https://www.americanleverage.com/guides/itin-for-non-us-business-owners https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Fe1R2CGfwxY/hqdefault.jpg Start Here To Get US Credit as a Non-US Founder (ITIN Explained) JP explains what the ITIN is, who it is for and why it comes before everything else in a non-US founder's US setup. Six minutes, no jargon. https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/Fe1R2CGfwxY 395 2026-02-28T09:00:00+00:00 yes no https://www.americanleverage.com/guides/us-bank-account-for-non-us-residents https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8WA2q7Lft5k/hqdefault.jpg Open Your First US Bank Account as a Non-Resident What opening your first US bank account as a non-resident involves, from the documents to the conversation at the desk. The reasons people get declined, and how to avoid them. https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/8WA2q7Lft5k 529 2026-02-19T09:00:00+00:00 yes no https://www.americanleverage.com/guides/us-credit-card-for-non-us-citizens https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kuPavojly-4/hqdefault.jpg How Non-US Founders Get Approved for US Cards in Under 12 Months The twelve-month path from no US credit file to approved US cards, step by step. Which cards come first and why the order matters. https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/kuPavojly-4 809 2026-04-22T09:00:00+00:00 yes no https://www.americanleverage.com/guides/llc-ein-itin-order-for-non-us-founders https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2UTylzkPk0s/hqdefault.jpg Why Every Non-U.S. Business Owner Needs A U.S. LLC Why a US LLC is the vehicle a non-US founder banks and builds credit through, and what it does not do on its own. JP walks the order: company, EIN, ITIN. https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/2UTylzkPk0s 673 2025-12-18T09:00:00+00:00 yes no https://www.americanleverage.com/guides/miami-banking-trip https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hUFJqL6TbTE/hqdefault.jpg 5 Mistakes International Founders Make on Their US Bank Trip Five mistakes founders make on the US bank trip, and what to do instead. Preparation, deposits, and what to say at the desk. https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/hUFJqL6TbTE 1033 2026-05-08T09:00:00+00:00 yes no https://www.americanleverage.com/guides/what-happens-at-the-branch-in-person-us-bank-account https://i.ytimg.com/vi/H9VpeX8dD8c/hqdefault.jpg Mistakes Non Residents Make Opening a US Bank Account In Person The mistakes non-residents make at the branch when opening a US account in person, and the documents that avoid them. Ten minutes before you fly. https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/H9VpeX8dD8c 621 2026-03-21T09:00:00+00:00 yes no https://www.americanleverage.com/guides/mercury-account-closed-what-to-do https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TYVHVdJYaMU/hqdefault.jpg 4 Things That Trigger US Bank Account Closures for Non-Residents Four behaviours that get a non-resident's US bank account closed, and how to keep the account open. From the account officer's point of view. https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/TYVHVdJYaMU 710 2026-03-18T09:00:00+00:00 yes no https://www.americanleverage.com/guides/us-credit-card-for-non-residents-living-abroad https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8v9ssm_qeZ0/hqdefault.jpg How to Build U.S. Credit Without Living in the U.S. How to build a US credit file while living outside the US: what has to happen in person, what does not, and the timeline. Twenty minutes, start to finish. https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/8v9ssm_qeZ0 1237 2025-12-21T09:00:00+00:00 yes no https://www.americanleverage.com/guides/real-bank-vs-fintech-foreign-owned-llc https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CmFTSKS0aUg/hqdefault.jpg Why American Banking Is The Best For International Founders Why a real US bank beats a fintech account for an international founder: relationship banking, the ITIN and the Miami trip, and the one mistake that gets accounts shut. https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/CmFTSKS0aUg 452 2026-08-26T09:00:00+00:00 yes no https://www.americanleverage.com/guides/what-is-an-itin https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jCduUBr1AhU/hqdefault.jpg The 9 Digit Number Non-U.S. Biz Owners Use To Access U.S. Credit The nine-digit number non-US business owners use to enter the US credit system: what it is, what it is not, and where it fits in the order of things. Twelve minutes. https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/jCduUBr1AhU 728 2025-09-13T09:00:00+00:00 yes no https://www.americanleverage.com/guides/banks-that-accept-itin https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gdGAqd7dlnc/hqdefault.jpg Ranking Every U.S. Bank in 2025 For Non-Residents. JP ranks the US banks for non-residents: who opens accounts for foreign founders, what each asks for, and where the Miami trip pays off. Twenty-three minutes. https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/gdGAqd7dlnc 1382 2025-10-24T09:00:00+00:00 yes no https://www.americanleverage.com/guides/itin-for-us-llc-owners https://i.ytimg.com/vi/bw-_mjVtBac/hqdefault.jpg The $25,000 IRS Trap 90% of Non-US LLC Owners Will Hit in 2026 The $25,000 IRS penalty that sits inside almost every non-US owned LLC, what the filing requirement is, and how owners miss it. Twelve minutes. https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/bw-_mjVtBac 714 2026-06-14T09:00:00+00:00 yes no https://www.americanleverage.com/guides/itin-for-us-credit-cards https://i.ytimg.com/vi/t2F8co5g8Ho/hqdefault.jpg How to get US Credit Cards from ANY Country (Updated 2025) How the ITIN opens the door to US credit cards from any country, and what has to be in place before the first application. Eight minutes, with chapters. https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/t2F8co5g8Ho 483 2025-08-01T09:00:00+00:00 yes no https://www.americanleverage.com/guides/itin-for-shopify-stripe https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ptFrBMSCFIc/hqdefault.jpg Stripe Can Freeze Your Money for 180 Days (And You Can't Stop It) Why Stripe or PayPal can hold a founder's money for up to 180 days, what triggers it, and why a real US bank account behind the processor changes the odds. Fifteen minutes. https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/ptFrBMSCFIc 881 2026-06-24T09:00:00+00:00 yes no