Got my Florida license and bank account open a few days ago

[domegirl1978 1]

HI everyone! So on Monday my hubby and I went to the DMV in Delray beach which is in Palm Beach County. I went with my birth certificate, passport, my Quebec license, my ssn (i already had one from years ago from when i went to college here), my marriage certificate and 2 utility bills with my name on them.

They asked me what I was there for and informed them I was there to change my license from a Canadian one to the Florida one. I got a number and was told to wait. When I was called the girl informed me that she needed my Canadian license, passport and utility bill to prove I had an address here.

I informed her that I used to have a Florida license and she found me in the computer. She told me that because I had had a license from FL in the past that I did not have to give up my Quebec license. However, for people who are getting their FL license for the first time, they would have to either give up the Canadian license or retake the driving test. They never asked for my ssn or marriage certificate. They NEVER looked at my I-94 in the passport.

She took my picture and printed out a temporary license and told me I would receive my real license within 30 days in the mail. The fee was 48$. All in all it took an hour. I got there at 7:45am and they open at 8am where I live. I was out by 9am.

We then went to Bank of America to open an account. They asked me for my passport, my Canadian drivers license, some Canadian credit cards, I also let them see my Medicare card just as another form of picture i.d. She also asked me for my ssn number and marriage certificate. The whole process at Bank of America took about an hour. I don't think they would have let me open the bank account without my ssn number but I can't be sure. She wanted my marriage certificate because I opened my own account but also attached myself to my husbands savings account.

I may be forgetting something but if anyone has any questions please ask away. Maybe a question from one of you will jog my memory as to something I forgot to mention.

We are going on our honeymoon on Dec. 12th to Disney and I'll be back on the 21st of December and that will be when I start all the AOS paperwork. I'm sure I'll have ALOT of questions for everyone once again. LOL.

[LiLMermaid 2]

HI everyone! So on Monday my hubby and I went to the DMV in Delray beach which is in Palm Beach County. I went with my birth certificate, passport, my Quebec license, my ssn (i already had one from years ago from when i went to college here), my marriage certificate and 2 utility bills with my name on them.

They asked me what I was there for and informed them I was there to change my license from a Canadian one to the Florida one. I got a number and was told to wait. When I was called the girl informed me that she needed my Canadian license, passport and utility bill to prove I had an address here.

I informed her that I used to have a Florida license and she found me in the computer. She told me that because I had had a license from FL in the past that I did not have to give up my Quebec license. However, for people who are getting their FL license for the first time, they would have to either give up the Canadian license or retake the driving test. They never asked for my ssn or marriage certificate. They NEVER looked at my I-94 in the passport.

She took my picture and printed out a temporary license and told me I would receive my real license within 30 days in the mail. The fee was 48$. All in all it took an hour. I got there at 7:45am and they open at 8am where I live. I was out by 9am.

We then went to Bank of America to open an account. They asked me for my passport, my Canadian drivers license, some Canadian credit cards, I also let them see my Medicare card just as another form of picture i.d. She also asked me for my ssn number and marriage certificate. The whole process at Bank of America took about an hour. I don't think they would have let me open the bank account without my ssn number but I can't be sure. She wanted my marriage certificate because I opened my own account but also attached myself to my husbands savings account.

I may be forgetting something but if anyone has any questions please ask away. Maybe a question from one of you will jog my memory as to something I forgot to mention.

We are going on our honeymoon on Dec. 12th to Disney and I'll be back on the 21st of December and that will be when I start all the AOS paperwork. I'm sure I'll have ALOT of questions for everyone once again. LOL.

They will let you open an account without a SSN at Bank of America. My fiance and I have a joint account there.

[bradcanuck 1]

I can verify BofA allows you to open an account with just a passport.

[cdn_gewels 0]

Thanks for the info!!! I have had a Florida license before as well, so I hope it'll be just as easy! I have been in contact with DMV for Florida with some questions and the lady that answered my messages was very helpful. Here's hoping my experience is as positive as yours.

[Krikit 1,165]

I informed her that I used to have a Florida license and she found me in the computer. She told me that because I had had a license from FL in the past that I did not have to give up my Quebec license. However, for people who are getting their FL license for the first time, they would have to either give up the Canadian license or retake the driving test. They never asked for my ssn or marriage certificate. They NEVER looked at my I-94 in the passport.

I'm in Florida.

- I never had to give up my Ontario license.

- I had to show them my marriage certificate to change my name.

- They refused to give me a license after looking at my I-94.

We then went to Bank of America to open an account. They asked me for my passport, my Canadian drivers license, some Canadian credit cards, I also let them see my Medicare card just as another form of picture i.d. She also asked me for my ssn number and marriage certificate. The whole process at Bank of America took about an hour. I don't think they would have let me open the bank account without my ssn number but I can't be sure. She wanted my marriage certificate because I opened my own account but also attached myself to my husbands savings account.

SunTrust used my passport, our wedding certificate (name change), and used my husband's SSN until I received one.