In order to get the debit card, I think you have to have a bank account...not sure if it matters where the bank is...but you are required to have one (unless they changed their rules lately)
Eric -----Original Message----- From: Maureen [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2011 08:52 To: cf-community Subject: Re: Have to open a US bank account this year I use my Paypal debit card for all online transactions. I don't think you need a bank account to get one. On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 6:38 AM, Vivec <[email protected]> wrote: > > I can't put it off any longer. I need to open a US bank account this year. > > With the massive Digital Divide separating north america from the rest > of the world for everything from iTunes and Mac Apps, to purchasing > online it's impossible to be involved in Tech these days without a US > bank account and associated credit card. > > Perhaps in the EU things are different, since the UK is normally > supported...but for Trinidad and latin America support is practically > zero. > > That means I need to either fly to the States to do a walk-in account > setup, or use a third party service such as this: > > http://www.global-inter.net/bank.html?gclid=CNGDhs7By6YCFUHs7QodgEJ3HQ > > Now those third party services just seem a little creepy to me. > Especially this line: > > "Note: Nominee Services are available to open a bank account. > However, if you use a Nominee Director to open the bank account he/she > can be the only signatory on the account" > > Now I was thinking of simply setting up a Corporate account, and > registering a company. But from reading the posts here recently about > taxes...it seems insane to keep track of! > > Have any of you had to go through thi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:333666 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
