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Offshore Bank Accounts with Barclays Bank
One of the things about being a successful expat and achieving the freedom of a tax haven, is having your bank accounts offshore. This practical piece of logistics is something which you need to set up. Here's the place to do it.
Barclays Wealth International is Offshore by being on the Isle of Man. Geographically, the Isle of Man is an island to the West of Great Britain and to the East of Ireland. Politically, the Isle of Man is part of the British Isles, but is not part of the United Kingdom. It's also not part of the European Union. The Isle of Man has a special tax haven status, like Gibraltar, and the Channel Islands.
Another detail which is worth knowing, is that as well as Barclays Offshore being an international status offshore financial resource, it's also part of Barclays Bank which is a well-respected well-trusted well-known financial business.
To qualify for a Barclays Offshore account, you need to be of sufficient status, well-off enough, but for the exact details please check with The Official Site
Meanwhile,
here is some descriptive shpiel by Barclays Offshore themselves...
Barclays International Bank Accounts
"Barclays Wealth provides a range of UK, International and offshore banking and savings accounts. Barclays wealth is a leading global wealth manager and the UK's largest, providing international banking service to clients in almost 200 countries and territories worldwide".
Here is some more, as of 2011:
"Barclays
Wealth is a leading global wealth manager, and the UK's largest,
with total client assets of £169.5bn, as at 30 June 2011. With
offices in over 20 countries, Barclays Wealth focuses on private
and intermediary clients worldwide, providing international and
private banking, investment management, fiduciary services and
brokerage.
Barclays Wealth is the wealth management division of Barclays.
Barclays is a major global financial services provider engaged in retail banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking and wealth management with an extensive international presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs over 145,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide".
The benefits of banking with Barclays Wealth International: - (see notes at end)
*
Accounts in a choice of currencies including sterling, euros and
US dollars
* Offshore account location in Isle of Man, Jersey or London
Expert foreign exchange services
* 24-hour telephone banking service
* International online banking service for easy and secure access
to your accounts2
* Credit3 and debit cards in different currencies
Access to International Personal Bankers for expert advice on a
range of subjects
* A dedicated Relationship Manager to help you make the most of
your international finances4
Also, there are a few territories which are excluded - see additional notes at end.
If you have been tempted by this, here's the link:
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If the links and banners on this page work, that's good! Otherwise, here's some help
I recommend that you set up a special e-mail address for use on your Internet banking and use it only for that purpose. This helps to defeat "phishing" attempts by bandits.
Excluded territories: Barclays Wealth are restricted by regulations in certain jurisdictions so they cannot offer banking services. These are the countries which are excluded: Australia, China, India, Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), North Korea, South Africa, United States of America. If you're a permanent resident of any of those countries, sorry, but you can't apply. It's the governments of those places that are to blame, not Barclays Wealth! Also see countries of the world
Notes:
1
Not available for accounts held in the Isle of Man or Jersey
which are outside the eurozone. In this context "Europe"
means the Single European Payments Area, covering the 27 members
states of the EU, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and
Switzerland.
2 Please note, for a short period of time every night
(UK time) we temporarily close our website for a data refresh.
Access may also be limited in some countries due to the
prohibited transmission of encrypted data over telephone lines.
Please contact your local embassy to check your country's legal
position. Accounts will be held in individual currencies.
3 Subject to application and status.
4 Relationship Manager is available to clients taking
out our Relationship Manager Service who have £50,000 or more (or
currency equivalent) to deposit, or an annual gross income of £100,000
paid into a Barclays Wealth International account if you have
come to live or are moving to the UK.
Personal recommendation: I am Zyra and I am a tax exile living in Panama, having emigrated (for tax purposes) from the UK. Having international offshore bank accounts is something I recommend. In fact, I am considering writing a Customer Testimonial.