Kika&Ed

Thanks SOOO much for taking the time to post this. To be able to get a lot of questions answered like this in one place is truly a timesaver. May all go well with you and your loved one, and the same for all of us who have chosen to love someone from another country.

Thanks JE 57 and TimeI$Money for your reply back. I truly appreciate your time. JE 57, I have finally figured out that we may have to keep the account in Brazil, but have access to it from here. She asked the Brazil bank authorities about moving her money here and receiving it here on a monthly basis. They told her they will not do that. So to access the money from here may be the best option. One thing I did not consider was a VPN and like you suggested, that is a very good idea. Thanks a lot JE 57!

Timei$ Money, I believe the Social Security is known by a different name there and it is probably done different. She has worked hard all her life and does not want to lose what she earned. I understand her logic and I want to do what I can to help. I read your reply and looked into the TransferWise. It seems like a viable option to move money. With the VPN that JE 57 suggested and the TransferWise, we may be able to make something work. I do plan to file for her a SSN when we are married and to put her on my accounts too. Thanks guys!!!!

I have a Fiance from Brazil who will soon be here on a K1 Fiance Visa. She has worked since age 13 in Brazil and will soon quit her job to be with me here in America. She would like to draw her Brazilian Social Security here in America, but the Brazil bank will not let her open a new account here in America so that she can have her money here. Is there a way for her to access her money from here in America, even though her Social Security will still be in a bank in Brazil? We know we cannot open the new account here, but if we can have access to her money from here, that will help so much. Any help anyone can give on this topic will be greatly appreciated, for it is driving us crazy.