E142 How to Collect the US Account of a Deceased Foreigner

How to Collect Deceased Non-US Citizens' US Accounts


How to Collect the US Account of a Deceased Foreigner

We help a LOT of non-US heir collect their US inheritance.

So, for example

  • Aunt Barbara was a UK citizen, and lived/died in Spain
  • But she had a few US bank and brokerage accounts >$200k
  • How do Barbara’s nieces and nephews legally get their US inheritance?

In this high-level summary, we’ll describe:

  1. Step 1: Go to local probate court
  2. Step 2: Go to US probate court
  3. Step 3: Get US tax clearance

And lastly, I’ll describe a few of the seemingly simply tasks that can cause surprisingly long delays

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