Hello all, I’m a US citizen living in Asia; and I haven’t returned to the US since I left more than two decades ago.

I’d like to open a US Bank account while living abroad that I can access online for basic personal finance and possible business ventures in the future. Ideally I would be able to connect a debit card and possibly get a US PayPal account, too.

What I have:

  • Original US birth certificate

  • US passport

  • Social Security number

What I don’t have:

  • A residential address in the US (or any close family whose address I can use)

  • A phone number in the US

I’m really clueless about my options for doing this and would be grateful for any tips you can offer. Thanks.

  • thekwoka@alien.top
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    1 year ago

    Yes.

    You might have issues not having a US residential address, but every major US bank allows their customers (that are US citizens) to not actually reside in the US.