The free 90-day guide
Everyone helps you move. Nobody helps you land.
Social security, credit, your licence, health cover, a car, a home. All in the order that actually works. I arrived with two suitcases and did every step myself. Some of it the expensive way.
The exact day to apply for your Social Security number. Go early and you're sent home.
The 60-day health-insurance window that closes whether you noticed it or not.
How founders get their company's EIN with no SSN. The part almost everyone gets wrong.
Why order matters
Most of what goes wrong isn't difficulty. It's sequence.
Each step depends on the one before it. In the wrong order, you get turned away. They tell you to come back with something you couldn't have had yet. Scroll through the 90 days.
Entry record & phone
Download your I-94, your official arrival record. Get a US phone number in your own name. Two small things everything else depends on.
Bank account
You don't need to wait for your SSN. Most banks open an account with a passport and a second ID. Waiting costs you two weeks for nothing.
Social Security number
Go too early and you're sent home. Your record hasn't reached their system yet. The guide gives you the right day, and exactly what to bring.
Credit file
You don't arrive with bad credit. You arrive with none, and that's treated worse. A score takes six months. The clock starts when you do.
EIN & your company
Federal EIN first. State filing second. Business bank third. And no, you don't need an SSN for the EIN. Almost everyone gets this wrong.
Driver's licence
It needs almost everything above it: your SSN and two proofs of address. Ask for REAL ID. That small star gets you through airport security.
Health insurance
The only step with a real deadline. Landing opens a 60-day enrolment window. When it closes, you may wait months for the next one.
A car
Buy or lease, new or used: the guide walks you through each path. And don't fear big mileage. Cars here drive much more, and they're built to last it. Getting this wrong cost me an engine.
A home
Rent or buy: the guide covers both paths. Timing decides the price. In the wrong order, the same home can double your deposit, or your interest rate. Day 90: you've landed.
Why this exists
None of this is hard. All of it takes time.
I arrived from France with two suitcases. Ten years later I've built businesses here and helped dozens of people through the same first 90 days: the website that times out, the queue that sends you home, the credit file that doesn't exist yet.
I'm not a lawyer, and you don't need one. That's exactly why it costs a fraction of what people usually pay. When you do need a lawyer or an accountant, I'll tell you.
Brands I've worked with
“It's really better to focus on one main product that you know will work, because there's a demand and people are waiting for it.”
Start your 90 days the right way.
Get the guide. Or bring your visa, your state and your dates to a free 15-minute call. I'll tell you what your first 90 days look like.