Old, confused and appreciative of help.

[Gringo80]

Banks will not let you have an account unless you reside in the U.S so it's important to have a mailing address in the US, a US drivers license and a US phone number. Also the US and Argentina are beginning to share information so stay away from any official Arg systems.

Well....great advice...if it were true. But it isn't. You do not need a drviers license.....you do not need to reside in the U.S. I am not sure if I would worry about the Argentina U.S. infor problem....I don't but my account is perhaps below certain thresholds.

Well....great advice...if it were true. But it isn't. You do not need a drviers license.....you do not need to reside in the U.S. I am not sure if I would worry about the Argentina U.S. infor problem....I don't but my account is perhaps below certain thresholds.

Yes, non-U.S. citizens can open a bank account in the U.S. When you open a bank account at Bank of America, you’ll need to provide two forms of identification, a tax identification number and documents that show proof of both a foreign and ****U.S. address*****. https://info.bankofamerica.com/en/international/professional-bank-account

 

[on the brink]

Thank you, Johngwyn- The problem is that my money’s sitting (languishing) in an account with Vanguard (an investment company, not a bank). It doesn’t issue credit cards, I only have checks....

Vanguard just does mutual fund investing - no credit cards and no banking beyond checks and bank transfers.

You might want to consider switching your Vanguard funds to Schwab. I understand that they offer banking and debit cards. Check this forum, there's quite a few posts recommending it.

 

[rob0001]

Hi, I've sent you 3 private messages (pm's they are called). You may not know how to read them and see them. Look at the top of this page and you will see a colored circle with a d in it...right next to that is an envelope symbol. Push the envelope and read my messages then respond right there to my messages. No one else can read what you say but me...so long as you stay inside your private envelope.

 

[LukeHomeslice]

Yes, non-U.S. citizens can open a bank account in the U.S. When you open a bank account at Bank of America, you’ll need to provide two forms of identification, a tax identification number and documents that show proof of both a foreign and ****U.S. address*****. https://info.bankofamerica.com/en/international/professional-bank-account

Maybe they write this on their website FAQs but it's not my real life experience at all. Once a human mid level manager gets involved they will make your life hell if you aren't a citizen. Just my experience