Is it possible to open a bank account in the U.S. as a 16-year-old international student on an F-1 visa without a permanent U.S. address, and would my school address work?

If a bank in your home country also operates in the United States, you can open an account there and access your money while in America. Your home country bank might partner with a US bank. They can use this relationship to help you set up an account you can use in the US.

You can still secure your money if your home country bank has a US partnership.

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