# Getting my (immigrant) wife with no credit history a credit card?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-my-immigrant-wife-with-no-credit-history-a-credit-card/503651>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 20, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-my-immigrant-wife-with-no-credit-history-a-credit-card/503651 "2009-07-20T17:49:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Harmonix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Harmonix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonix)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-my-immigrant-wife-with-no-credit-history-a-credit-card/503651/21 "2009-07-23T06:50:43Z")

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Doesn’t putting her name on utilities such as power, gas and water also count as credit history?

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