Renting a safe deposit box by a foreign citizen

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kvc261

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I am a naturalized US citizen. My mom is coming to visit me. She does not have any legal status here. Coming on B1 tourist visa for a 6 month long stay. She might come more frequently after this visit. Since she does noth have any health insurance here, she wants to bring few thousands of dollars with her to cover any minor medical problems that she may have. My housing situation is not ideal to keep this type of money around my residence (not very safe) as I have a roommate. She is not interested in earning interest or anything. Needs just a safe place to put her money under her name, so that, should something happen to me, she still have access to it.

Can a foreign national rent a safe deposit box for this purpose from the banks without a social security number or any identifying information other than a visa number from USA authorities ??
 
come try to explain the concept of travellers checks to a 70+ years old woman, who never used a check or credit card in her life, functioned in a cash only economy. She can get her hands on US dollars very easily and knows how to count. Bet when it comes to check signing and stuff, she is like a newborn. No clue. Tha is mainly why I want a safe deposit box for her rather than a bank account, which I believe, under certain circumstances, banks give out w/o having an d SSN.
 
I would not travel across the border with thousands of dollars on a tourist visa. They could seize it at the border, claiming it's for something nefarious. You can certainly rent a safe deposit box, ask the bank about making sure she has access as well. This is more or less a question of bank policies. I think the real risk is carrying large amounts of cash over the border.
 
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