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Is is still hard for US citizens to get bank accounts?


It's not really about US citizenship. It's about being subject to US taxation. The IRS has a rather more generous definition of whether you are a "US person" than the INS does.

That said, if you are a legal resident in Switzerland, you should be able to find banking here. If you just step off the plane with a suitcase full of money and walk into a bank, though — I would recommend making it a LARGE suitcase.


FWIW I am not a US citizen but had to fill out an IRS tax form as well when getting a bank account in Switzerland since I was living in the US for 5 years.


My understanding is that anyone with a green card has trouble opening a Swiss account, even if they are Swiss.


AFAIK it's still significantly more annoying than for non-Us persons, but not insurmountable.




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