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Originally posted by milambur
I live in Sweden, and the intention with getting a bank account in the US is to lower costs, at the moment I burn alot of money paying high fees and getting shitty exchange rates. I'm thinking of getting an USD account in Europe, but in Sweden that is a real hassle. An account in the US would get lower wire fees and check cashing fees, that is really the only reason for getting an account there.
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Fly to New York or Florida and enter the first bank you see. I have plenty of accounts in the US and never had a bank in the US deny my application.
It helps a lot if you have a US mailing address (rent a mailbox and have your mail forwarded). This is needed to receive your bank card (visa or mastercard check card) as they will not ship these to foreign addresses.
If you can't travel to US, contact
www.bankofamerica.com and they will give you a phone number to call.