billdavies63
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France may not be as strong as Germany but I guess it's a lot stronger than Ireland. Is it possible to open a non-resident account? Any particular bank, or particular problems?
That the same Societe generale that scrapped through the stress tests and is believed to need a load of capital as they own loads of soverign debt?
Do you need to attend in person to open an account with:
- HSBC France, and/or
- Banque Populaire?
I opened accounts in Societe General and BNP on a visit to france. You can have non resident accounts. You need passport, proof of address (bills) and I think in the case of BNP I had to have a Irish bank statement with a bank stamp on it. I also brought a tax clearance cert.
You might want to make an appointment in the branch your hope to visit and ask for English speaker if thats an issue. Whole thing took a couple of hours. I dont pay fees as I only wanted online accounts without cards/chequebooks
I just have internet banking. With no cards or chequebook there are no fees. Interest rates are low, around the 2% mark.