The Human Capybara

SEEKING ADVICE
Retoot for reach appreciated!

Apparently with my very weird situation (dual-citizenship and survivor of an American spouse) keeping an address in the USA would save me a lot of trouble on the long term.
I've no family in the US so I'm looking at virtual box service.

If there are any American expat around here who are using a virtual box (not just a forwarding address), I'd be interested in your experience and recommendations, please.

Thank you!

#question #help #expat #usexpat

Jun 15 at 3:52pmWeb
Show threadPamela Schure2d ago
@aSweetGentleman My friend has a couple of suggestions: iPostal1 is a good address, but it’s a business address, not a residential address which causes issues for banks. He said this service is good for a residential address: https://savvynomad.io/address-with-lease-utility-bill for a FL address. This helps with taxes as well. There isn’t an easy option. We are mulling over a couple of options, but mail forwarding after taking up residence somewhere/somehow is the best of not great options.
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Show threadThe Human Capybara1d ago
@PamelaSchure Thank you!
Yes, it's exactly as you said, keeping a residential address is the best of not great options!
Show threadThomas Sturm1d ago
@aSweetGentleman @GeePawHill I’m using https://ipostal1.com - reliability might be different from location to location, but the overall service is good.
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Show threadThe Human Capybara1d ago
@tsturm @GeePawHill Thank you!
Show threadNilaJones1d ago

@aSweetGentleman

I used a small business local to me. Something I really liked about them was that they were willing to open mail and read it to me over the phone, or filter out the pages of junk and just send me the one page that was actually informative. They were very flexible with whatever I wanted to do

I don't suppose that a corporation with multiple branches would be like that. So you might see if there's somebody local to you who you feel you can have a good rapport with. Or maybe you are already not in the States?

Show threadThe Human Capybara1d ago
@NilaJones Thanks! It's a good idea but indeed I can't get this service in person, I have to access and manage it online.
Show threadBen Fulton1d ago
@aSweetGentleman iPostal1 can do residential. That's what I use and it seems fine. Never tried any other service though.
Show threadThe Human Capybara1d ago
@benfulton Good to know, thanks!