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Credit Cards

If there is even a small chance that you will stay for more than a year you need a real US credit card in order to build a credit history.

If you are a newcomer here, and you do not already have an American credit card, and you would like to get one, you will notice that issuers give a lot of importance to your credit record in the USA. Unfortunately, if you do not have any credit record in the USA, you cannot obtain a credit easily. If you stay for more than a year you should try to get a credit card and use it to make sure you get a credit history. Without it you will run into problems when leasing cars, buying a house, ... . In any case don't apply for a credit card before you have a bank account, an address that will not change too soon, a drivers license and a social security number, chances are even smaller that you would get one.

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Be also aware that if you are a member of a US based association such as IEEE, you might be able to use it to get a card as well.

Submitted by: Claudio Fleiner


Pages Updated On: 30-Dec-2007 - 03:12:02
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