Friday, September 10, 2010

How to Open a US Bank Account as a Canadian or other Non-US Residents (ie: Foreigners)

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2.Effectively July, 2009, Canadian citizens can open free checking account at Harris bank (BMO owned) ONLINE !without any US Social Security number or residential address.
https://www4.harrisbank.com/personal/0,2289,359877_362851,00.html
other information
http://dan.matan.ca/Free-US-Checking-Account-For-Canadians-BMO-Owned-Bank

3.Opening the account With Bank of America, the BoA Visa debit card can be used to withdraw funds at any Scotiabank ATM without fees (except for the typical exchange rate spread).

4. RBC US banking for Canadian
  A.Go to RBC bank in canada to open a checking account, then ask them to open a US account with the bank in the US that they own
  B.once it done, you can transfer money back and forth like you wish, at the end you have 2 bank account: 1 Canadian and 1 US. They are link together, so when you go to the canadian RBC online access you see the US one.
   More Detail: http://www.rbcbankusa.com/access/cid-220351.html#
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