Here is the way I´ve opened up my Foreign Trust Checking account. I´ve heard from some of my students that they are getting push backs from their local bank. But don´t worry! If there is a will there is a way.
Back in 2020 during the covid season, my husband was prevented from going into the states because he is from England even though we are married and he lives here in Mexico. He was suppose to be my trustee. So what I did was open up a corporation in Nevada which is tax free anyway, and then I controlled it using a form and my Trust.
All that matters is your relationship with the IRS not necessarily the bank. You can open up a trust checking account with a domestic trust too and then control it using the methods I share. This is mainly for my students who are meeting with some difficulty. I hope this podcast will share some light on your situation when dealing with the banks.