Most prepaid card issuers provide ways for noncitizens to acquire a prepaid card by using their National Identification Number. A noncitizen can also apply for an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (or ITIN) that will work to activate a prepaid debit card. Noncitizens authorized to work in the United States by the Department of Homeland Security can qualify for a Social Security number, which will also provide access to any prepaid card on the market. You can also use your Alien Registration Number (or A-Number) to activate your account. You can locate your A-Number on your Immigrant Data Summary, among other sources. If you are not a U.S. citizen, you may have other options besides a prepaid card. No laws state that you must be a U.S. citizen to open a bank account. As long as you have your country’s proper identification methods, you can open a bank account and have access to a debit card that allows you to spend however much money you deposit into your account. Just keep in mind that any U.S. bank account will require proper identification when you sign up. If you cannot provide that identification, you will have trouble accessing an account — or even activating a prepaid debit card.