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Re:To Cover China, There’s No Substitute for WeChat by briandear on Friday January 18, 2019 @06:25PM (#18944098)
You have to do that in pretty much any foreign country because of FATCA — assuming they’ll allow you to open a bank account at all.
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Re:To Cover China, There’s No Substitute for WeChat by geomark on Friday January 18, 2019 @11:08PM (#18945269)
No banks ask me for my SSN in Thailand when I open accounts. They report as required by FATCA. Presumably your US passport number is adequate.
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