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    francoist Posts: 5, Reputation: 1
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    May 29, 2011, 08:26 AM
    Bank of America and "non alien resident"
    Good morning,

    I'm French, I've been in the US (NYC) in 2007-08 as a teacher with a J1 visa. I left the country in July 2008. In August 2011, I will come back (in California) to work again as a teacher with a J1 visa. I have a SSN.

    I have a Bank Of America account in NYC and I want to open a new account online. But I need to check a box saying that "I am a US citizen or a resident alien" (to verify that I am not subject to backup withholding from taxes). However I am a non-resident alien (J1 Visa). I've spoken with the customer service and they told me that I can check it because, with a SSN, I am not subject to this backup, no matter my status.

    I hesitate because it's written that I could be subject to penalty of perjury if it's not true.

    Do you think I may follow the customer service representative advice ?

    Thank you so much for your help, it's a great website !
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    lawanwadee Posts: 3,653, Reputation: 124
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    May 29, 2011, 07:44 PM

    With J-1 visa, you are eligible to obtain SSN for tax purpose. The customer service is correct.
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    NYcityboy Posts: 785, Reputation: 65
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    May 29, 2011, 09:23 PM

    Check it, but mark with an asterisk, then annotate to show your J-1 NIV status.
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    Jul 25, 2012, 11:16 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by francoist View Post
    Good morning,

    I'm French, I've been in the US (NYC) in 2007-08 as a teacher with a J1 visa. I left the country in July 2008. In August 2011, I will come back (in California) to work again as a teacher with a J1 visa. I have a SSN.

    I have a Bank Of America account in NYC and I want to open a new account online. But I need to check a box saying that "I am a US citizen or a resident alien" (to verify that I am not subject to backup withholding from taxes). However I am a non-resident alien (J1 Visa). I've spoken with the customer service and they told me that I can check it because, with a SSN, I am not subject to this backup, no matter my status.

    I hesitate because it's written that I could be subject to penalty of perjury if it's not true.

    Do you think I may follow the customer service representative advice ?

    Thank you so much for your help, it's a great website !
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    janbr Posts: 6, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 12, 2012, 02:32 AM
    For non-resident I can recommend the Payoneer Prepaid Debit MasterCard® Card and you get also Real USA Virtual bank account

    https://sites.google.com/site/usbankforme/

    You get Virtual bank account for free?
    Get paid with the US Payment Service A US account and routing number linked to your card will allow you to receive US ACH/Direct Deposit transfers from select US corporations, including PayPal, Amazon, Google Adsense, CJ.com, Apple and more!

    Receive payments from any of our partners Simply sign in to your online account with the partner and selec Payoneer as your payment method.

    Anyone can load your card Receive private loads from anyone worldwide via Visa/MasterCard®.

    https://sites.google.com/site/usbankforme/
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