Opening a bank account with a quick debit card in Europe

4/18/2016 9:06:29 AM

My experience with Belgian Banks whilst trying to get an account for an Italian:
Despite a banking union thas has been in vigor since years, you have to apply for specific non-residents services.
When I looked for an account for an Italian, ING was the only one to offer these services. More info

I would thus recommend contacting ING’s non-resident service above.

Language is no issue, ofcourse.

I am not claming ING is better in any way than ABN AMRO. This is just an extra option. You might check a bank of your choice and look for non-resident services.

4/18/2016 9:14:37 AM

In case of an American, until very recently it was problematic because of FATCA, however by now all EU countries have signed agreements. So you’re in luck.

The Dutch bank I’m using, ABN-AMRO, offers services for exapats, as well as for non-residents.

ABN AMRO International Clients: your Non-Residents and US-persons Banking Specialist. Please contact us for all your financial matters
including day to day banking, savings, Internet Banking in English,
Investments (does not apply to US-persons) and more.

There is also a legalese disclaimer for “US-persons”, which I don’t pretend to fully understand, but it seems mainly related to investments, rather than current accounts.

So in my opinion the best thing if you contact them directly and ask.

An account comes with Maestro debit card.

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