Originally Posted by
walkingtall
HSBC Premier is where the problem lies , I have a USD account , but they wont give a debit or credit card , dont know if that is just Guernsey or the UK as a whole.
you have to request that an account be opened in the US and not just have a USD account. A USD account will be UK based. You can still get a US account being based in the UK and have all cards etc sent to a UK address