Originally Posted by
redtop43
YMMV - but...
When my wife got her green card, I contacted Amex immediately and gave them her social security number. Within a month, she had a credit score in the mid-700's.
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I suggest you contact Amex immediately. It might not work for you, but it's worth a try. (We did have to fax them a copy of her social security card.)
Originally Posted by
Jesperss
I went through the same thing a year ago.
I added my wife as an AU to three cards (using her SSN) with a long credit history and within a few months she had a score of 740. ^
I actually added my wife as an AU to my AMEX Gold Skymiles card about a year ago and she has a credit score of 690 using creditsesame and creditkarma.
She applied for the British Airways 50K Avios and the Chase Hilton card and was rejected because they said she doesn't have any lines of credit in her name, no credit history, despite having a credit score... which I found odd.