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Banking
Banking Tips
Students should look into opening a bank account to keep track of money and finances, recieve money into an account (deposit) for an on-campus job, send and receive funds internationally, or obtain student loans. Opening an account in person rather than online or via telephone is advisable.
What do banks require to open an account as in international student?
Each bank will have a different list of requirements for what students need. When students open an account, they will generally need the following:
- Local contact information (including a residential address)
- Immigration documents I-94, I-20, or DS2019
- A passport
- Secondary form of identification with signature (like USF ID card)
- Verification/Letter of enrollment at university
Some banks may require individuals to have a Social Security Number (SSN), so students may want to ask about this requirement when they begin their applications to open an account.
What should I look for when choosing a bank?
Where can I look for student loans as an international student?
Students can get free financial mentorship and advice from Bull2Bull, which offers one-on-one meetings in-person and virtually, events, and online resources.
SETTING UP A BANKING ACCOUNT
Students have several banking options in Tampa, St. Petersburg, and Sarasota-Manatee, and are encouraged to research the many banking institutions in the area.
Each section below will direct you to a list of Bank locations that are the nearest to a main campus student center:
Tampa campus
Distance from closest Bank location to the Marshall Student Center (MSC):
- USF Federal Credit Union (0 miles/kilometers)
- Wells Fargo (1 mile; 1.61 kilometers)
- Regions (1.3 miles; 2.09 kilometers)
- Chase (1.5 miles; 2.41 kilometers)
- Fifth Third Bank (1.8 miles; 2.9 kilometers)
- PNC (1.9 miles; 3.06 kilometers)
- Truist (2.1 miles; 3.38 kilometers)
- Bank of America (2.2 miles; 3.54 kilometers)
St. Petersburg campus
Distance from closest Bank location to the University Student Center (USC):
- USF Federal Credit Union (0.1 miles; 0.16 kilometers)
- Fifth Third Bank (0.4 miles; 0.64 kilometers)
- Bank of America (0.4 miles; 0.64 kilometers)
- Bank of Tampa (0.5 miles; 0.8 kilometers)
- Truist (0.5 miles; 0.8 kilometers)
- DFCU Financial (0.5 miles; 0.8 kilometers)
- Bank OZK (0.7 or 0.8 miles; 1.13 or 1.29 kilometers)
- Regions (0.7 miles; 1.13 kilometers)
- Hancock Whitney (0.7 miles; 1.13 kilometers)
- BayFirst (0.9 miles; 1.45 kilometers)
- Synovus (0.9 miles; 1.45 kilometers)
- First Horizon Bank (1.1 miles; 1.77 kilometers)
- Flagship Bank (1.2 miles; 1.93 kilometers)
- Chase (1.6 miles; 2.58 kilometers)
Sarasota-Manatee campus
Distance from closest Bank location to the Atala Hall:
- Wells Fargo (3 miles; 4.83 kilometers)
- BMO Bank (3.3 miles; 5.31 kilometers)
- Fifth Third Bank (3.3 miles; 5.31 kilometers)
- First Horizon Bank (3.4 miles; 5.47 kilometers)
- Truist (3.6 miles; 5.80 kilometers)
(Last updated/checked April 30, 2024)