How do I get a € Euro bank account?

SLZ

diamonds wrote: »

Online identity for me I guess. Or send ID copies with application.

I have not had a Euro account since IT but they are great to have, cover all bases - Nationwide free transactions abroad on credit card, Metro Bank next time in London (online instant access account already done), Aqua credit card, all free EU or worldwide with no transaction fees and the best deal defo seems to be comdirect for easy € management

You'll be sent a list with the various forms of ID they'll need, they don't let you send in anything that isn't notarised which costs a lot so hopefully they'll let you do PostIndent or online ID which apparently is just putting passport and various proofs up to the webcam after a chat.

Not bad at all. In all honesty though, if you can get an account with them Hilton HHonors have a good card in Germany that is FX free in the UK (or was when I took it out) you pay 48€pa now though. Still worth it for the rewards I'd say.

diamonds

SLZ wrote: »

You'll be sent a list with the various forms of ID they'll need, they don't let you send in anything that isn't notarised which costs a lot so hopefully they'll let you do PostIndent or online ID which apparently is just putting passport and various proofs up to the webcam after a chat.

Not bad at all. In all honesty though, if you can get an account with them Hilton HHonors have a good card in Germany that is FX free in the UK (or was when I took it out) you pay 48€pa now though. Still worth it for the rewards I'd say.

Oh nice, SLZ you are a source of great G€rman info, a great addition to the board you make

diamonds

grumbler wrote: »

Did I?
Stop misquoting it.
What I said was only that it looked good. This was after I had a brief look. Later I had a closer look and wasn't able to find anything about £1750, but possibly it was just me.Feel free to report me if I have broken any.
Credit card is no good for receiving payments in € or keeping euros - that are the main reasons why most people want a € account. And it's Select credit card, not juct 'credit card' that doesn't charge for conversion.

Nationwide £ current account is no good for both either. And all their £ current accounts charge 2% for spending in Europe. Only pay-for FlexPlus offers commission-free ATM withdrawals.

"stop misquoting" then "but possibly it was just me"


Contradictory...


Just like Barclays...

grumbler

diamonds wrote: »

"stop misquoting" then "but possibly it was just me"

Problem No3 - with your logic.

(1) Yes, I said "HSBC looks good". Yes you misquoted me (not "it" that was an obvious typo as it was preceded by "Did I?") by saying that I recommended it.

(2) Yes, I can't find anything about £1750 at HSBC website and, possibly, it's just me.

There is no any logical connection between (1) and (2) and hence no contradiction except in your convoluted mind.

While we are here, what exactly was "contradictory" about Barclays?

diamonds

Anyone have any other ideas, surely Santander do a Euro account even if for higher earners it is a Eurozone bank, I'm sure TSB will catch up given its been short term Spanish owned.

SLZ

diamonds wrote: »

Oh nice, SLZ you are a source of great G€rman info, a great addition to the board you make

Yes I've researched it all and had experience with them all in one way or another (Deutsche Bank is by far the worst from a customer service stand point), I do think that someone should do a write up as setting up € accounts get asked a lot.

I'm not a good source for defaults on German (or indeed €) debts though, that is a new one that I'm going through right now and has effectively screwed my future credit for the next 3 years but hey what can you do :rotfl:

VeryMan

I don't trust comdirect. I am not gonna deposit them 200k. I trust Barclays and HSBC more.

I have Barclays euro account, is there a reason I would switch to HSBC?

diamonds

Santander Jersey has no monthly fee on their Gold Account, card payments are debited once a month but given interest is nil due to Euro
thats not a benefit.


You need €7500 initially to open, might be handy for some but not the majority

http://www.santanderpb.je

http://www.santanderpb.je/documents/gold_bank_account_leaflet.pdf

VeryMan

Also, I don't trust offshore accounts. I want a UK bank account to be protected for 75k

diamonds

VeryMan wrote: »

I don't trust comdirect. I am not gonna deposit them 200k. I trust Barclays and HSBC more.

I have Barclays euro account, is there a reason I would switch to HSBC?

It is a better international bank that can open you accounts in 37 countries and transfer your UK credit files, with 200K you will pay no Premier account fees.

http://www.hsbc.co.uk/1/2/overseas-account-opening








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