Monday, June 22, 2009

Important things to do


After Landing these will be your important things to do

> You will receive an I-94 number (a card attached to your passport) from the US immigration officer. Before you leave the counter please ensure the date validity in that is accurate.

> It takes a week or 2 for the social security administration to receive your details from immigration. So apply for your SSN in the first week. So you can expect an SSN number with in a month time.

> You can open bank accounts in few banks with out the SSN number, but will not be able to do online banking.

> Change your traverlers Cheque in the bank.

> Apply for a secure credit card (Pay and spend). Some thing like a prepaid card. As credit history is very important in US. You can build your credit history using this card and later you will be eligible to get the actual credit card. Approach your bank for more details.

> Ensure your Insurance is activated. This is very important task which needs to be verified with your insurance agency.

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