Anyone know a way to reasonably send money to CR?

[Newser]

[quote=”Cancertomnpdx”]Sidebar question. If I live in Costa Rica, have no kids to come and visit, and have my dog with me, how do I get my stateside credit union to send me new VISA credit and/or debit cards when they expire? Would having a mail forwarding company in Miami do the trick? Going one step further, if I have a mailing address in Miami I wonder if Florida would see me as a resident of that state? If so, would Florida want a piece of the action from my 401(k) earned and rest for the rest of its existence in Oregon?

Thanks,
Tom
Portland, Oregon[/quote]

Florida has no state income tax so under any circumstance there would not be any tax due there. There will, of course, be federal income tax due.

[johndemske]

Fidelity Investments will wire for free for premium members. And you can open an account w/ them if you live in Costa Rica.

http://personal.fidelity.com/misc/buffers/premium_services/index.shtml

[DavidCMurray]

Have you opened an account with Fidelity Investments while living in Costa Rica recently? I ask because I tried to open an account at HSBC Bank (in the U.S.) a few months ago. Everything went off perfectly until I got to the requirement for a physical street address. Then it came to a crashing halt.

I spoke to a customer service supervisor who, while congenial, said that there is simply no way for a non-resident (U.S. citizen or otherwise) to open a bank account in the U.S. And there it ended.

[johndemske]

Fidelity Investments is not a bank. When I was setting up a wire to Costa Rica, I asked the Fidelity rep if a Costa Rican resident/citizen could open an account in the US and he assured me that it is possible. As I recall, he said the account would have to be opened by mail but once it was established, everything could be done via phone/fax/electronically.

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