Opening an account in the USA if you don't live there

McKnight · #1 (**permalink**) 08-26-2009, 08:24 AM

Hello everyone,

I'm kinda desperate so I need some help and advice. I need to find some sort of way to receive payment from other people via PayPal. Currently I can not since I am in Croatia and PayPal does not support receiving money to Croatian accounts.
So I had an idea to open an account in the USA since I have a good friend there in Oklahoma. Is there any kind of account that he can open for me that does not involve me having a USA Social Security Number or is there any way to do that.

He had an idea to open a new shared bank account where he would send me one ATM card and he would cancel his. So the account would be on his name but I could use it by myself.

Any ideas? Thanks

Donk · #2 (**permalink**) 08-26-2009, 12:01 PM

You may be able to get a prepaid debit card. Your friend can pay the cash in in the States and you could withdraw from your local ATM. You would have to shop around as the bank charges can be high.

Regards

Bob

thewebhostingdir · #3 (**permalink**) 10-15-2009, 10:38 PM

For me it is not a good idea to open an account from US. Paypal often trace the login IP of each paypal account...so if they find your country IP then there is 100% chance of getting the account limited or banned
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inspiroHost · #4 (**permalink**) 02-06-2010, 08:47 PM

I wouldn't recommend it. There's a good chance PayPal will limit your account and your money will be stuck. You won't be able to un-limit it either since they require all sorts of paperwork to do so. Save yourself the trouble and go with something that works in Croatia -- maybe Moneybookers?

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