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Do any U.S. banks allow foreign citizens to open savings or checking accounts remotely from abroad?

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Faisal KhanContributor

04/May/2013

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No. Not possible any longer. The new KYC rules require that the person opening a bank account in the US (be it a foreigner or a temporary resident) be physically present in the branch where the account is opening.

Remote, person-not-present account opening is now not allowed and totally discouraged.