Which bank will let me have a joint account with only a passport?

[duke99 1]

Hello,

 

My husband couldn't add me to his checking account because the bank asked for two forms of ID and one of them needs to have the address on it, which I don't have. We want to open a new bank account and I'm wondering if anyone was able to do it with only a passport?

[TamaraN 72]

7 minutes ago, duke99 said:

Hello,

 

My husband couldn't add me to his checking account because the bank asked for two forms of ID and one of them needs to have the address on it, which I don't have. We want to open a new bank account and I'm wondering if anyone was able to do it with only a passport?

Try local credit unions.

 

Huntington told me they could do it with my husband’s passport and proof he applied for a social security card.

[TNJ17 1,329]

You can get a state ID from the dmv. Non drivers license. Just an identification card. 

Edited December 5, 2017 by TNJ17

[Bzlibem 111]

Bank of America 

[geowrian 22,338]

A state ID may or may not be an option. They typically require a valid legal status other than a visitor (and I see you are doing AOS from a tourist visa). The NOA1 for a pending I-485 may or may not be sufficient for a state's DMV. This varies heavily from state to state since state IDs are bound by the rules of the state issuing them.

[martin bk 19]

My husband added me to the Electric gas bills etc - I found when I opened a bank account I just needed passport and proof of address - gas and electric bill came in handy for the proof of address

 

i was also lucky enough to get a state ID but each state is different and has its own rules, I needed proof of address,proof I’d applied for AOS and a letter from social securities saying I wasn’t allowed a SSN 

took me a day, but it is possible. Check online for your States requirements on getting an ID and get your husband to add you to the household bills so you have proof of address. 

 

Its a pain but it is worth it. 

Im also doing AOS from a tourist visa. 

[Holly-ando 9]

Try PNC Bank, my husband had an account with Chase bank and we had to transfer to PNC cause they’re the only ones who accepted to open the joint account for us, I also had only my passport no ID