At 12:47 PM 12/6/00 -0500, R. A. Hettinga wrote:
You're thinking of something else,
but you're close enough. For instance,
there are laws in most jurisdictions about requiring a social
security
number to open a bank account, for any of a number of reasons
including
credit checks, and checks on
Nomen Nescio wrote:
I guess an equivalent ID will do. in germany, you need your ID card to
open a bank account (um, for those not in the know: we have state-issue
ID cards in addition to passports. the passport is a travel document,
used to visit non-EU countries. the ID card is used
"R. A. Hettinga" wrote:
[...]
I am not, of course, a banking lawyer, but I certainly hang out with enough
of those folks these days, I've certainly had enough of this stuff shoved
into my head over the years, and, I expect that to get a bank account
without a Social Security number in
R. A. Hettinga[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote
You're thinking of something else, but you're close enough. For instance,
there are laws in most jurisdictions about requiring a social security
number to open a bank account
Are you saying that a visiting foreigner can't open a bank account
At 10:20 AM -0500 on 12/7/00, Trei, Peter wrote:
Are you saying that a visiting foreigner can't open a bank account in the
US?
I'd be quite suprised if this is the case.
I would be surprised if you didn't need at least a tax ID number, myself.
I'm not sure, because I don't have one, but I
Green carders, yes. Visiting foreigners who are not
working, not neccesarily. Tourists certainly not.
How about if James Higginsbottom opens an account
in the London branch of Citibank? Does he need a US
SSN to do so? (I don't think so). Can he use the account
in the US (I suspect he can).
At 10:29 AM -0500 on 12/7/00, Trei, Peter wrote:
Green carders, yes. Visiting foreigners who are not
working, not neccesarily. Tourists certainly not.
How about if James Higginsbottom opens an account
in the London branch of Citibank? Does he need a US
SSN to do so? (I don't think so).
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At 10:20 AM -0500 on 12/7/00, Trei, Peter wrote:
Are you saying that a visiting foreigner can't open a bank account in the
US?
I'd be quite suprised if this is the case.
At 10:25 AM 12/7/2000 -0500, R. A. Hettinga wrote:
I would be surprised if you didn't need at least a
"Trei, Peter" wrote:
R. A. Hettinga[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] wrote
You're thinking of something else, but you're close enough. For instance,
there are laws in most jurisdictions about requiring a social security
number to open a bank account
Are you saying that a visiting foreigner
At 8:59 AM -0800 on 12/7/00, James A. Donald wrote:
Many years ago
Ah.
:-).
Cheers,
RAH
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Tom Vogt wrote:
I guess an equivalent ID will do. in germany, you need your ID card to
open a bank account (um, for those not in the know: we have state-issue
ID cards in addition to passports. the passport is a travel document,
used to visit non-EU countries. the ID card is used inside the
R. A. Hettinga wrote:
Duncan Frissell popped up here on cypherpunks with pointers to the odd
bank in South Dakota or somewhere, 4 or 5 years ago, where you could get
a bank account without a SSN. It was exceptional in its example, and I
would doubt it possible even now.
...
Has anyone
A minor clarification: The formal proposal known as "Know Your
Customer" was withdrawn (see my back articles on that topic). But
other regulations in the same vein require banks to require ID.
-Declan
On Tue, Dec 05, 2000 at 11:18:53AM -0800, Greg Broiles wrote:
On Tue, Dec 05, 2000 at
On Wed, Dec 06, 2000 at 12:07:57PM -0500, Declan McCullagh wrote:
A minor clarification: The formal proposal known as "Know Your
Customer" was withdrawn (see my back articles on that topic). But
other regulations in the same vein require banks to require ID.
I'm not a banking law geek, but
At 9:04 AM -0800 on 12/6/00, Greg Broiles wrote:
Or am I thinking of something else?
You're thinking of something else, but you're close enough. For instance,
there are laws in most jurisdictions about requiring a social security
number to open a bank account, for any of a number of reasons
Oh, and the proposed KYC rules would have required banks to go further than
requiring ID (other current rules, as you say, require that) and try to
determine source of funds, etc.
-Declan
You're thinking of something slightly different. The Fed-Treasury-FDIC
action that caused so much fuss
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