KHURRAM SERAJ

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Congrats!!! :)

Congrats!!!

that finally took

Being a new member I can honestly say that i was welcomed here like I was family.

Thank you all

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Does anyone know if you can open a US bank account from oversease? Hubby is a USC... we want to send money to a US bank account as the Aussie dollar is high at the moment.

If so how do you go about it.

Thanks

Emerald

This should help:

http://www.aca.ch/overseas.htm

OVERSEAS AMERICANS AND U.S. BANK ACCOUNTS

Many overseas Americans have been frustrated recently by the fact that some U.S. banks will not open accounts for them in the United States if they have a foreign residence and cannot provide a U.S. address. Some banks went so far as to close existing accounts that were listed with foreign addresses.

Ed Betancourt, the Director of the State Department Office of Policy Review, has researched the problem with various government departments and has given overseas Americans and U.S. banks a clear statement of principle in this regard.

The State Department has drafted a form letter which clearly explains how U.S. banks should treat accounts linked to a foreign address. The State Department has offered to provide a signed copy (via fax or email if so desired) to a U.S. Citizen who would like to have one.

The name of the requesting individual will be indicated as the addressee in the letter. This person can then present this letter from the State Department to the individuals or financial institutions with whom they may be having difficulty opening or maintaining an account. The State Department has learned that this letter has already been of great help in a number of cases.

To request a signed copy of the letter you will need to write to (correct address as of February 2007):

Overseas Citizens Services

Office of Policy Review and Inter-Agency Liaison

U.S. Department of State

SA-29, 4th Floor

2201 C Street, NW

Washington, DC 20520

The text of the State Department letter is as follows:

Dear (name of citizen concerned),

This letter is in response to the concern you expressed regarding the USA PATRIOT Act and your access to banking in the United States. The Department of State has been contacted by numerous individuals alleging that, under the USA PATRIOT Act, their U.S. bank accounts have been closed or that they have been prohibited from opening an account due to foreign citizenship or a foreign address. The USA PATRIOT Act does not prohibit foreign citizens or individuals with foreign residences from opening or maintaining a U.S. bank account. Such activity is done frequently and is necessary in a global economy.

Notably, however, the USA PATRIOT Act does require financial institutions to complete enhanced security procedures in certain circumstances. For example, under Section 326 of the Act, financial institutions must implement reasonable procedures for (1) verifying the identity of any person seeking to open an account; (2) maintaining records of the information used to verify the person’s identity, and (3) determining whether the person appears on any list of known or suspected terrorists or terrorist organizations. In addition, foreign individuals are generally required to provide a government issued number that is similar to a social security number.

Enhanced due diligence is also required under Section 312, which requires financial institutions to take reasonable steps to determine the owner and the source of funds deposited into private banking accounts that financial institutions maintain for non-U.S. persons and conduct enhanced scrutiny of such accounts maintained for senior political figures.

In developing their customer identification procedures under Section 326 or in the enhanced due diligence procedure under Section 312, a financial institution may request information of a customer that had not been previously solicited. However, the USA PATRIOT Act does not prohibit foreign persons or those with foreign addresses to open or maintain bank accounts in the United States. Please feel free to present this letter to your bank, should you face any difficulties with interpretation of the USA PATRIOT Act.

Sincerely,

Office of Policy Review

and Interagency Liaison

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thanks Yodrak

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the only warning is if you have a newer computer that is Vista capable (really this goes for owners of lab-tops with all the bells and whistles)

Don't do a 'full install' You should do the upgrade where available.

Thing is driver upgrades are slowly comming on board.

When installing Vista Home on a tablet PC (shoulda got the Ultimate) the camera didn't work neither did the touch screen work well, the finger ID pad, Bluetooth driver, and a few other things failed, and sony is slowly getting those driver up for download.

I guess I'll have to hold off on installing it

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How to load Vista

Good laugh :lol:

LOL, I guess you can find anything you look for on the internet

Have him stat gathering stuff to support the I-134

I looked at DHL website http://track.dhl-usa.com/TrackByRef.asp?nav=TrackByRef and found that my wife's diplomatic pouch was mailed to the US consulate today. I am so Happy to see progress :yes: :yes:

So happy!! I called state department today and was told that I have my interview on the 4th May @ 10:30am!!! Thats just over 2 weeks away!!! Packet 4 was sent to me on the 12th April, but havent received it yet (takes a while). I cant beleive it! Now I have a date theres nothing left to do but wait!!!!

Good luck

Just a quick note, Ceci got her visa today in Bogota, well got the approval. She will pick up the visa on Monday and then head home for the first time. More later but thanks to all who have traveled the road before me. Your help has been invaluable. Thanks.

Doug

Congrats!!!

Hi, can anyone direct me to where I can find a copy of the instructions and forms from the packet 3, want to prepare ahead of time. Thanks, Dave and diep

Hi, can anyone direct me to where I can find a copy of the instructions and forms from the packet 3, want to prepare ahead of time. Thanks, Dave and diep

What kind of Visa are you applying for??

Where is is spouse residing? mine is in Karachi and am just curious

My wife is in Karachi too.

Very cool maybe they'll get their interviews the same day. Have you tracked you I-129F at NVC yet?