some banks do and some don't so you have to travel round looking for a one that deos, which wasn't the case before, if you had the right paperwork you could open a account at any bank.
I have never claimed that you can not open a account, myself and other members have claimed that it very difficult to open one on the first 90 day O visa.
Yes another one, someone having problems with a non o, it's not just that branch and not just that bank, you just don't get it do you, 3 people in the other post as well, I wonder how many people will say this in other posts.
you will never be able to get your point through to Pete Power he doesn't except being wrong and when he runs out of explanations he abuses your intelligence or your education, probably doesn't have many real friends to talk to so has turned into a Facebook cowboy 🤣
We all know what is needed, and maybe you know all the rules, but the reality over thousands of different banks is very different as you can see from the comments.