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How does an international Stanford University student open an account?

International students who are coming to the United States to attend school at Stanford University are welcome! You can open your account online with a few extra steps since our online system doesn’t accept new members with foreign addresses.

Please follow these steps to open your account on our mobile app (App Store | Google Play):

 

  1. Enter StanfordIS (Stanford International Student) in the Referred by field in the application
  2. Enter your Stanford University email address
  3. Enter Stanford University’s physical address: 450 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
  4. Enter the following U.S. phone number so the application will accept you as a member: 650.785.1078
  5. Upload a copy of your Passport for identification purposes
  6. Select Stanford student as your eligibility
  7. Fill out and submit a W-8BEN formopens PDF file (due to no SSN)

 

After you submit your application, please send an email to [email protected]create new email to provide your name, correct international address, phone number and email address so we can update your membership profile with your current contact information.

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