Does anyone know of a US bank that will let me open an account without having a residential address in the US? I am relocating to ARG and consequently need to know how to access my funds when I get there. My current bank in the US needs a physical address in the US, which I will not have when I move.
Opening a bank account in the US without a residential address within the United States
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Check mail forwarding services for expats. People who live in their boats use that. Some companies provide a physical US address.
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I see two reasons: 1. It is not US and 2. It is not a bank.
instead of attacking the answer.. why you put some more energy in focussing on an answer.
This is the average reply I've been getting when calling banks: The US federal banking regulations require all bank accounts to have a registered real "physical" address. This is why banks are required to ask for a physical address when opening a new account.
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Address validation databases can tell the difference between residential and commercial addresses.
Even if it's not a PO box, it will still be labeled as a "commercial" address in the database.
Ciro,
Do you have any friends or relatives in the USA who can receive your bank mail for you?
Alternatively, maybe you don't need to update your address right away?
Probably you can arrange forwarding with US Mail service for several months.
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