Ellora's Cave payments policy

oh! No, I was thinking of you opening the account at an American branch since the problem seemed to be fees on EC's American bank checks. That way there is no currency or fees, just drop the checks in the mail to deposit and charge it! to get your money

Ah, gotcha! Hmm, I might have to investigate that.... I guess I could register for one of their internet accounts. Thanks!

In my experience there is no way to open a personal bank account in a foreign country unless you are resident there and can walk into the branch and give a domextic address--thet have to protect against money laundering etc.

In my experience there is no way to open a personal bank account in a foreign country unless you are resident there and can walk into the branch and give a domextic address--thet have to protect against money laundering etc. That's my understanding too, except Bank of America is letting illegal citizens open accounts. I figured that if they could, why not others? I don't know what the requirements are but thought it would be worth checking out.

I imagine they can still prove residency just as I do an a legal immigrant. Bill to a home address, local IDs, ability to walk into a branch etc. Although being a bit lax is better than the uK where I couldn't open a bank account at all within the law even as a resident.

In my experience there is no way to open a personal bank account in a foreign country unless you are resident there and can walk into the branch and give a domextic address--thet have to protect against money laundering etc. That's my understanding too, except Bank of America is letting illegal citizens open accounts. I figured that if they could, why not others? I don't know what the requirements are but thought it would be worth checking out. This was too stupid of a post - I can only claim it was because I was on my way to bed. I didn't mean illegal citizens - that just doesn't make any sense at all. I meant undocumented or something like that - anyways people in the US without a social security number (which is necessary for getting a job and paying taxes). The problem is, of course, that I'm on my way to bed so I still don't know if I'm making any sense.... How many authors are there that are having this problem? Because, really, you shouldn't have to pay a fee (read fine) to cash a paycheck! sigh, I'm going to shut up now.... slinking off to bed... I don't know, is my tail between my legs on this one or am I just really tired?

I have got bank accounts in the US without a SS# but I had to produce a paystub and proof of identity and address. Currently I find I cannot even open a New Zealand bank account even as a NZ citizen without presenting myself to a branch. Nor `an I close a Canadian account I still have for the same reason. sigh. Outside if US writers have always had to swallow arbitrary and sometimes outrageous fees to bank a US check. All the publisher needs to do is send an internation form of money like a cashiers cheque but the admin to too much of a bother for a house with a lot of lawyers. Hpwever I do think use of something like paypal is a reasonable expectation. When I was a small time editor I took the trouble to get cobtributors as much of the money as possible in the hand. Right down to sending US cash by registered mail (from Scotland to the Philllipines). Being a writer in a non-paypal country really sucks.

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