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No - patience grasshopper The first thing you will receive is the return of your certified documents. A few weeks after that you will get the ITIN letter

How on earth would Qantas be in a position to investigate another airline's hardware/maintenance records etc etc ??!

@Scarlett is this offered automatically, or do you need to ring up ? There's an itinerary with Ethiopian to ADD, then Etihad from ADD onwards. There is an 18h overnight layover in ADD, but the whole thing would be booked through Ethiopian...

One of the many convoluted options I've found has a 7.5hr overnight layover in ADD prior to the JRO-ADD flight. Would I be correct to assume that ADD is not a pleasant airport to try this in ? Would the business class lounges (if any) there make this an acceptable layover if family are involved ?

I’m looking at trying to get to Nairobi or JRO in late December, return early Jan, ex SYD I know it’s peak season Are there any tricks for cheap J flights ? I looked at starting in KUL/CGK/MNL/BKK but it wasn’t hugely different to just starting in Sydney after accounting for the extra flight…

Tricky in terms of getting MR into airlines... the main benefit of MR is banking points so you're not stuck in an airline that may devalue them at any time It would make the 'long' game is a waste of time unless you are using the points at least a couple of times a year (hard for some of us !)

Do you need to get an EIN ?

Do they send you a cheque, or just pocket your deposits ?!

Yes this is my understanding. If you try and fill it out online it makes you say “Under the penalties of perjury, I certify that: ... 3. I am a US citizen or other US person and ..." Which obviously doesn't apply to us, and there is no option to alter this.

Did you open your C1 checking in branch in person ?

This. The annual fee is not outrageous, and you no longer need to jump through all the hoops you would when starting from scratch outside the US

So she got approved for C1 X with only 4 months of history with an ITIN ?!

I was ultra cautious with C1. US only (online) spend prior to receiving the physical card. Then physical card use in store, then Apple Pay, and now lots of virtual cards. It’s a great feature (virtual cards)

Pretty sure it was listed on the letter that the card was attached to Can’t remember what it asked

I was only able to activate my C1 via their IVR. The app verification failed when it detected a VPN, and when it detected an Aus IP

Up to 24h If the receiving bank takes part in RTP (like our NPP/Osko system), you can send up to $5k per day instantly (but only $2.5k per transaction)

They never asked for a US ID

Was never asked for anything other than Aus passport. No idea why they are doing this to you

I only have one checking account so far You're right - they probably want an ACH type payment as a minimum

If you just need a minimum deposit per month, why don’t you set up a virtuous circle of deposits ? Eg Amex -> Citi -> BoA -> Chase -> back to Amex etc