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Filed: IR-1/CR-1 Visa Country: Pakistan
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Hi.

Yes it is possible to sign a rental agreement while outside of the US. My wife and I are doing it right now from Canada. We're looking into setting a bank account up, but I don't know if we can. We might catch a lucky break and be able to use her checking account. She forgot to close it and there was no monthly fee, so she just kept it open in the US. But you should be anle to get a rental agreement. Just call a realtor in the US and ask them to send you rental listings via email. They can get you in touch with the listing agent and you can work out the financials from your home country. You might be able to pay the deposit and first month's rent via US money order or by wiring the money to them.

I would call a bank in the UIS to see if you can open one up. If you are an American citizen and have an SSN, it might be possible. However, due to AML laws some banks might be required to see you in person. Check with your consulate about how people do this, too. They might be able to give you advice.

Good luck!

Thanks For feed back.We tried to reopen an closed account they say no they can not do it.I need to go to a branch in person.Please let me know if any bank does that.I am us Citizen and lived there for 38 years continuously and now i am out just for 2 years.ThanksI am going to make an rental agreement.lets see what happens.Thanks anyway

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We just found out that Chase can convert old savings accounts into a checking accounts. We just did it over the phone with Chase. Keep in mind, though, that you cannot create a new account until you have an unexpired state id or state driver's license. My wife's driver's license expired in 2011, so we couldn't open a new account. However, if you have an old account (which she did), then you can change/convert it into a checking account and give them an american address that they can send your cheques and statements to. You can then wire money to your US bank account from your current bank account and get the people at the address that your bank sent your checks to to send the cheques and debit card to you so that you're ready to use the checking account when you enter the US.

To wire money to a US bank account, you need:

Beneficiary name (Account holder name)

Address of Branch (where you initially opened your account)

Account Number

ABA Routing Number

 

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