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Ria Blog
Our guide to global living. Get practical finance tips, community stories, and simple ways to send money online, on the app or in person.
How to find a job in Miami: A guide for newcomers
Starting over in Miami? Here's how to get your work permit and Social Security number, have your degree evaluated, adapt your résumé for U.S. employers and find job openings in the city.
Why Migrants Send Money: The Emotional Side of Remittances
Sending money home is about more than financial support. Explore the pride, love, responsibility and pressure behind remittances and what they mean for migrants.
How to send money on WhatsApp with Ria: Your complete guide
Everything you need to send money with Ria on WhatsApp: what to have ready, transfer limits, payment, delivery options and how the chat works from start to finish.
What is Bre-B and how does it work?
Bre-B is Colombia's instant payment system. Learn how llaves work, what Bre-B costs, its transfer limits, and how to send money to a Bre-B key from abroad with Ria.
Your First 30 Days in Miami: A Newcomer's Checklist
Moving to Miami brings sunshine, new neighbors, and a mountain of paperwork. Here's what to handle first: your driver's license, car registration, bank account, health coverage, transit card, and hurricane kit.
How to Build Credit in the US as an Immigrant
Landlords, lenders, and even phone carriers check your credit, and having none can feel like having bad credit. Here's how to build a US credit file from zero, safely.
How to Pay for a Ria Transfer With a Credit or Debit Card
Paying for a Ria transfer with a credit or debit card takes under a minute. Here's what it costs, how to save your card for next time, and why your bank might ask for 3D Secure verification.
The World We Share: Meet Hassan Abdulle
Migration often means leaving behind everything familiar and starting over in an unfamiliar place. For Hassan Abdulle, that journey led from Somalia to Uganda, where he rebuilt his life and founded a successful refugee-led business. Today, his story reflects the resilience of migrants and refugees, and the role that opportunity, community and determination can play in creating a new sense of home.
How to open a US bank account without an SSN
Here's what you actually need to open a US bank account as an immigrant, and how to avoid the most common reasons applications get turned down.
Can You File US Taxes Without a Social Security Number?
An ITIN lets anyone file US taxes without an SSN. Here's how it works and how to do it, step by step.