<p>i agree with gia..this website list some of the credit cards available for students
<a href="http://www.creditcards.com/college-students.php%5B/url%5D">http://www.creditcards.com/college-students.php</a>
it does not list american express for students, which you can find at
<a href="https://www66.americanexpress.com/cards/Applyfservlet?csi=2/22/b/10/1702992565/170095848929/22/n&from=0&mgmID=undefined%5B/url%5D">https://www66.americanexpress.com/cards/Applyfservlet?csi=2/22/b/10/1702992565/170095848929/22/n&from=0&mgmID=undefined</a></p>
<p>as for intels/domestics - i am not sure about it although from what i have seen, none of the card applications ask a question about nationality etc. So as long as 1 has social security #, it is good to go.</p>
<p>the other thing (which is what i might be doing) is having your family member in the US 'sponsor' you with their credit card. The sponsorer does not have any liability, but allows the student to get a credit card with a higher credit limit and build credit history.</p>
<p>also the bank where we open checking/savings account might offer us some credit cards.</p>
<p>so getting a card should not be a problem as long as they offer a good credit limit. The reason is because ideally borrowing more than 1/3 of the available credit at any time will penalize your credit score (not sure, but i remember some1 tell me that)</p>