Gaining Joint Bank account

[Shauna 0]

Hi - we weren't even married when we opened our joint bank accounts July 2006 at Citizens Bank and I had been over the border something like 4 days. My husband already had one, and we opened 2 more joint ones, and I deposited a check in US dollars I had prepared in Canada. No SSN, I don't even remember showing the guy ID - maybe my passport? They also give their customers free notary service among other things - I would recommed it highly.

[Addie_Goodvibes 0]

I tried to get our bank to set us up as having a joint banking account however since my wife does not

have a social security number they would not let us. Has anyone else ran into this. When we got married they just took a number down I believe it was off the visa in place of a social and it just seems odd that their would not be a work around for this. We are working on getting both Names on everything for providing evidence of relationship at the AOS interview.

Also on another note we are both together and happily married.

Thanks everyone for your help.

By they I was talking about at the Court House when they were filling out the form for our Marriage liscense that is what the employee their did.

Try Washington Mutual,

You can apply for a Federal ITIN = Individual Taxpayer Identification Number

Some banks will take that! also bank account is not the only support evidence of relationship

Joint field IRS tax returns,

Joint Utility Bills,

Joint Cell phone bills

Edited August 11, 2006 by Addie_Goodvibes

[LastSurvivor 0]

I tried to get our bank to set us up as having a joint banking account however since my wife does not

have a social security number they would not let us. Has anyone else ran into this. When we got married they just took a number down I believe it was off the visa in place of a social and it just seems odd that their would not be a work around for this. We are working on getting both Names on everything for providing evidence of relationship at the AOS interview.

Also on another note we are both together and happily married.

Thanks everyone for your help.

By they I was talking about at the Court House when they were filling out the form for our Marriage liscense that is what the employee their did.

Try Washington Mutual,

You can apply for a Federal ITIN = Individual Taxpayer Identification Number

Some banks will take that! also bank account is not the only support evidence of relationship

Joint field IRS tax returns,

Joint Utility Bills,

Joint Cell phone bills

Credit Card Statements will also work!

I also can put in a plug for HSBC if you want to open an online account. Both names show up on the statement 'AND you earn 5.05% on a Savings account. My bank did not/would not have my wifes name show up on the bank account because supposedly only the primary account holders name is reflected. If your bank does this they will most likely provide a letter stating she/he is a joint account holder. One other thing....none of this was asked for during my interview but instead I was asked if I would like to add anything and I handed her a stack of these type of documents.

Rich

I should also add that when I added her to the account she had no credit history and I had to fax in some other documents to prove her identity. Your S.S.N. is how they pull a credit score and obviously someone new to this country will not have one. Seems like nothing is ever easy but just be patient and nice. Most of the time that will get you a LONG way.

Rich