It’s ‘crazy’ that banks don’t accept NHI card as ID- Hon Skelton
Speaking during the debate on the Appropriation Act of 2017, Hon Skelton said a lady approached him recently and said she went to the bank and was told she needed two forms of identification to do her transaction. The Minister said the woman didn’t have a driver’s license but had her passport and the NHI card.
“She gave them the NHI card and they said that is not an identification card. How is that possible? That is a better identification card than a driver’s license and a social security card because everybody in the country got to have one of those. That is a national identification card,” Hon Skelton lamented, adding that the NHI card is a “picture card, is an ID, is a Government issued card.”
“That is crazy, Madam Speaker. What do we need to do to stop this?”
Someone in the House then suggested that he speak to the Financial Services Commission (FSC).
“I spoke to the honcho up there [and] he said he has nothing to do with that.
“Madam Speaker, something is wrong. I don’t understand. This is a government issued card, your picture on it, your date of birth, your everything on it. But how can we fix this?”
One of the reasons given by one of the banks in the Virgin Islands for not recognising the NHI card as a valid form of identification is that it does not have an expiration date.
It should be noted that apart from banks, other businesses, including money transfer entities, also do not accept the Government of the Virgin Islands issued National Health Insurance (NHI) card.
33 Responses to “It’s ‘crazy’ that banks don’t accept NHI card as ID- Hon Skelton”
Boy Ronnie you're the best! Ah LAUGH!!!! LOL!!!!
Funny you guys pass the laws but don't know what they entail.
Financial Services allows some banks to get away with totally criminal s*** against customers. It is some
banks here that need to get the hell out or be sued to high hell internationally. just the facts, Ma'am.