Hi, I am trying to open a US business checkings account as well as a Merchant Account from overseas. I'm not a US citizen so I do not have an SSN. However, I do own a business in the state of California and have an office with a physical address and phone number as well. I called Wells Fargo today but they told me I needed to fly in to set it up. Is there ANY way to do this without flying to the States? (That's a 30 hour trip).
That would be the obvious answer unless, of course, he is actually the owner of a "virtual" business with just a local telephone number, some local address, but no real business or employees in California.