I'm from Europe. What do I do to improve my US credit score?

Here%26#039;s the thing. I%26#039;m from Europe, but I%26#039;ll be moving to New York next year and staying there for good. My credit score here doesn%26#039;t count, so I%26#039;d like to know how to improve my CS in the US. Last Summer I was in NY for 2-3 months and got a credit card from Bank of America, as well as a savings and checking account. During this time I managed to use the credit card for small payments adding up to be a couple hundred dollars, that%26#039;s it. Of course I always paid it off well before it was due. During this one more year I%26#039;m in Europe I guess I can use the CC a little bit.

What would my credit score be now? Probably not zero, but would it be bad?! Anything I can do?

If not, next year when I come to New York, what would you recommend I should do during maybe one year%26#039;s time to have a decent credit score? Just get more credit cards? Try to get a small loan? Just get bills in my name and keep paying them?

Any advice for this situation of mine would be appreciated.

Thanks!

I%26#039;m from Europe. What do I do to improve my US credit score?

Activity is what it takes - spending money and paying bills on time. If you have income paid in USD, getting a direct deposit paid into a checking account in a US bank will get you some preferential treatment by the bank.

When I moved from England to the USA in 1993, having a monthly salary direct deposited in my checking account, any other checks deposited in my account were cleared immediately - no waiting 5/7/10 days.

I%26#039;m from Europe. What do I do to improve my US credit score?

Pay all your bills in time and get a credit card. From http://www.acreditlibrary.com/buildcredi...

I%26#039;m from Europe. What do I do to improve my US credit score?

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In order to improve your credit score, it%26#039;s important to know where you stand currently. Despite all the media attention given to free credit reports--%26gt;you still have to pay to find out your credit score, the three-digit number ranging from 300 to 850 that is the key to your borrowing costs.