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@Chris *****
yes. With non o visa no problem. With tourist or exempt you cannot open an account to get non o. And without non o you can’t get a bank account.
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So I was told yesterday by a visa agent that they called all the banks and all said no for the account for me and I’d have to leave the country to apply for non o
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@Damien *******
actually these days even agents are saying it can’t be done. I was told yesterday they couldn’t find a single bank willing to open an account t
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@Gerg *********
my bank gave a horrifically low exchange rate and I suffered through a 30 min phone call being asked the same questions over and over about whether I was sure it wasn’t a scam
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Just entered today. Bought a cheap mostly refundable flight out. No one asked or cared including my airline
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@Brandon ***********
yes I know that. However my ltr got denied after months of waiting less than two weeks before my scheduled flight. So I did not have time.