely-access-bank-accounts/ "Surfshark offers obfuscated servers so the servers you are connected to won’t be able to detect that you are using a VPN, which is just ideal if you want to access your bank from some other country. Our Surfshark review explores these aspects of the service in more detail."

I disagree. She's a woman and very slick and polished. He first ran as having no political experience so why should she? She's a winner if she says her election was rigged. He already delivered ending Roe vs Wade to evangelicals Also at the end of the day it's the top of the ticket that matters.

Federal. I have no idea about territories. Each US expat tries to craft their own workarounds but its a moving target. Very wealthy people of course can have private bankers A very common gambit which I do is FAKING being a US resident using a US friend or relative but that is always at risk of falling apart. Really US expat's problems are a separate topic. If any US expats don't know the State Department Federal Credit Union can be very useful. If that's all you need that's a total solution. I only wanted to know if there is a VPN that can reliably never appear as a VPN to banks etc. I thought maybe Surfshark is that.

It's not hard. She's visiting Lard Lago to worship the Biggest Loser. She's his likely running mate. She knows she lost and won't be governor but by playing this fascist game she just might end up president Dangerous lady indeed.

I don't tell them. This is more of an American problem. US financial institutions are aggressively hostile to expats and the laws there push them in that direction.

Asking them will put you into suspicion. It's known in general that US financial institutions are expat hostile. There are a few exceptions but I need multiple accounts A major exception is SDFCU which I do use Fidelity brokerage which I've used over 50 years was cool about it over the phone before I moved to Thailand, then changed their policy and began aggressively treating me as a suspect. Also banks frequently merge and then change policies. The trend is always worse towards expats such as requiring US cell phones in your name, blocking voip for 2FA.

The problem with bank logins is much more about them freezing accounts than login access. When that happens it can be a major headache and could even lead to banks kicking you out as many don’t want expat accounts. So I would want to have high confidence that the banks are not seeing logins as by VPN before even taking the risk of testing! I assume this is largely an issue for Americans because of American Know Your Customer laws. So for me refund policies are trivial because losing accounts is a massively bigger risk than losing a VPN fee.

Yeah I'm definitely skeptical. Surfshark seems to be hinting that they're offering this feature without explicitly saying it which of course suggests they don't actually have it. Another thing they have is an entire page detailing the benefits of using a VPN for bank logins without mentioning the issue of banks sometimes freezing accounts of such users. Another small clue. I watch a major YouTube channel of some American expats in Mexico. They sell Surfshark as an affiliate program and they feature US bank logins as a major reason to buy it never mentioning any problems on the banks side. So I am left wondering if Surfshark or any other VPN actually solves this issue.

Yeah. This is real! To those that don't know, the New York Post is a right wing newspaper.

I have actually. But issues with this form are not really their area. I think the place to go with such problems is MANILA FBU.

I was just today shopping for a VPN to watch the World Cup but also interested in logins to US banks, etc. Coincidentally Surfshark is leading. But I have a question. obfuscated servers? Doesn’t using them indicate streamers and banks etc. won't be able to tell you're using a VPN and less likely to block access? Or am getting this wrong? https://surfshark.com/features/obfuscated-servers

Or at the very least cut off his "Diet" Cokes! Notice that the market isn't exactly excited about his announcement.

Manila has this formal form now to initiate contact. Form 7162 issues is an option on the drop down menu but there isn't a way to include a file there. I think it might be good to start with the form and then hope they reply and if they want a scan, they would presumably email and request it. FBU Inquiry Form - U.S. Embassy in the Philippines (usembassy.gov)

I doubt it.

It's not B.S.

One less hoop.

Donald J Trump will never be president again. Everyone knows that. This running is a ruse to try to pressure against indictments.

It was truly pathetic.

Hustler (not street, order by phone) Is he kidding?

I'm so happy that you have granted me permission.

And keeping his ample keister out of the hoosegow.

Keep in mind the show money report and the balance maintenance rules which cover the entire year are totally different. The report you may skip. The balance maintenence rules you must comply with (or if not seek an agent or start over). I am concerned that some of our dear elder expats might think that they don’t have to learn and comply with the balance maintenance rules. That is not the case.

Not really that easy. You have update your bank book which for some people involves needing to go on a bank. You need to do copies. You need to schlep to Immigration. Hardly just a few minutes. But you don’t need to do it at all because there is no consequence to not doing it. I dare say there is no benefit to doing it either. . What matters is actually following the balance maintenance rules THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. Not only 3 months. You can submit that optional report but if you fall out of balance compliance later in the year your application will be rejected regardless.