Re: New Bank Account in Canada for US resident
Without making any guarantees, he're my experience......
I moved to Canada from the US three years ago. About two months prior to even applying for my work permit, I came up to Vancouver to meet with my intended employer and discuss the details surrounding my move. On that initial trip, and without any documentation establishing my residency status, I opened a US dollar checking account with TD Canada Trust. They did not ask for either a SSN or the Canadian SIN (which of course I didn't have then). I simply showed them my US driver's license, told them that I had business dealings in Canada, and wished to open an account. I gave my employer's office address as the account address, which they did not verify in any way. A few weeks later, my checks arrived at my employer's office. That account remains open to this day, and I have never been asked for additional background information about it at any time.
Your results may vary -- but my hunch is that the threshold for opening an account in Canada as a US citizen is pretty low, even post-9/11.
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