Can I open a U.S. bank account if I am about to relocate there for work?

Asked Dec 12, 2013· 1 answer ·Americas, Developed Markets, North America, United States

Faisal KhanAnswered Dec 12, 2013

No. A physical presence at the Bank is required. You could possibly fill out all the paperwork before (not that there is much of it anyways), but you physically have to be standing inside a bank branch in the US for an account to be opened.

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