Anyone can now open a bank account in Ri, Bni Bank have an office in Nyc,i have been there many times,they are very helpful and you can transfer $$$ thru them to your account in Ri,providing your account in Ri is with Bni,i transfer money thru them quite often,their transfer fees are reasonable also,however you can only send $3,000 per month,this works good for me because i live in Nyc,however i believe you can transfer money from a bank account anywhere in the Us to the Bni in Nyc and then they forward it to your account in Ri,you would need to contact the Nyc office about how that actually works,i transfer cash so im not sure how sending from your American account to Bni in Nyc works,i think you can also open the account in Ri thru the Nyc office but again not absolutely sure,best to call them,
This is the # for the Nyc office,,212 943 4750,