> No FEIC if you don't pay taxes in the country where you earned the income That's technically only true for one of the two possible tests for FEIE. The prese

> No FEIC if you don't pay taxes in the country where you earned the income That's technically only true for one of the two possible tests for FEIE. The presence test doesn't require any taxes to be paid anywhere else, and the bona fide resident test only requires that your "tax home" is in a different country.