Opening bank account
Oct 20th 2009, 1:14 pm
#17
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Re: Opening bank account
Bank of America will also open an account without a SSN.
Oct 20th 2009, 2:00 pm
#18
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Re: Opening bank account
Depending on where you are wachovia also open an account with no ssn
Oct 20th 2009, 8:29 pm
#19
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Re: Opening bank account
Most banks will, SSN isn't a requirement to opening an account, just identifiable identification like a passport.
Speak to someone senior who'll know how to do it. At a pinch if their systems do require a number, 000-00-0007 is the generic number for foreigners without a number that the bank can use.
Speak to someone senior who'll know how to do it. At a pinch if their systems do require a number, 000-00-0007 is the generic number for foreigners without a number that the bank can use.
Oct 20th 2009, 8:53 pm
#20
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Re: Opening bank account
They certainly will, although navigating through their computer system to get to the right place to be able to enter your proof of i/d can be challenging as I discovered earlier this year ...
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=589997
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=589997
Oct 20th 2009, 9:08 pm
#21
So I am where?
Joined: Oct 2009
Location: North Carolina
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Re: Opening bank account
That's a pain, I guess I was lucky, I got my SSN they day after I arrived in the States, I guess my high priced lawer had his uses 
