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Moving to the US was easier than navigating the French administration as a French citizen. I was able to open a bank account on day 2, without an ID. Obtaining
by mtremsal 9y ago
Moving to the US was easier than navigating the French administration as a French citizen.
I was able to open a bank account on day 2, without an ID. Obtaining the ID required a trip to the DMV, which while time-consuming, wasn't an especially complex endeavour.
Only issue I ran into was the government shutdown, and that affected everyone.
- d--b 9y agoI don't know how you did it. Every bank I went to asked me for 2 official ID documents (which I didn't have). Getting a social security number was not particularly hard Having no credit history was a pain in the ass. DMV was annoying. That my wife could not work on my visa was a problem. The green card process was long and painful. Showing your genitals to a doctor to get a residency card was an unexpected and unpleasant part of the process.
- tapatio 9y agoDid they cup them?
- mtremsal 9y agoI believe opening a bank account has different requirements in different states. In NYC I only had to show my French passport, work visa, and full-time local work contract. The process seemed designed to allow even unlawful immigrants to get access to banking. In particular I believe the IVR had different decision trees in English and Spanish. Interesting. edit: I agree having no credit history was a major PITA.
- gcb0 9y agodon't forget the mandatory tuberculosis culture test under your skin if you are from a 1st world country that uses vaccines.
- gcb0 9y agoI have never heard of anyone ever getting a driver's license in 2 days. unless your bank accepted the matrix printer temporary one that doesn't even have a b&w photo.