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Old Apr 3, 2016 | 9:43 pm
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Originally Posted by Isochronous
So If I visit the US, can I just walk into a bank as a foreigner and say I want to open a checking account and be accepted? Or do they tend to be strict?
I did my MA in NYC. I bank with TD in Canada and went to a TD branch in NYC.

They wouldn't open an account for me unless I gave them a piece of mail with my address on it and name. Or I had to get the university residence to write a letter and bring that in. I didn't bother as at the time the exchange rate was 1:1, and TD didn't charge any fees for using the ATM in their US branches.

Without a mailing address I am not sure you can open a US bank account. They wouldn't let me.
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