This is the advantage that Bitcoin has in store for us. Borderless transactions.
Generally, most currencies can be used internationally with a small fee, which may or may not be less than the standard Bitcoin transaction fee depending on various factors. Imagine this. When you are going to buy and sell goods and services using an old centralized method like the banks, they have the power to freeze or hold your transaction. They are asking you for some more information, providing documents and proof, etc. However with Bitcoin, just like what you are experiencing lately, there are no central authority, third party or middleman who can interfere with your transactions.
Its absolutely a benefit in many peoples eyes, but there's also the flip factor, and this is why I think banks will always exist. Not everyone wants to be fully responsible, and in control of their money which I could sort of understand. Banks do offer a safety net when sending payments to trusted sources, and they also provide fraud monitoring. Unfortunately, if your transaction is related to cryptocurrency in anyway, the bank is likely to flag it, and therefore you have to spend more time convincing them that you mean to send the transaction, and you accept the risks. This can be a pain in the ass for people like us, but banks are entirely bad. They are bad in their current implementation, but I do believe they could be adapted in the future to provide a service such as fraud detection, without actually controlling your money. 
