Opening Bank Account
From the tax number to the branch appointment: we come with you to open the account and set up online banking.
- Obtaining a tax number
- Drawing up the list of documents
- Choosing a branch and booking
- Interpreting at the branch
- Setting up online banking
How we carry this service out
The steps describe what the work covers, not the order it follows.
The tax number comes first
The first requirement for opening an account is a tax number, obtained from the tax office with your passport. The number is also used for the title transfer, for utility contracts and for filing returns — anyone buying property will need it sooner or later.
Choosing the bank and the branch
Banks differ in the documents they ask a foreign customer for and in the internal rules they apply; two branches of the same bank can behave differently. That is why the branch is not chosen at random. Going to a branch used to opening accounts for foreign nationals is often the difference between finishing in a single day and exchanging letters for a week.
Once the account is open
Online and mobile banking are set up, along with your password and verification method — on the day the account is opened we make sure verification works with a foreign phone number. A foreign-currency account, standing orders and an arrangement suited to collecting rent are set up the same day if you need them.
Contact
Let us talk about your own situation and settle in conversation what you actually need.
Related reading
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Law & TaxDocuments Required When Selling to a Foreign BuyerArriving at the land registry appointment with a missing document costs you the whole day. Which document is whose responsibility, and how long does each take to obtain?
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