Adding a Canadian fiance/spouse to US bank acct

[kaya541 1]

Hope you guys don't mind my posting a question in the Canadian forum (I'm not Canadian, but he is)- we haven't sent in our I-130 yet but I have a question I hope you can help answer.

We wanted to go ahead and get a joint bank account down here to show "joint financial co-mingling", among other reasons. I put in a call to my Washington Mutual branch, but I live in a very small town and they are having to research it for me, how to add him without a SS# or residence/US ID yet. Have any of you added or been added as a Canadian fiance/spouse to your USC's bank account before being a resident of the US? If so, what did you have to provide for that and which bank did you use?

[Krikit 1,164]

My husband's bank just used his SSN until I got one, and used my passport as ID.

Oh, and you don't have to be a Canadian to post in the Canada Forum. We're a pretty easy-going lot here.

[Chica Yeyé 41]

Same here. I only had my passport and WaMu made no fuzz.

[Flames9_RN 358]

All depends on the bank!! some will do it without a SSN, some won't!!

[LindaB 0]

All depends on the bank!! some will do it without a SSN, some won't!!

I was added to my husbands bank account before we were even married (and before we even started our immigration process and I still live in Canada) and had no problem. I don't remember what they used, I think it was just my B.C. drivers licence and another piece of id. That was with a small credit union in Bellingham called "Whatcom Educational Credit Union". The branch Manager just recently told me when I finally get my permanent resident card and SSN (after I move down there) to come and they will add the information to the account.

[Travis & Kim 0]

Bank of America just asked for my Passport as ID and we set up one just fine

[MissStacey 1]

I was added to Mel's before I got my SSN.

[bluegreen 0]

I was added and got my own Visa Check card before we were even married - they just used my passport:). We are with Wells Fargo. The lady we dealt with didn't actually know what the rule was - she decided to just try entering my info into the computer without a SSN and it worked.

[LadyJane 1]

The same goes for us: no SSN was required from my husband in order for him to be added to my bank account.

[kaya541 1]

The same goes for us: no SSN was required from my husband in order for him to be added to my bank account.

Thanks everybody for the replies - we will go in when he comes down in 3 short weeks...

[SaysWho 3]

I'm sure you've had enough replies to your question....but here's our 2 cents worth LOL...

my US hubby added me as joint to his US Bank of Washington account with just passport and picture ID (BC DL)

Good luck!

[L_n_O 3]

Oliver's Virginia Commerce bank wouldn't add me to the account until I had my SSN AND state-id.

[kimmbo 0]

My credit union will not add my husband until he has a SSN either... and were also so lucky that we both have to take the written and driving tests all over again to get our licenses!...grrrr

[erintoronto 0]

david and i were able to open a joint account at chase without issue. all they asked me for was my social insurance number until i had a social security number.

Edited May 12, 2008 by erinanddavid

[rhymeswithcandi 0]

My husband's bank was VERY strict about it and he wasn't able to add me to his account until I had a SS#. The quoted the Patriot Act as their reason. When I finally did get a SS# they wanted FOUR pieces of photo ID faxed to them as well as my SS card.