| A passport, a driving license, and a | | | | safe at your hotel all you need do is to ask |
| untilty bill are all you need to open an | | | | to take your passport back for a day. You |
| offshore account. | | | | can explain that you need to open a bank |
| | | | account. |
| Now I have told you you might not really want | | | | |
| to read any more of my article. So if you | | | | But be sure to keep your passport in the safe |
| are going on holiday with a passport and | | | | when you get back to your hotel. You might |
| driving license always remember to take along | | | | like to keep your other ID there aswell along |
| one of your latest utility bills with you. | | | | with the papers you will get from the bank. |
| Just in case. | | | | |
| | | | The big question is now you know how to |
| There are lots of offshore centers where you | | | | legally open an offshore bank account when |
| can take a holiday or weekend break. | | | | you are away on holiday are you going to go |
| Wherever you are in the world you are sure to | | | | on holiday? |
| find one nearby. Most offer at least some | | | | |
| kind of holiday break. So when you next feel | | | | On a more serious note though do please |
| like a short holiday try and remember to take | | | | remember that opening an offshore bank |
| a utility bill. Phone bills are quite | | | | account is not illegal in itself. A lot of |
| usefull. But any untility bill is OK. | | | | people are under the illusion that any |
| | | | offshore account must imply criminal |
| You need evidence of your home address. You | | | | activity. Things have changed over the last |
| might think it is a bit odd at first to open | | | | few years though. It could well be said that |
| an offshore account when away on holiday but | | | | offshore centers are now a thriving hotbed of |
| if you are going to that destination anyway | | | | law enforcement and morality. Offshore |
| on holiday it makes something nice to do one | | | | centers could now even be considered nore law |
| day. It gives you a chance to meet local | | | | abiding than many other financial areas. |
| people and see how different life can be. | | | | |
| And if its raining it makes a change from | | | | Offshore centers are thriving today mainly |
| going to the beach. | | | | simply as very sohisticated ways of keeping |
| | | | your cash away from people who want to |
| If you do decide to take a utilty bill with | | | | litigate you for it. They are safe places to |
| you though do remember to be carefull with | | | | keep your hard earned cash away from |
| you ID. ID theft happens a lot. Especially | | | | frivolous lawyers who see speculative |
| to holidaymakers everywhere in the world. So | | | | litigation as a fair sport by setting people |
| try not to keep your passport & driving | | | | up. |
| license & utility bill all in one place | | | | |
| at one time. | | | | So if you want to keep your hard won cash |
| | | | somewhere safe just take that holiday. |
| And if you need to keep your passport in the | | | | |