Why I Came there and how I FAILED (unsuccessful money story)
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- Hi Guys!
Welcome back to my channel! In this video I will tell you how I was trying to open a bank account in Kazakhstan, and how It didn't work out for me! But other than opening a bank account, I will also show you a little bit of a city of Semey, and my trip to the farmer's market, where I'll show you some of the local delicacies!
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Thank you for showing us a bit of Kazakhstan, Svetlana! I am so sorry about the sanctions, I hope you figure out your situation. I love watching everything you show us and would love to visit the countries of the former Soviet Union some day. Greetings from Slovenia!
You mention not wanting to invest in crypto. You don't have to invest in it if you don't want to. But if you get a crypto app, and an address (both free btw) you can simply post it in the description of your videos and people can send you crypto as easily as someone can send an email. You don't have to use it for your own money, but you can receive money from anyone, anywhere in the world outside of the youtube fees, bank fees, or sanctions.
Everytime I see and listen to you makes me want to emigrate to Russia ,thank you so much for showing us the other side of your country.
You are georgeous❤ wish you best wishes in all parts of your life!
😘 from Croatia,small country for big thieves😆
Keep trying to be better Svetlana! You will succeed! All of us have failures and anyone who says they always succeed are not telling the truth! I have watched two of your videos and my conclusion is that you are a good and honest person. Life will bring something awesome for you, I am sure. Don't give up!
Hello Russian, it all ends sometime. One fine day both the war in Ukraine and totalitarianism in Russia will end. Greetings from Poland
Здравствуй, , все когда-нибудь кончается. В один прекрасный день закончится и война на Украине, и тоталитаризм в России. Приветствие из Польши
I had a similar experience, but I didn't actually go in person. On the bank websites it does say you need a local tax ID and a work permit, but then I discovered (as you did) you could get a tax ID number and a bank might accept that for non-resident accounts. But I worked out that the fees were stupid so I never bothered to apply for it. I think the 10% you're talking about is nothing to do with YT, it's because of the tax treaty, I think the US non-resident alien rate for Kazakhstan is 10%, I know it is for Russia. It's on your 1042-S. There's nothing you can do about that, but you can claim it as a foreign tax credit (or maybe you can't, because it's a third country it's been charged to).
Someone mentioned Serbia, but I think Turkey is the one to go for as five of the banks there have said they'll issue Mir cards, so that means you can do transfers via card-to-card (hopefully). The problem is that Turkey is an economic basket case. I wouldn't put a lot of money in a Turkish bank. But the actual problem you've got is that you're resident in Russia. Companies still won't deal with you because of that, regardless of where the bank account is.
Svetlana "How to Invest": (based on my 71 years of living) - Crypto is a speculation, not an investment (maybe just a gamble) - Russians (like their government) like gold but you may not have assets for that yet - you should keep several months worth of cash for living expenses as a minimum before you 'invest' - Russian stock market may be good investment as prices have dropped hard ... if you are holding for VERY long-term - perhaps buy a house or apartment and find roommate to rent from you (and help pay for house) - invest in learning a trade or skill - start your own business - can you model? (since you have the looks!) - channel suggestion: make shorter videos but more often! All my love - Trippe
Thank you! Lots of great advice!👍🏼
@@SVETLANAFROMRUSSIA Svetlana you should move to Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. It's the best place. Beautiful city. Tasty restaurants. Very good looking Russians. That's where all the action is . You should go to Astana.
In terms of military relationships we (western theorists, NATO) consider both Kazakhstan and Belarus to be extensions of Russia, where Ukraine, Georgia, certain other spots are obviously considered not closely aligned with Russia, although maybe termed rogue states so aren't without apprehension.
Kazakhstan may not be the best place to skirt sanctions anyway, you're always around Sochi, why not look at a Georgian bank? Georgia will fly right under any sanctions levelled at Russia and I'm guessing no administrative fee is required, they're simply western-neutral and aren't associated with Russia by the west except in opposition. Kazakhstan is tied with Russia administratively, so is going to hit the sanctions in some way or other, looks like in corrupted fees and requirements from what you're saying. I'm not there and can only speculate but would suggest trying a Georgian bank in the first place, what do you think? I'm curious if I might be correct or way off base about it.
I sympathize with you on the banking issue. I am shocked at how Russian banks are in effect "stealing" incoming $ from Russian people with that $200 per transaction fee. But it does show that sanctions have consequences for ordinary Russian people.
I am pleased to see you looking good, and in good spirits. That hair is as beautiful as ever! And you look gorgeous.
interesting new mosque in the Kazakh architectural style. I would have liked to see inside.
As to Lenin, there is a large bronze statue of him in Seattle, in the Fremont suburb. Its a bit of a tourist landmark. It was salvaged from a junkyard in Eastern Europe, I think.
Lol It's called capital controls and US does it more than all other countries combined. It's only on US$ not on local or other currencies. All it's doing is deterring people draining wealth from Russia into USA, the country that is actively trying to destroy the RF economy and cause millions of Russians to suffer through economic devesation (fortunately US is failing).
And talking about theft, How would you justify USA stealing $300 Billion of Russian foreign reserves that is the money of the people of Russia and USA/EU just stole it. And that's just Russia. The worst humanitarian crisis in Earth right now is the famine in Afghansitan that has 1 million people on the verge of death. Caused by USA just stealing Half of all money of the Afghan Nation. How can anyone justify that? USA did the same to Venezuela and Iran, just taking every penny they had saved in banks outside their country.
Lenin in Seattle?!! I couldn't even think about it!
@@Anastasia_B. hahaha
Sanctions show American cowardice and evilness.
Loved your video but please show us more when you get coffee… eat outside, etc., it’s always nice to see how LOCAL businesses go about their day. Anyhow, have a great stay in Kazakhstan.
I love and look forward to all your videos Svetlana !!❤☺
Hi Sveta, Kazakhstan is an amazingly huge country and the Kazakh people so welcoming to foreigners. In fact travelling to many, many countries on business its the first time I have had Taxi drivers refuse to accept money from me as I am a guest in their country. This has happenned to me in Almaty, Nur Sultan (Astana) and Shymkent. Dont like the salted cheese kurd tbh :) You should try opening a bank account in Turkey as its very easy for foreigners. Started to enjoy your channel, keep on travelling and reporting........
If you were a flight attendant at Emirates airlines and you have a US visa, you can open a bank account at the bank of America
I love your vlogs! The produce in Kazakhstan looks so colourful and fresh, you and your friend look beautiful! 👌🏾👍🏾
I had also considered opening a bank account in Kazakhstan. But only because of Gazprom and Lukoil stocks that now blocked in the west 😅
You have a real talent for making the ordinary, extraordinary. Bravo 👏, keep making your entertaining videos 🤗
Your hair looks very beautiful Svetlana!! I find that an anti humidity/frizz shampoo helps me!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Thank you dear
Lovely video content
I pray you get your financial sort out asap and less costs ...
Stay blessed 🙌 😇 ❤️
Fantastic visit. The money part maybe not so good but seeing your friend Christina and seeing the city sights was very nice. Actually a place I wouldn't mind visiting. The park with all the busts reminded me of a scene from an old James Bond movie. I appreciate your respect to not going into the mosque, a great reflection on your soul.
МЫ ЛЮБИМ ТЕБЯ СВЕТЛАНА АНЯ ВИТАЛИЙ И Я ..ИГОРЬ ОТПРАВЛЯЕМ ВАМ САМЫЕ НАИЛУЧШИЕ ПОЖЕЛАНИЯ НАДЕЖДЫ 🙂😘
All information online isn't accurate. You always need to double check. I don't know how many times i hit my nose on a locked door when i trusted the "open hoors" on Google for a restaurant. LOL. Just call instead. I was going to suggest maybe your friend coul dopen an account in a new bank and let you use it (give you the passwords, cards etc) but then maybe it won't work with TH-cam because the account might need to be in your own name. Hope you find a way around this soon. 💜
That park reminded of a video that another Russian vlogger posted of her friend's apartment in Saint Petersburg. There were Lenin busts and photos everywhere because the friend said that wherever she went in her apartment she wanted Lenin to be watching over her. Also, I'm really enjoying the videos from Kazakhstan.
Healthy and right attitude regarding investments. Whatever it is, Krypto, stocks, gold etc. all can provide you with harsh losses (as Bitcoin did in the recent past), if you don't know what you're doing. And in order to know what you do, it takes app. years of quality education and market experience. Take this advice from a banker, an investment specialist who's been working in the US, Europe and in Russia. Other than that: great channel to follow, led by an intelligent and pretty woman. 👍😊
I used to love Russia, but now oh man. I don’t think I can look at Russia the same way my whole lifetime
we still love Russia we don't give a fu*ck about you
Not everything is so black and white, friend.
Why? We, all, are human beings!!
Cant you open a Swiss bank account ? Nice 🚜btw 🤠😉
I loved this video, Svetlana! I have never seen much of Kazakhstan, so this was a real treat! Thank you, and look forward to next video!
Not quite like what was in the movie about Barat right? xD Just imagine that someone would mock your country like that ..
Great laughs!!! You make people happy!!! Hope you get to where God want you to be… You’re certainly welcome to come here to America… I learned some Russian when I was in college… Russian is amazing culture… And beautiful language and beautiful people… I hope this world can resolve its problems quickly. Our thoughts and prayers are with you. God bless you Svatlana
Fantastic to see... love the market's all the lovely fruit and veggies... great video. superb ... Svetlana..
Be strong, we all support you❤.
Hi Svetlana! Semipalatinsk was the atomic bomb test site of the Soviet Union. Around 500 explosions took place between 1949 to 1989. It's a world record for one location. This fact explains the many Lenin and other statues left behind, and now concentrated in on place. When the Soviet Army left Kasakhstan, they left them behind like ugly relatives 😒
Wow, that place must really be contaminated!
If you are unable to convince the banks to let you open an account then next time try bringing a gun with you to persuade them.
Thank you Svetlana for these great videos. You are amazing ❤️
It's really have become a problem for you. Although your city tour was still very interesting. Lenin park was a lovely experience. Well done. Hope your issues will be sorted out soon. Good luck🍀
Would this work? You get a job there for one week and get your papers for bank account?
Hi again Sveta! I'm sorry that things financially aren't working out there, but you know we will follow you to wherever you set down some roots in a more stable situation. I don't remember seeing you in Georgia, but there are many Russian TH-camrs that have gone down there, so maybe some things may be easier there... plus, it's not that far from Sochi. Good luck and I look forward to your next video 😊- Dima
Hi Svetlana) love your channel, its always a joy to pass the time with you)) so hey i just wanna say, i heard you say that you think crypto is a type of “investment”. Its honestly not that. Its just another form of currency. Over time it does get more or less valuable just like all other currencies, but its a currency that you can actually pair your digital wallet to an actual card. I really dont think you can use it for adsense, but just so you know in the future. Hopefully all this will end soon*
What about the " buying a coffee" system seems to work for my Russian teacher etc. It's worth checking it out!
You Russians have a patience about you that no American would tolerate like how you spent all day at the bank only to be turned away only after attempting your task day after day and jumping through all their hoops. An American would lose their mind and be yelling and screaming inconsolably. Very different cultures from your way of life under the old (and current) soviet union.
I Love the Russian people, just not their government ways. In America customer service has always been key, however its almost as bad as there now. Thank you for sharing.Yeah Putin!! he is a rock star to those of us awake
Putin is a killer. He needs to be dealt with as was Mussolini. Amen.
If you are an American, then you definitely are not awake, more likely on Xanax and brainwashed
Unfortunate that you have these bank problems, but at least the people in Kazakhstan are not being bombed.
Its pretty obvious this is just a me ,me,me vlog so you are not going to get any profound insights here just a lot of playing with her hair etc etc.
You are so beautiful Svetlana. You remind me so much of another Svetlana, who lives in Kyiv. You guys could almost be twins!
Thanks for the update it always nice to see you 🤗 hope as time goes on you find a way to sent up a card keep us updated just wanted to say I think you are so so beautiful 🤗 please take care and be safe beautiful 😍✌️❤️🙏
Think that’s a driving force for crypto currency and having a percentage of your money in gold and silver.
ВСЕГДА...ВСЕГДА ТАКАЯ КРАСИВАЯ СВЕТЛАНА ОЧЕНЬ ЛЮБЛЮ ОБНИМАЮСЬ ЛУЧШЕ ТЕБЯ КАК ПРОТЕЛО ВРЕМЯ В КАЗАХСТАНЕ??
Good luck from south of khazakjitan
Almost 1300 km south of aktai!
You speak perfectly.
Another great insight, thank you.
Sveta, why can't you have Christina co- sign for you, of course... you may have to have her on your account. It is possible in my country.
Local politicians in Russia who dared call for Vladimir Putin to be charged with treason and forced out of office were today summoned for police interrogations
Kristina is so beautiful 😍 just like you are. Hello from Serbia.
This video is interesting, the city and the sights. But I have to admit, I love looking at You. Best wishes from California.
I'm sorry about the sanctions my country sucks sometimes. Whish the best 4 u.
I am sorry you could not open a bank account. Did you think of Georgia?
Side note re this video , my only daughter is also named Christina. She was born in US but grew up in Italy as her mother is Italian .
I want to move to Kazakhstan because my sweet Russian Svetlana is moving there too.
awesome video. thanks for sharing. i love seeing videos of daily living in other cultures. i would love to visit these places someday. i am glad you did not open the account, those fees were stupid high. as for "investing" in crypto, do not get crypto for investing. all you really doing to exchanging money into another currency, like usd to rubles, etc. once you are investing in other forms of investments, and you have extra to exchange in hopes it will go up, that would be the time to "invest" there. gold and silver are not good investments either, by themselves, by sure you have other investments before you add gold and silver to the portfolio. i am not an investment expert, that is strictly my opinion from my research of investing, and how i would handle it, if i was at the point to do that. keep up the awesome work, and looking forward to many more videos!
You should have gone to Georgia. Leave Russia.
I liked that. A pretty girl in a pretty place. The stores were stacked with plenty of good produce. Dates, cherries, and Apricots are my favorites. That park was creepy. And your good friends' scare campaign against those Pidgeobs was a complete failure. They have seen it all before. LOL!
Kazakhstan is amazing . Spent three weeks there recently and had a great time.
Un loc foarte frumos,mulțumesc! La fel și voi, sunteți frumoase
Lovely and beautiful ladys !!!
Try and get refugee status in the US bring your fiancee
Long live Kurdistan in turkey iraq and syria
I hope you find a way through the financial problems you have. It's hard to understand why the russian leadership has bought such hardship on its ordinary citizens. Stay strong.
Kazakhstan is not Russia, it is an independent state))) But the people are wonderful and many speak Russian. Their traditions are beautiful. And they always smile! Even if it's hard.
@@Anastasia_B. That comment was toward Svetlana not Kazakhstan.....
Great video Svetlana! Sorry the card thing did not work out for you. Glad to see you were visiting your friend though. Looking forward to your next video. I wish you the best. Stay safe and well.
Hi Svetlana I hope you are doing well particularly during this hard time. I was wondering if you could make a video about how you colour your hair and how you care for it. It's quite a feature of your look your long hair. Take care x
Maybe you can establish some contacts in Kazakhstan to help you with getting accounts.
Thank you Svetlana for sharing your journey to Semey ♥ Subscribed, liked and commented
You have your work cut out for you Svetlana. The rules are there specifically to stop people doing what you are trying to do (take capital from Russian Banks to USA/EU). It's unfortunate for you as your intentions are innocent but it's essential for the overall protection of the Russian Economy and preventing the collapse of the Rouble.
IMO the two best options are 1) Your instinct to be philosophical, just wait. Your money is relatively safe where it is and in a year or two it will be easier to move it. It will incur interest if you chose the right holding a/c so it's not a loss financially.
2) buy a transferable assest like Gold/Platnium (not Crypto too volatile). It's not for an investment but as a way to get the value of the Dollars you have into a form you can sell when you get to USA.
This is really good advice. The rouble is holding value very well while many other currencies, like the british pound are cratering.
Hello! D place around is very nice, injoy
Greetings From Philippines 😉
If there's a will there's a way... take it to the next level. Have your fiance access your UTube account and he reimburse you through his CC. Stay safe.
Thanks for your honesty about the difficulties people deals since the war especially knowing own opinion and expressing it is a challenge in Russia
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Ask Dari about Turkey. Ask Zach about Georgia. Ask Konstantin about Uzbekistan.
Happy for take a decision money so important👌👌☺️
Dear Svetlana, you can open bank account in Serbia as many Russians already have done
Hi Svetlana!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
Chinese people have the same problem. They try to open bank accounts in Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, and Los Angeles.
Hi beautiful sweetheart Svetlana!! I ❤️ you!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
в Казахстане, видимо, разметок дорог не делают.
Pretty girl!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
When waiting 3 hours you can read a book. As the Corona book from Thomas Roper.
Hi. I guess you can open a bank account without keeping a residency in Turkey but need to search. Have nice day!
I would like to renounce my Finnish citizenship and move to either Russia or Kazakhstan, or even Mongolia.
EU sucks.
I love you 🥰
EU does suck
Well you are filming in Kazak so thats work, go get a permit ;-)
Great videos, thank you👍🌻
Wow the banking system over there sounds messed up. Everybody has their hand out for part of your income. Hope you enjoyed yourself with your friend in a lovely city. Stay well and be safe. Could you go to a western country to get a card?
It’s cuz globalist sanctioned all RU including financial system.
The West's financial system is about to implode. Sanctions only made Russias ruble stronger. Svetlana is best to stay close to home. Russias economy is getting stronger while the West's is getting weak. We have complete idiots running America.
goto the Belarus, open a bank account. 2 weeks later go back and pick up your cards. Easy. It's a 6 hour drive from Moscow to the Belarus border. So you can drive there and back on the same day.
What if you start a company in Kazakhstan? Then you will have the documents to open a bank account right? You as Director of the company can be employee. As employee, you should have a bank account there to operate 😉
You are always welcome to return to the U.S. Thank you for showing us your country and it’s surroundings.
Sending love from Pennsylvania 🌲
You are so beautiful it’s very inspiring me to do new vlogs 😊❤️❤️❤️
Thank you Svetlana glad to see you are enjoying life love from England shame the west has idots as leaders at the moment but it will change for the better soon
Transfer via China is possible, but many in Your position simply have a "соломенный человек" for example in Germany.
Question HOW does TH-cam PAY you??? IS it under YOUR NAME or can YOU change it into a BUSINESS NAME??? MAYBE you can do a video on that as I think that would be interesting Does TH-cam know you are Russian???
Любовь 💖🙏
What a beautiful area and so clean!
You look so gorgoeus..charming..regards from Malaysia.😍😀..love ur all video..
Would you be able to apply for a new passport in a different country? We’ve all heard about the green card and the style of life over there 🍻. Would you accept to teach swimming in the new environment? 🏊🏻♀️
Very nice mashaallah Queens God's country and very nice velaj so beautiful naliej❤️💕👑👸👰🇵🇰🇵🇰
The answer to your currency problem is easy ! GET RID OF PUTIN !
can you talk about male Circumcision (обрезание).I will definitely watch mare of your vlogs.
Lovely city, just like you!