I am 17 can i ask for a credit card?

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    hey friends..i need your help...i have an Indian unverified personal paypal account,i read many threads about vcc...now selling of vcc is banned on DP....can i just to a bank and ask for a credit card...i am 17 years old...will they give me?
     
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  2. Arsenal™

    Arsenal™ Banned

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    In the UK if your 17 you can apply for a debit card rather then a CC which is pretty much the same and paypal allows it. Not sure if they do the same where your from.

    Wait for more replies :)
     
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  3. Rushh

    Rushh Well-Known Member

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    Difficult to get a credit card at 17 in India, since you are still a student and would not have any income to show.

    Getting an add-on card from your parents account is your best bet.

    P.S - Indian debit cards don't work on paypal...
     
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    Yfcadmin Notable Member

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    Yes. You can apply for an addon card on your parents card. Almost all banks allow it. CitiBank is the one I checked. For a Creditcard you need to show your income and tax return filing. Basically real creditcard is for business people.
     
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  5. eddy2099

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    By right, you are not even allowed to sign up for a paypal account if you are under 18 years old.
     
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    Can't you apply for a PayPal account under your parent's name?

    As far as I know, if you're not 18 years old, you can't apply for a add-on card either.
     
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    birdsfly Well-Known Member

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    I just received my Bopo "prepaid credit card" today and am happily doing transactions :)

    By the way, I'm only 16 years old.
     
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    goforhunt Banned

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    The best thing to do is to apply for add on card on your parents credit card or you can get CC against a FD from ICICI
    PM me if you need any more clarification.
     
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    I got Credit Card when I was 16. Unfortunatelty paypal doesnt support debit cards from my country...
    Except the overdraft for the card was quite low but anyways took me started a few years ago
     
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    Got my first one here in Canada at 17
     
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    kks_krishna Active Member

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    you should be 18. but you can open bank account
     
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    Exactly. She/he will be very lucky to keep the account.


    Wait untill you turn 18 then you can consider using paypal's services again.
     
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    You can actually use certain types of "gift" cards to activate your paypal account. I showed a friend how to do it a while ago. Basically, you need to get a visa gift card(the kind I used was all-access), and you can use it like a vcc to activate a paypal account.
     
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    That does not solve the problem. Shes/he is under 18 years of age and this violates paypal TOS. If they limit her/his account and ask him for a national id? Think about it.
     
    BuckBuck, May 3, 2008 IP