Bank of America Bank Account Or Service Complaint

Bank of America Bank account or service department,

Cashing a check without an account Making/receiving payments, sending money Missouri

I hope this complaint serves as a reference to improve the policies in place for citizens of a different country in the same condition as mine. I 'm a - and arrived to the US two weeks ago. I 'm currently receiving financial aid from the Missouri government, to be more specific from the Family support division and I have tried to cash in unsusesfully the cheque I have received. I went to the closest - store and a Bank of America branch for this purpose, and I was told that without a SSN or a US ID I could not cash in the cheque. I already applied for a work permit but it will take a few months for me to get it. Only after I get the work permit I 'll be able to apply for a SSN and that is going to take a bit longer. This is a challenging situation for someone who has been - in the US and is in the process of getting the US documents. I 'm receiving the social aid cheque, but I ca n't do anything with it. There should be a special procedure for unusual cases like mine where an individual should be able to do this sort of transactions or open a check in account in a bank without having some challenging policies in place.