The statute of limitations is tolled (stops running) until you return to the US, when they may still be able to sue you.
When leaving the country as much as possible one must have a good standing credit. 0 cards mean bad credit score, which happens to anyone who are stuck in financial crisis due to unpaid credit card debts.
you die!
If you leave the country permanently to escape debt, then you are getting into criminal territories - you are trying to defraud the credit card company. If it becomes a criminal matter, then the US may try to have you extradited back to face charges. So you'd need to go to a country which has no extradition treaty with the USA. That doesn't leave a lot of first world countries, basically to fully escape the debt, you'd have to flee to a place where you won't even be able to enjoy the benefits of a credit card again.
* Leave the country * Change your identity * Hide in the backwoods * Die * Be declared insolvent or bankrupt. * Never run up any credit card debt.
You will not be able to come back to the U.S ?
The bankruptcy will appear on their credit if you include this card in your bankruptcy. If you leave the card off the bankruptcy, it will not effect their credit.
If it has a major credit card logo (Visa, Mastercard), then it should be fine, but I would advise against it because if something unexpected happens, you might want the flexibility of a postpaid card.
the credit card company sends people to get their money i would want to pay them.
Credit card processing companies have telephone numbers that will vary from country to country. For the best method of determining how to reach your own credit card processor, you can find the phone number on the back of your credit card.
For a credit card simply collataroled in another country - boy...
They say that I am in contract to pay for everything. They have my credit card and that's it. What can happen if the credit card on file is invalid?
The episode penny got a credit card on is Don't Leave Home Without It.