Do you have to have a STATE ID CARD to open up a savings account?

Question

I'm 16 and I turn 17 in two months. I wanted to open up a savings account to get a job and save all my money in the account. Do I have to have a STATE ID first before I can open up an account or what?

Answer 1

ss card will work

Answer 2

A student ID card along with some other supporting information like a Social Security Card and birth certificate should be sufficient to open a bank account.  Since you are under 18, the bank may require one of your parents to be on the account also.

Answer 3

You need only a valid social security number.

Banks need this to report your income to the IRS.

You social security card and a photo ID will do it.

Answer 4

In this day and age after 9/11 everyone needs to have some sort of valid photo ID card.

Answer 5

You need some type of ID to prove who you are. Got a driver's license? Call the bank. Ask them if they will take a birth certificate. They may not because they may want a photo ID. Ask em'.