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Can I (American) open a bank account in America without being in America? (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by BurntAlmonds13@alien.top to c/digitalnomad@expats.zone
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Hello all, I'm a US citizen living in Asia; and I haven't returned to the US since I left more than two decades ago.

I'd like to open a US Bank account while living abroad that I can access online for basic personal finance and possible business ventures in the future. Ideally I would be able to connect a debit card and possibly get a US PayPal account, too.

What I have:

  • Original US birth certificate

  • US passport

  • Social Security number

What I don't have:

  • A residential address in the US (or any close family whose address I can use)

  • A phone number in the US

I'm really clueless about my options for doing this and would be grateful for any tips you can offer. Thanks.

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[–] thekwoka@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Yes.

You might have issues not having a US residential address, but every major US bank allows their customers (that are US citizens) to not actually reside in the US.