Hi,
I'm not a US citizen and I currently live abroad, planning to build credit for a possible move to the US in the next 1-2 years. I have an account with BofA (Platinum rewards status, 55K in balance) that I opened late August on my last visit, but I didn't apply for credit there and will not visit the US again probably until March.
I reached out to the person I've met with at the branch when I opened my account to apply for a CC, but he said it is required for me to be phisically present at the branch for applying as I have no SSN (I do have an ITIN). I remeber people mentioning getting a first card from BofA remotely, but was unable to find concrete datapoints here or elsewhere.
Is there a path to getting a card through an online / phone application, with BofA or anyone else in my situation? Did anyone had success in this position recently? I opt for a Travel rewards card, but everything goes as building credit is the main goal here.
Thanks!
