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European bank account for non resident


by @theunisk 7yr  | 5 comments

I hold South African/Portuguese dual citizenship, however I was born and (officially) reside in South Africa. Any recommendations for a nomad friendly european bank account ? Ie, one that does not require residency, proof of address, or have easy ways to get around these.
I will not be using it much for day to day expenses, more as a way to hold euros and be able to transfer between accounts. My US bank account has very high fees.
I am in europe for the next week or two (currently Italy) and hope to be able to get one before I leave.

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@reganha 7yr

@theunis, you can use Revolut. AFAIK, you donโ€™t need to show proof of address, you just need an EU address to receive your physical card (costs 12โ‚ฌ).

They just recently launched personal IBANโ€™s so it can act as a full account.

Other than that, you can try speaking/chatting with Activobank here in Portugal (they have online chat I think) if they are willing to open an account for a non-resident. They are IMO the best portuguese bank, no fees, free SEPA transfers, everything can be made online (great app and website).

They allow an international phone number for SMS verification. But if you use the mobile APP they skip it, I always use it even when Iโ€™m on the desktop.

Best part, you get your debit card and PIN code right on the spot when you open an account, so if you can get a bill or statement with your name and a portuguese address, youโ€™re good to go. They might ask if you work or for an income statement, tell them youโ€™re not employed and just moved to Portugal, they skip it.

Credit card Iโ€™m not sure but I think they send it to the address, but the limit is so low that it isnโ€™t worth it.

Bonus points, this debit card can be used to charge the Revolut account as long as you have 3D Security enabled (only asks on the first use).

Iโ€™ve successfully charged my Revolut with 15k EUR in a single transaction from the debit card, then wired it via Revolut to my supplier in Hong-Kong. Cost? 0โ‚ฌ

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@dunctk 7yr

I havenโ€™t used this myself, but Transferwise have launched a โ€˜borderlessโ€™ account that gives you a local account number. Perhaps that could help? https://transferwise.com/borderless

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@mule5 7yr

Would the n26 bank work for you? I havenโ€™t looked into it much and I donโ€™t have an account there yet.

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@theunisk 7yr

Thanks for the reply, I took a look at N26 and it looks great, but Iโ€™m not sure whether they would accept me as I donโ€™t stay in europe or have a physical address (they donโ€™t seem to mention the need for a proof of address anywhere). I do have a portuguese ID and passport though.
Also seems like Portugal is not supported for automatic identification verification, which I guess means that I need to get to Germany to make use of their Post Ident verification. Does anyone have experience with this ? Do you require a proof of address ? I donโ€™t mind heading to Germany, but if I canโ€™t open an account it would be a bit of a waste of time/money right now.

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@tkrunning 7yr

N26 is quite easy to sign up for as long as you have the right ID documents and some kind of address in one of the countries where they operate (mail forwarding addresses usually work fine).

You can find more details here: https://nomadgate.com/open-n26-account/ (step-by-step guide)

Let me know if you have any questions!

Cheers!

PS! Revolut is really useful as well, so get that too. Just be aware that they give you worse exchange rates on the weekends, and for some currencies their rates are not competitive. But it complements N26 really well.

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by @jadi4nd 6yr 6 years ago  | 5 comments

Hi, I know there are a few posts around this topic but none of them quite answer my questions.

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I am remote, self employed, software developer working mostly for one client based in the UK.

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If possible I want to avoid starting a company as this seems unnecessarily complicated for my work setup.

Thank you in advance for any help :slight_smile:

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by @patrickheneise 6yr 6 years ago  | 4 comments

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USD bank account


by @piovella 6yr 6 years ago  | 9 comments

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Iโ€™m in the beginning of my nomadic life. I currently have a UK account in GBP currency but most my clients pay me in USD either via Upwork or Transferwise. I was wondering if you know if there is a better way to deal with the fees?
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Thanks

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