Ask YC: getting a US bank account for non-US resident.
2 comments
This is a common question on another forum I participate on. I got tired of answering it so I wrote it up as a blog post:
http://www.kalzumeus.com/2007/08/15/banking-for-the-uisv/
Short version: getting a US bank account for a non-US resident is possible and routine.
http://www.kalzumeus.com/2007/08/15/banking-for-the-uisv/
Short version: getting a US bank account for a non-US resident is possible and routine.
Thanks for the great post, however I still don't understand some concepts. I'll research more on that later.
There was an article on getting a US merchant account recently:
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=530055
P.S. I'm from St.-Petersburg, Russia
P.S. I'm from St.-Petersburg, Russia
Thanks, the curious thing that I saw that post and even bookmarked it, but somehow forgot to read it ;)
I'm investigating the possibility of opening a US bank account for non-US resident. Is it possible at all, and if yes, how hard can it be? Basically I need to have it in order to be able to accept PayPal / Google checkout. The only way I see right now is:
1) set up an LLC in Delaware,
2) open a corporate bank account for my LLC.
While the first step is quite feasible, the second one is pretty vague. I couldn't find any good information on what it takes to get a bank account for an LLC, especially if I'm not a US-resident. Does anyone here have experience in it?
Alternatively, if I'm missing something and there's a simpler way to accept PayPal payments, point me to one.
Thanks, Kirill
P.S: I'm from Moscow, Russia