It's illegal to receive any US money without a US work visa. That said, it's a pretty grey area if you're working remotely, but by law you are supposed to be pa

It's illegal to receive any US money without a US work visa. That said, it's a pretty grey area if you're working remotely, but by law you are supposed to be paying tax to the US for any money earned from the US (even if you aren't in the country). You could just set up a bank account in whatever country you're in & just get paid to that account. Paypal is really expensive, so I wouldn't recommend that, but you can look at alternatives like Xoom & TransferWise. If you're going to be on US soil anytime soon, I know others use Charles Schwab which has some kind of international account where you can withdraw money at atm's all around the world with no fees. I think you'd need to be in the US to open an account though.