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Emily, did you use your passport with endorsed visas instead of the plastic green cards? Is it less likely to be questioned this way? - we would be also be out for more than 6 months and I am cautious...

We would still be outside of US for some time and need to file our tax return before we land there. Do you guys think we might be questioned at the airport for that our return bears foreign home address?

If you are outside of the US until mid-April, you automatically qualify for 2 months extension. There is also a form if you wish to fill for an extension until mid-October. https://www.irs.gov/uac/About-Form-4868 I also need to report Nov-Dec'15 to IRS since we became LPRs in Nov. I am...

What we did during the activation trip was to order H2O sims from BestBuy to be delivered to the hotel before arrival, and informed the hotel staff. Then we charged them with only 10$/3 months valid each via h20 website, they also accept foreign cards. These 3 months expire now and I still...

Wunderkind :) Did you get questioned for the 11 months out on arrival?

Will they have an online tool or I need to wait to attempt this when onshore again?

Long story short. We were able to get approved for Secured CCs during the activation trip and without SSN. Everything worked well, except - when I tried to update with Wells Fargo my SSN to be reported along to the credit bureaus, they had no online process and sent me mail to the US address. We...

Did you get the cards while no SSN yet and later updated it?

It is 9 days 2 weekends + 5 work days. Unlikely. Thanks for the Credit Boards :)

I've read a few articles tonight that make me feel my attempt to get a secured credit card during the POE trip would be turned down... I felt a bit naive. I was planning to walk in a bank office, deposit some cash and get the card in the mail in a week to be forwarded to Oz. Well, I thought this...

I chatted to Citibank and BoA support and they said I can apply - of course this is far from approval. I also found a few articles saying that only for non-secured there would be issues... Still, if it does not work, does not work. I am rather worried that my credit history may not go linked...

I am planning to open a bank account and apply for secured credit card when I land in the States, both before having my SSN that would most likely arrive after I depart back. The reason is to start credit history early. Assuming all works well, I will call the bank later to update my SSN. The...

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Do you need to inform Aussie banks that you became LPR in the States? I remember I opened a bank account a few days before the visa was issued and one of the last questions was "Are you USA citizen or Green card holder?"... ah!- well, at that time checked No that was factually true.

I see this thread is dying out... still let me ask a last silly question: for Green card delivery address - "Final address in the U.S." - did you put your name as recipient or the name of the actual person that lives there? I put the other name, because I thought we will not be physically there...

For our activation trip, on landing: - do we need to have prepared any other than family customs 6059B form? - we take "non-citizens" queue, right? (and citizens anytime after being admitted as LPRs)

I guess it was forwarded to you by someone, right? @EmilyW (Not that you gave USCIS an Aussie address)

How about online access to the new accounts? How did you make it for the bank cards?

Thanks for your opinions, @Britsimon and @guestgulkan. My situation is a bit more complicated, but I guess I am not the only one here - expected more people to share similar concerns. FY ends on June-30 in Oz and on Dec-31 for USA. After my POE and GC activation in Nov 15 I would receive in Oz...

This topic was barely touched already and I am not trying to get a free advice, rather to calm myself that I stay on the safe side... we activate our visas in Nov and planning to move during March'16. For Nov and Dec I would have an income in Australia with no taxes on it. I see that in the...