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Forums › Finance and wealth management › How to open an American Bank account with lowest fees without being a resident?
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#169638 21-Mar-2015 09:40
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Is PayPal suitable for this sort of stuff?

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  #1264441 21-Mar-2015 10:36
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what are you trying to do exactly? kinda hard to give you options or opinions if we dont know what you are trying to achieve

i have a US bank account, but im not a resident, but i do have a social security number as it was required when i was working there for 4 months. i was working in the US but still for my NZ employer.



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  #1264445 21-Mar-2015 10:54
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Trying to sell stuff thru online sites. We area taking about a few cents or dollars here and there.

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  #1264447 21-Mar-2015 10:57
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Obviously if successful it all adds up but if not then that's what i expect



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  #1264452 21-Mar-2015 11:04
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paypal would probably be your best bet

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  #1264484 21-Mar-2015 12:00
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I don't think you can open an account with a US bank if you're not there. You can open a USD account in NZ, or you can accept Paypal. Personally I use PayPay, easy and so far for me it's been reliable for years. I wouldn't keep a large balance in there though.

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