@%(*!!!! the bank and the CA DMV

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Aghhhhhh!!!!!! Trying to get my wife onto my bank account. They tell me that I need her to have a CA state ID. I don't get it,, I thought a SSI number was good. So snow I go to get here a CA ID. I take her passport with valid I-94. and SSI card. Now the lady at the DMV tells me she cant even give her an ID. she says there isn't enough remaining time on her I-94 ( one month ten days )to be checked with immigration. I said WHAT!!!! look behind me and tell me all the ILLEGALS standing in line behind me if they have bothered to get checked by immigration!!!!!!!!!! This is such BULL #######!!! I play the good dog and jump through all the hoops and pay all the money that I'm suppose to!!!! and I'm the one who gets excrement thrown in my face!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Must be soooooo F'in nice to just walk across the dang border and have everything just given to you on a silver f'in platter

[amykathleen2005 441]

Try a different bank.

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Once she has her EAD, she can do all that good stuff. Patience.

[del-2-5-2014 1,339]

Aghhhhhh!!!!!! Trying to get my wife onto my bank account. They tell me that I need her to have a CA state ID. I don't get it,, I thought a SSI number was good. So snow I go to get here a CA ID. I take her passport with valid I-94. and SSI card. Now the lady at the DMV tells me she cant even give her an ID. she says there isn't enough remaining time on her I-94 ( one month ten days )to be checked with immigration. I said WHAT!!!! look behind me and tell me all the ILLEGALS standing in line behind me if they have bothered to get checked by immigration!!!!!!!!!! This is such BULL #######!!! I play the good dog and jump through all the hoops and pay all the money that I'm suppose to!!!! and I'm the one who gets excrement thrown in my face!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Must be soooooo F'in nice to just walk across the dang border and have everything just given to you on a silver f'in platter

And how do we know this?

If you posses the power to decipher citizenship from just visual cues then you'll make a killing on Arizona law enforcement payroll.

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

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[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

Aghhhhhh!!!!!! Trying to get my wife onto my bank account. They tell me that I need her to have a CA state ID. I don't get it,, I thought a SSI number was good. So snow I go to get here a CA ID. I take her passport with valid I-94. and SSI card. Now the lady at the DMV tells me she cant even give her an ID. she says there isn't enough remaining time on her I-94 ( one month ten days )to be checked with immigration. I said WHAT!!!! look behind me and tell me all the ILLEGALS standing in line behind me if they have bothered to get checked by immigration!!!!!!!!!! This is such BULL #######!!! I play the good dog and jump through all the hoops and pay all the money that I'm suppose to!!!! and I'm the one who gets excrement thrown in my face!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Must be soooooo F'in nice to just walk across the dang border and have everything just given to you on a silver f'in platter

Ask to speak with a bank manager, or go to another bank. She should be able to open her own account with only a passport for ID, and a Social Security card. My wife opened a savings account that way at B-of-A and made the account joint with me. I added her to my accounts after she got her green card.

California requires proof of lawful presence to get a state ID or driver license. Illegals can't get an ID or license. If you'll recall, giving licenses to illegals was one of the reasons Gray Davis was recalled, and the first thing that Arnold repealed after he was elected. I seriously doubt Moonbeam Brown would have the guts to reinstate that law and allow illegals to once again get a license after what happened to Davis.

[X Factor 1,112]

Ask to speak with a bank manager, or go to another bank. She should be able to open her own account with only a passport for ID, and a Social Security card. My wife opened a savings account that way at B-of-A and made the account joint with me. I added her to my accounts after she got her green card.

California requires proof of lawful presence to get a state ID or driver license. Illegals can't get an ID or license. If you'll recall, giving licenses to illegals was one of the reasons Gray Davis was recalled, and the first thing that Arnold repealed after he was elected. I seriously doubt Moonbeam Brown would have the guts to reinstate that law and allow illegals to once again get a license after what happened to Davis.

[Caryh 5,206]

If your bank is going to throw a bunch of hurdles in front of you because of an immigrant spouse, take your business to another bank. I had checked with my bank before my fiancée arrived to find out exactly what was needed with them and got everything together when she got here. Then the woman at the bank tried to say she could be on my accounts until she got an SS number. I told the bank I knew that wasn't so and to go and check, she kept insisting she was right over and over, I was about to loose it on her, but finally she checked with someone with more knowledge. Not even a sorry from that woman, but at least we got my fiancée on the accounts and a check card. I finally got fed up with that bank and their employees' "we're always right" attitude, and dumped them a few months later. They used to be good, I don't know what happened with them. The point is there is no reason to get so frustrated with a business offering services to you. If they can't get the job done the way you need it done, move on to another business that will.

[JohnR! 5,495]

Aghhhhhh!!!!!! Trying to get my wife onto my bank account. They tell me that I need her to have a CA state ID. I don't get it,, I thought a SSI number was good. So snow I go to get here a CA ID. I take her passport with valid I-94. and SSI card. Now the lady at the DMV tells me she cant even give her an ID. she says there isn't enough remaining time on her I-94 ( one month ten days )to be checked with immigration.

Once she has her EAD she will be able to get her California ID and you can have her in your bank account. Bank rules have changed in order to orevent American banks from engaging in money laundering voluntarily or otherwise.

The rules for your wife are the same for everyone else. The DMV is not issuing ID's or DLs to non-residents, so she is not being treated as an exception. It is frustrating all the same so just be patient for a little longer and she will get her papers in order eventually.

Good luck!

[DandT14 272]

Aghhhhhh!!!!!! Trying to get my wife onto my bank account. They tell me that I need her to have a CA state ID. I don't get it,, I thought a SSI number was good. So snow I go to get here a CA ID. I take her passport with valid I-94. and SSI card. Now the lady at the DMV tells me she cant even give her an ID. she says there isn't enough remaining time on her I-94 ( one month ten days )to be checked with immigration. I said WHAT!!!! look behind me and tell me all the ILLEGALS standing in line behind me if they have bothered to get checked by immigration!!!!!!!!!! This is such BULL #######!!! I play the good dog and jump through all the hoops and pay all the money that I'm suppose to!!!! and I'm the one who gets excrement thrown in my face!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Must be soooooo F'in nice to just walk across the dang border and have everything just given to you on a silver f'in platter

Not trying to be picky, but by SSI card do you mean SSN?

There's no reason she can't be added to an account with an SSN and a passport or other government issued ID. I was able to add my husband with an ITIN and his Canadian driver's license. (We won't talk about the fact that the nice lady at the bank was trying to figure out why she'd never heard of our 51st state, Newfoundland.) Like others have said, you probably need a different bank.

And I understand your anger. Few things are more infuriating than a California DMV.

[GandK 168]

Maybe try a different bank.

My fiancee and I opened a joint bank account with Bank of Hawaii when I was visiting 3 months ago without problem. The only thing I had was my passport. We spoke to a really friendly manager though.