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[quote=Anonymous]3rd time host mom here: Regarding banks, we've had good luck with Wachovia (haven't tried since change to Wells Fargo) and Bank of America.

I went with to the Social Security office and bank for our first au pair, our second went on her own to both (too impatient to wait for me).  Both of them had excellent English.  Our current au pair - who has weak English - asked me to go with her to the bank and went with a friend who arrived the same day to the Social Security office.

We want our au pairs to get bank accounts set up ASAP, so we take them very early, even the first weekend.  We transfer money from our accounts to hers to pay her, which works out GREAT for us, and we want to get it set up ASAP.  As for Social Security, I like the idea of her and a friend going together if at all possible - a little moral support would be nice, as there can also be pushback at the Social Security office about wrong forms (or arrival dates too close to the date that they're at the office - a friend found out the hard way that if they go to early, the Social Security system has no record of their arrival.)

So I guess it depends on your au pair. If their English is really good, have them try it on their own.  If it's shaky, be prepared to go with.  In either case, be prepared to go more than once (and maybe accompany them the second time) - either because of pushback, or because a line was too long (hello, DMV!) or because paperwork wasn't quite right.[/quote]

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