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You don't need to be a U.S. citizen to have a U.S. Bank Account, you can open a U.S. bank account with a foreign passport and a second form of ID. https://www.
by andreshb 8y ago
You don't need to be a U.S. citizen to have a U.S. Bank Account, you can open a U.S. bank account with a foreign passport and a second form of ID.
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- batbomb 8y agoThis is the correct answer - but that still implies a question on citizenship, though maybe it's implicit that if you have a SSN and a Drivers License then most banks assume you are a US citizen.
- stuckinarut 8y agoSSN application is quick and I just traded in my foreign driver license for a WA one.
- bdhess 8y agoThat isn’t inconsistent with BoA’s practice. The foreign passport is proof of citizenship. Presumably a French passport would be fine, a North Korean passport would be a problem.
- nraynaud 8y agoI'm French, I went to open a BoA account, it took almost 2 hours. Best part is that the humiliating procedure was done by someone with a Spanish accent.
- markplindsay 8y agoWhat does the employee's accent have to do with it?
- copperx 8y agoWhy was that humiliating?
- fiatmurder 8y agoI am homeless and due to the patriot act. I am unable to open a bank account as the bank without a utility bill is unable to determine that I am not a terrorist. Their words.
- 0xcafecafe 8y agoI don't think his account was frozen on account of him potentially not being a citizen. It was frozen as he didn't provide them an answer to the citizenship question.