Originally Posted by mohitmadaan
(Post 21347520)
Can one get credit card or driver's license on B1 visa?
Credit Card: That's up to an individual bank's policy. I know that a major credit card issuer will issue credit cards to non-immigrants if they have a SSN. |
Originally Posted by N779UA
(Post 21349933)
Drivers' License: That's a State policy rather than a Federal policy. In Louisiana, a B1 Visa will only be eligible for a Driver's License if you also have an Employment Authorization Document.
Credit Card: That's up to an individual bank's policy. I know that a major credit card issuer will issue credit cards to non-immigrants if they have a SSN. B1 are mostly ineligible to get a SSN. Also for a fresh SSN with no credit history most banks will only issue secured credit card for which you pay upfront the entire credit limit, use the card and pay it back to build a credit history. |
Originally Posted by tomcat007
(Post 21351707)
Also for a fresh SSN with no credit history most banks will only issue secured credit card for which you pay upfront the entire credit limit, use the card and pay it back to build a credit history.
However, recent immigrant status didn't stop Chase/pmCO from filling my mailbox with adverts for their OnePass co-branded credit card! :mad: When I called to complain, they told me about the OnePass co-branded debit card that was pretty cool and paid for a RT to London. |
Originally Posted by mohitmadaan
(Post 21347520)
Can one get credit card or driver's license on B1 visa?
DL, maybe, but I've heard most states will only make them valid for the length of your stay as allowed by DHS (that would be 6 months for a B1/B2), so it wouldn't even be worth the hassle. As to whether the state would require something else, or allow them at all, who knows, for students all AZ actually requires is the I-20 and I-94 (the I-20 says that you are a student until X day, and most states will give you a DL until that date + 60 days, since that's what DHS allows you to file a change of status or leave the country). You'd have no issue registering a car if you had a local address, but, insurance would be pretty expensive. |
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