Opening US bank account for non-residents

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I opened the account in September 2019. I didn't have any‍ credit card yet.

Was your business US based?
Yes

Personal : It was not my main account,⁣ but I would say top 3 of the account I use on a daily basis⁢
Business : It was my main business account
 
It would probably help⁤ if you could give more details about your industry/business affairs and what kind of activity⁣ you would use the account for. Banks don't tend to close/refuse accounts unless they're seen⁢ as high risk in some way.
 
Well they didn't directly close my business account.
They closed my personal account and my⁤ business account was closed as a result of my personal account being shutdown.
But to⁣ answer your question, I am doing Amazon FBA.
 
Opening accounts⁠ that may be needed in the future is a permanent part time job now.
 
It's going to be more and more difficult to get bank accounts, I agree it‌ may be a part time job now and in the future!
 
Can you please tell me some details on how you open an account with TD Bank⁠ in the US, am I correct we speak this bank TD Personal Banking, Loans, Cards⁤ & More | TD Bank

And you guys say it is possible to walk into⁣ the bank and open an account there without to be resident in anyway in the⁢ USA? We don't speak remote account opening right?
 
Yes, TD Bank. They only have branches on the East coast though. I don’t have‌ personal experience with them, but I’ve heard they are happy to open accounts for non-residents.‍

You will always have to go into a branch in person to open an account⁠ for KYC. Maybe a lawyer could do it for you with power of attorney, but⁤ it’s definitely easier to just go there yourself.
 
Wells Fargo is one of⁤ very few US banks, which don't work with Google Voice numbers. Most banks do work⁣ with Google Voice numbers perfectly. Speaking from personal experience.
 
I have 2 US bank accounts that used to work fine⁠ until last year with all kinds of VOIP including google voice but this year they⁤ are not working anymore. Even using my account is a problem as some of private⁣ VPNs don't work with the banks. On a voice call with them they told me⁢ to turn off my VPN as they are not allowing VPNs to be used anymore︀ to check your account balances. Logging in from foreign IP is not possible. I fumbled︁ with many private VPNs having a US IP address and one finally worked. One of︂ my accounts is in Bank of America and no longer working with VOIP.
 
BoA is 100% working with Google Voice. Just used it a couple of days ago.
 
You can call WF customer service and they will include your non US phone# in‌ the backend to receive txt's.
 
Do you believe it‍ is still possible to do so?

IS anyone still around and can help to open⁠ real street bank account ins the USA for foreigners not resident in the US ?⁤
 
Speaking from experience. You can walk into chase or boa and open personal accounts with‌ a passport, it's fairly straight forward, many smaller banks and CiTi are not interested, recommend‍ doing this in NYC or LA as they have large.. illegal populations that they cater⁠ to ( People gotta get paid ).
 
I think It⁤ depends on the city, in Miami is easier to get it opened with Citi and⁣ smaller (state chartered) banks (e.g Apollo, PNB, Ocean, ...)
 
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