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The other (illegal) way around is to obtain residency in country C, while living in country A. Then form the company in country B, open the bank account in country D, but inform B and D that you actually live in C - do not mention A to anybody, nor use you debit card in A.

Your question is so broad and vague that I doubt you'll get any replies. Take time to educate yourself and ask meaningful questions so that people will want to help.

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Maybe but can't disclose publicly

From what I see, if you have a US LLC as a non-resident you can choose between retail and private banking. if it's retail banking you most likely need to go there. If it's private banking, you could live in Uranus and they don't care. I don't have a US LLC myself, this is my impression by...

I'd go for the LLC in the US, but being an African citizen, you'll most likely need to go physically there to open a bank account and be conscious that they might want you to go through enhanced KYC. At the end of the day it boils down to the size of your business, if you have enough funds you...

I setup a BVI e-commerce a long time ago which, despite all that is said about BVI, still works like a charm. You'll find elsewhere in this forum that I even opened a bank account in OCBC Singapore for it, and even an account in the US which I prefer not to name the bank publicly. Combined with...

You can start with trying to open a Bankera account which gives you an EUR account within SEPA. So you can receive from your European clients at a very low cost, and later transfer it elsewhere. I prefer not to speculate which bank will give you an USD account but why not try in Panama itself...

First step would be to get an official word from @Admin about this suggestion.

No way a foreign bank will hold BRL. International branches of Brazilian banks might open a Brazilian account for you, but really I doubt it. Brazil is as complicated as it gets when it comes to making complications without a clear purpose. Even a Brazilian non-resident, with a CPF, struggles...

As I told you, these are unwritten rules based on numerous people I've dealt with, so I don't have a hard list to give you. Yes, Russians are welcomed. Your mileage may vary with other passports, and they may deny account opening or demand more time and scrutiny. Try showing up with a Nigerian...

All countries under sanctions, plus all or most of Africa, as well as poor Asian countries. This is an unwritten rule, it's just the way it is.

You need a Free Zone company for a visa. Then it's easy as 123. Visiting the country every 6 months for keeping the visa is a light requirement IMO.

They often overestimate the time it takes. From my experience, it takes one business day to send SWIFT transfers to Georgia.

You can hold GEL as a balance in your TW account, and you can send GEL/EUR/USD/GBP/whatever to a GEL account in Georgia, it will be converted automatically. However, you cannot receive GEL in your TW account as TW only offers bank account details for major currencies. So, for holding GEL, you...

Simple, you cannot use your EMI which only supports SEPA. You need an EMI which supports SWIFT, such as Transferwise.

Why in your setup do you need an intermediary company C3? Why doesn't C2 pay C1? (I'm understanding from your explanation that C2 collects rent and sends to C1) What are the odds this arrangement can be classified as fraud by the tax authorities?

A good website for learning about LLCs is llcuniversity.com. LLCs are a state arrangement and don't exist on the federal level. Thus they don't pay state corporate taxes (they even aren't a corporation!), and on the federal level, all profit is reported on the individual's tax income. For...

Portugal doesn't have a grief tax Paraguay is a popular option, check it out for details for example here AFAIK Uruguay is also doable, but a little more strict for obtaining visas Thailand, Georgia are all territorial taxation and worth a look. Or you can live in the UAE if you don't mind...

I think LLC + Cyprus company with a nominee director would work in this case