US Savings Account?

fritz
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Joined: 07 Oct 2007
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Location: los Angeles

Posted: Sun Oct 07, 2007 4:29 pm

 

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Hello,

I've been able to open a Bank of America account without a SSN, however i haven't been able to find a savings account that i can open. they say i need a SSN.

Does anyone know of a US savings account that as a Canadian without a SSN I'd be able to open?

Thanks!

F

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Reba
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Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:49 pm

 

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if BoA won't let you have a savings account where you've already got a chequing account (which of course makes no sense to me whatsoever), then I can't think of who would.

Maybe RBC Centura.
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canuckinla
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Location: Los Angeles

Posted: Tue Oct 09, 2007 6:21 pm

 

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I heard there is a new HSBC account that is a "world account" that you can open in Canada and they have branches in the US and you can access the money without fees. I am guessing you wouldn't need an SSN there if you open it up in Canada.

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Steven
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Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 8:19 am

 

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Get a TIN. They need it for the W-9, make sure you file the right kind of W-8 to avoid the withholding. http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw7.pdf
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