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Re:Bank of America questions customer’s citizenship, freezes... by andreshb on Monday July 30, 2018 @11:54AM (#17645356)
You don't need to be a U.S. citizen to have a U.S. Bank Account, you can open a U.S. bank account with a foreign passport and a second form of ID.

https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/060415/can-foreign-...

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Re:Bank of America questions customer’s citizenship, freezes... by bdhess on Monday July 30, 2018 @12:14PM (#17645554)
That isn’t inconsistent with BoA’s practice. The foreign passport is proof of citizenship. Presumably a French passport would be fine, a North Korean passport would be a problem.
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Re:Bank of America questions customer’s citizenship, freezes... by nraynaud on Monday July 30, 2018 @02:19PM (#17646689)
I'm French, I went to open a BoA account, it took almost 2 hours. Best part is that the humiliating procedure was done by someone with a Spanish accent.
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Re:Bank of America questions customer’s citizenship, freezes... by markplindsay on Monday July 30, 2018 @02:48PM (#17646921)
What does the employee's accent have to do with it?
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Re:Bank of America questions customer’s citizenship, freezes... by copperx on Monday July 30, 2018 @05:53PM (#17648456)
Why was that humiliating?
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Re:Bank of America questions customer’s citizenship, freezes... by batbomb on Monday July 30, 2018 @12:04PM (#17645450)
This is the correct answer - but that still implies a question on citizenship, though maybe it's implicit that if you have a SSN and a Drivers License then most banks assume you are a US citizen.
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Re:Bank of America questions customer’s citizenship, freezes... by stuckinarut on Monday July 30, 2018 @12:24PM (#17645633)
SSN application is quick and I just traded in my foreign driver license for a WA one.
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Re:Bank of America questions customer’s citizenship, freezes... by 0xcafecafe on Monday July 30, 2018 @03:35PM (#17647296)
I don't think his account was frozen on account of him potentially not being a citizen. It was frozen as he didn't provide them an answer to the citizenship question.
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