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Buckeyeblue

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14. I'm not sure you're understanding

Reply to iemanja (Reply #13)

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 06:05 AM

23 hrs ago

A bank is not going to give you a deposit or loan product without you providing a SSN or TIN. The only way to get an SSN is to have legal immigration status. So if you didn't come to the country legally, you would not have an SSN.

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Yes you do. No bank is going to open an account without a SSN or the equivalent for a non-citizen a TIN Buckeyeblue Tuesday #10

Non-citizens have the equivalent of SS numbers iemanja Tuesday #11

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