Euro bank account

DPA55

I have been a reader of these forums (and Martin's weekly email) for some time, but this is my first post. I hope that I've done it correctly!

My daughter has been offered two months work teaching English in a language school in France. Although she has been living in France for the last few months she has been working for English companies (and being paid in Sterling) so she doesn't have a French bank account. Opening one may be complicated as she is living in a motorhome and doesn't have a permanent address in France. I've done some basic research into Euro bank accounts but they all seem to be aimed at expats with significantly more money than she has!

Can anyone suggest an easy way for her to get paid for these two months work?

xylophone

https://www.justlanded.com/english/France/France-Guide/Money/French-Banking

may assist.

agrinnall

Does she absolutely need a French bank account? Will her prospective employer pay to a UK sterling account, which would be the best option for 2 months? Or to a Euro account elsewhere (it's rumoured to be relatively straightforward to open an account in Ireland)?

If course, if she plans to stay and work longer term in France then an account there would probably make sense anyway.

eDicky

She can open a euro account in France with Britline, part of Credit Agricole, using her UK address:

https://www.britline.com/banking.html

Revolut may also come in useful for EUR/GBP conversion etc:

https://revolut.com