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hindocha   0

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Guys,

Can you please give me advice on the easiest way to get a US Bank account. The doucments of ID I have are:

UK password with Green Card stamp

SSN

Birth Certificate

By next Friday - tenancy agreement

UK driving license

Best of Luck. Best wishes. Thank you.

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SunDrop Proficient

SunDrop   59

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I have tried that but they said they needed to USA photographic ID's

Agreed with EM, your passport is photographic ID. I walked into Chase with a UK passport and UK credit card and had no problems.

Timeline Summary:

K-1/K-2 NOA1 - POE: 9 February - 9 July 2010

Married: 17 July 2010

AOS mailed - Interview : 22 November 2010 - 10 March 2011

ROC mailed - approved: 14 February - 18 June 2013

Citizenship mailed - ceremony: 9 February - 7 June 2017

 

VJ K-2 AOS Guide

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TheBears   9

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Each bank is different. Keep trying with different banks until you find one that accepts your documents. If there's not one, then you may just have to wait until you have your new driver's license for your state.

USCIS : 104 Days

10-30-2009 : I-130 and Documents Sent

11-06-2009 : NOA1

02-18-2010 : NOA2

NVC : 66 Days

02-24-2010 : Case Number Assigned

02-25-2010 : E-Mails Given to NVC Operator

02-26-2010 : DS-3032 Sent by E-Mail

03-02-2010 : Received DS-3032 and AOS Bill

03-02-2010 : DS-3032 Accepted

03-02-2010 : Pay AOS and IV Bill Online

03-04-2010 : AOS Shows PAID

03-08-2010 : IV Bill Shows PAID

03-09-2010 : AOS and Documents Sent

03-09-2010 : Receive IV Bill

03-19-2010 : DS-230 and Documents Sent

03-24-2010 : False RFE for DS-230; Confirmed AOS Reviewed and No Missing Information Found

04-02-2010 : Sign-In Failed. Thank you, Lord!

04-05-2010 : Case Completed at NVC

04-15-2010 : Majorly Unhappy with NVC

04-30-2010 : Interview Date Assigned

Embassy :

05-06-2010 : Medical Exam

06-08-2010 : Interview Date -- Approved! Experience and Review

06-18-2010 : Visa Received

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VanessaTony   3,567

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so basically the bank didn't have a clue then? That's very annoying

Yep sorry. Bank had no idea. I did it with just my passport and SSN. it was simple.

Aussie K1 process - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/206016-australian-beneficiaries-packet-3-to-interview-date/
AOS, EAD & AP - the Aussie Way (including document list) - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/235331-aos-ead-ap-from-k1-the-aussie-way-doc-list-included/
ROC April 2012 - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/358760-i-751-april-2012-filers/ (includes document list)
N-400 April 2013 - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/ (includes document list)

N-400 Interview review - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/?p=6381814

N-400 Oath Ceremony review - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/412738-n-400-april-2013-filers/?p=6537699
Aussie Chat page continued - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/331922-new-2011-land-downunder-aussie-aussie-aussie-oi-oi-oi/
Aussie Name Change on Passport Process - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/248400-australian-passport-name-change-process/
Travel on maiden name passport with married name GC, tickets in married name - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/183541-land-downunder-aussie-aussie-aussie-oi-oi-oi/page__view__findpost__p__4135806
Shipping Costs from Aus to US - http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/293179-shipping-costs-aus-to-usa/

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- For my "standard" timeline please see timeline to the left
- For timeline with Aussie specifics & more detailed info, please see the "About Me" section of my profile

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SunDrop Proficient

SunDrop   59

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Which bank did you go to?

I went to Security Bank

Chase, which is part of the JPMorgan group. Use one of the larger multi-state/ national/ international banks. Wells Fargo would be another or Bank of America, but I remember reading reports a while back that BoA can be fussy (although they shouldn't with your GC stamp).

Timeline Summary:

K-1/K-2 NOA1 - POE: 9 February - 9 July 2010

Married: 17 July 2010

AOS mailed - Interview : 22 November 2010 - 10 March 2011

ROC mailed - approved: 14 February - 18 June 2013

Citizenship mailed - ceremony: 9 February - 7 June 2017

 

VJ K-2 AOS Guide

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Darnell Grand Master

Darnell   8,478

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Which bank did you go to?

I went to Security Bank

So Go back to Security Bank.

Get the Branch Manager. Wait to SEE the branch manager. When asked, 'why do you want to see the branch manager?' - answer - 'to open a new bank account'.

Do not give other information to any one else that asks you.

Do not engage with other employees in their attempt to be helpful. It will be a waste of yer time, as OBVIOUSLY they do not understand the ID requirements of the Patriot Act.

Wait to see the branch manager. Once you've gotten the Branch manager - show the passport, visa stamp, poe stamp, and the SSN. That's sufficient.

Should it come up as to 'why to wait for branch manager', from the branch manager - thats easy - tell him/her the 'other person' wasn't trained properly for Patriot Act ID Requirements.

so basically the bank didn't have a clue then? That's very annoying

Not exactly.

--The CLERK/TELLER you dealt with, IMO, wasn't properly trained in the Patriot Act ID Requirements.

Ain't this sh|te fun?

Sometimes my language usage seems confusing - please feel free to 'read it twice', just in case !
Ya know, you can find the answer to your question with the advanced search tool, when using a PC? Ditch the handphone, come back later on a PC, and try again.

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Brother Hesekiel   2,236

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You can be a sheep lover living in Kuala Lumpur, doing nothing but sheep all day, and while visiting Saudia Arabia, India, Switzerland, and the USA only once in your lifetime, open a bank account in each of these countries. The same day you can start moving millions of dollars between these accounts. You need no green card for this, no birth certificate, no manners. People do it every day. It is not complicated in any way. All you need is enough common sense to know that you don't waste time arguing with uneducated drones that have the mental capacity of a jellyfish, but demand to talk to the manager right away.

Edited by Just Bob

There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all . . . . The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities, an intricate knot of German-Americans, Irish-Americans, English-Americans, French-Americans, Scandinavian-Americans or Italian-Americans, each preserving its separate nationality, each at heart feeling more sympathy with Europeans of that nationality, than with the other citizens of the American Republic . . . . There is no such thing as a hyphenated American who is a good American. The only man who is a good American is the man who is an American and nothing else.

President Teddy Roosevelt on Columbus Day 1915

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arwilson80   0

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You will be able to open an account with just a passport and your fiance(e) as a named person on the account.

I have had a US bank account for 3 months now and haven't been there since 2 days after i opened it. :)

I do need to give them my SSN as soon as i get it though (which will be in July after i'm married).

1990(-ish): Family Holiday to FL. Met Nicole & family.

1990(-ish) - 1992(-ish): A few return visits

08-09/2007: Go back to FL. Meet with 'the folks' & Accept that we both 'like' each other & start dating.

02/2008 - Present: ...go back to FL again a few times.

09/2009: Propose and she says 'Yes'! :D

11/06/2009: I-129F posted to VSC

11/07/2009: I-129F received at VSC

11/09/2009: NOA1

11/13/2009: Touch

12/2009: ...back to FL once again

03/08/2010: Touch & NOA2 (119 Days)

03/11/2010: NVC have my case

03/12/2010: NVC incorrectly assigned & dispatched case to Dublin, not London!

03/18/2010: Package arrived in Dublin

03/19/2010: Ring Dublin and get case transferred to London

04/01/2010: London Sent 'P3'

04/03/2010: I Received 'P3'

04/14/2010: 'P3' sent back to embassy

04/16/2010: 'P3' recieved at embassy

04/29/2010: Medical - Passed

06/17/2010: Interview - In AP (220 Days)

08/17/2010: AP Finished - Approved

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All you need is enough common sense to know that you don't waste time arguing with uneducated drones that have the mental capacity of a jellyfish, but demand to talk to the manager right away.

Uneducated drones with the mental capacity of a jellyfish?

Really?

Well, I work in a bank and am not the manager.

#### you, #######-wipe.

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