Asked for I94

[torontogal4388 20]

I POE'd on July 9th. When all was said and done they handed me my passport. Nothing else.

Now I am being asked for an I94

How do I get that?

[canadian_wife 1,827]

Who is asking you for an I94?

If you entered on a CR1 you should have an I551 stamp in your passport that is dated, that should passify the SSA if that is what you are talking about.

Good luck

[torontogal4388 20]

Thanks. We just figured that out.

I was trying to get a non-driver ID card and told I had to produce an I94

My kind husband reviewed the docs later and figured out it was the I551 so we're good to go.

I just need to wait til my SSN arrives.

Isn't it fun being a new arrival. Can't even open a bank account here yet.

[Kimbear 53]

Thanks. We just figured that out.

I was trying to get a non-driver ID card and told I had to produce an I94

My kind husband reviewed the docs later and figured out it was the I551 so we're good to go.

I just need to wait til my SSN arrives.

Isn't it fun being a new arrival. Can't even open a bank account here yet.

you should be able to open a bank account anywhere just with your passport. who refused you? any non us citizen can have a bank account here.

[SapphireDreams 71]

you should be able to open a bank account anywhere just with your passport. who refused you? any non us citizen can have a bank account here.

That's not true. Chase Bank requires a SSN. At least here in NY they did.

[alizon 77]

That's not true. Chase Bank requires a SSN. At least here in NY they did.

Or an ITIN.

[torontogal4388 20]

I was repeatedly refused an account with my husband's credit union. They seem totally put off dealing with any non-US citizen. The Bank Manager actually asked me for my US Passport. I quietly mentioned that I would have to be a US Citizen to have such an item... or at least a permenant resident as opposed to a conditional permanent resident. She had to think about that.

Good News is that I got my SSN last night and can now go to the DMV for that ID. With that she can't refuse to open the accounts. Hate hiding large sums of money for this long, but at least I THINK I have everything in place now LOL.

Or an ITIN.

what is an ITIN?

[Udella&Wiz 325]

I was repeatedly refused an account with my husband's credit union. They seem totally put off dealing with any non-US citizen. The Bank Manager actually asked me for my US Passport. I quietly mentioned that I would have to be a US Citizen to have such an item... or at least a permenant resident as opposed to a conditional permanent resident. She had to think about that.

Good News is that I got my SSN last night and can now go to the DMV for that ID. With that she can't refuse to open the accounts. Hate hiding large sums of money for this long, but at least I THINK I have everything in place now LOL.

what is an ITIN?

Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN)- not everyone will have a social right away but one can file taxes with that initially before getting a social.

Wachovia/Wells Fargo wouldn;t let me open a bank account eitehr initially - don;t take it too hard, they're just uneducated when it comes to dealing with immigration stuff - you little foreigner, you!

Edited July 17, 2012 by Udella&Wiz

[alizon 77]

what is an ITIN?

Yup, what Udella&Wiz said: an individual taxpayer ID. I got one for my husband so we could file taxes jointly before he arrived in the US, and that's what we originally used to add him to my Chase account. I think we had an easy time with our bank because we live in a major city with lots of other immigrants. Seems like banks in places with smaller immigrant populations don't know what they're doing (like asking an immigrant for a US passport...geez...*facepalm*). Your Canadian passport + SSN/ITIN should be sufficient.

Edited July 17, 2012 by alizon

[Jen and Jon 14]

you should be able to open a bank account anywhere just with your passport. who refused you? any non us citizen can have a bank account here.

This is not true, you need to have an SSN or a tax id number. I currently work in banking and have for 5+ years. I have seen some banks do it without however, but is not usually the procedure taken.

Edited July 17, 2012 by Jen and Jon

[Flames9_RN 358]

I got a VA DL, opened bank acct with no SSN. But you soon learn that everything varies from state to state, from bank branch to bank branch. Not very much "United" in United States in many instances