U.S. Citizens/Residents:
A Business Checking Account is an important step in establishing your new Corporation or LLC and we make the account opening process simple and efficient usually without the need to travel. A Business checking account comes standard with a Visa© Debit Card and online banking. Our Bank Account Opening Service is included with many incorporation packages. Please note however that we cannot guarantee that you will be able to open an account as this process is out of our control and conditional upon the Bank's policies and procedures. To open an account at a major national bank, a personal visit will probably be required, but you should have no difficulty in opening an account from your home state if you follow our basic instructions and use the “BANKING DOCUMENT PACKAGE” that we provide. Typically, ALL signatories and ALL beneficial owners holding 25% or more interest in the company will need to be present to open an account. By way of explanation, it is difficult for banks to access the Wyoming Secretary of State’s records to verify the Manager or Officer/Director details of your entity, so the Bank has no choice but to rely on the information and documentation that WE provide in our “BANKING DOCUMENT PACKAGE” (Articles, EIN, Banking Resolution, and an Operating Agreement for an LLC) – please provide ONLY the “BANKING DOCUMENT PACKAGE” – nothing else! Please note that if you incorporate a Nevada Entity and use our “Nominee Services”, it may be difficult to open a Bank Account, so if you have a choice, we suggest you incorporate a WYOMING Corporation or LLC as this process is much smoother.  

 

FOREIGN Citizens/Residents:
In the years since 9/11 and the introduction of the Patriot Act, it has become EXTREMELY difficult for foreign persons to act as a signatory to a U.S. Corporate Bank Account . Banks may be heavily fined for opening accounts without "sufficiently knowing the customer". Currently account opening with a major U.S. Bank is possible, but you should make contact with your bank of choice and provide our “BANKING DOCUMENT PACKAGE” (see above for U.S. citizens/residents) for review and approval BEFORE you make travel arrangements to the USA. Please note however that we cannot guarantee that you will be able to open an account as this process is out of our control and conditional upon the Bank's policies and procedures.