Joint banking without a social security number

[Caribbean Pirate 9]

Hi everyone,

I'm not sure if this is common knowledge or not so I thought I would share. My husband and I just came back from a trip to the US for a week. While we were there we stopped in to Bank of America, where I have my US accounts. With only his passport they were able to add him to my accounts. Once he gets his social security number they can add that as well. But he now has a check card, can write checks and both of our names appear on the statements.

This was a huge unexpected help for me! I don't know if other banks do this too but it may come in handy for some of you!

good luck all!!

Edited March 12, 2012 by Caribbean Pirate

[Inky 1,111]

Most banks wont do this without an SSN. There are a few like bank of america that does do it thought.

[GandK 168]

Bank of Hawaii does it as well.

I'm visiting my fiancee in the USA right now and we just opened a joint bank account. Our I-129f still hasn't not been approved even.

All they asked was my passport and to sign on the form.

[venusfire503 54]

USAA Federal Savings Bank also let me add my SO before he even got here. I opened a joint account and sent him the ATM card so he could access money for things like his medical exam, without the delay, hassle, and expense of sending through a service like Moneygram. I also liked that he could just take smaller sums when needed, instead of lump sums. I just needed his passport number, and they added him. Later, I called and updated his information once he got here and got his ss#.

venusfire

[Kailyn 0]

Inky is right, you can definitely get a joint bank account at bank of American without a social security number.

My husband and I have one

[rkk1 34]

Do any of you know whether this can be done for a spouse who is not physically present? My husband is mailing me a few Apostilled and notarized copies of his Indian passport next week. I am wondering if I should use of the copies to either open a join bank account for us, or to add him to my present bank account. Else we could just wait until he gets here. Just thought I'd ask!