The other option for me is to find friends in countries with legitimate use of bitcoin and make the mutually profitable BTC-fiat swap.
To do this, you may not need to find friends to trade with peer to peer platforms like hodhhodl or bisq allows users to connect and trade without having to directly go through a bank, the transaction would appear like any normal one with no trace to bitcoins. If you have a large stash and wish to convert to fiat, you'll likely have to do it over numerous smaller transactions.
It's too hassle to go outside your country border just to use Bitcoin though except if you have tons of Bitcoin in your pocket that can support your daily needs abroad.
Or if you own a mining rig and wish to keep it functioning.