macplaxton
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Hi,
I'm living in the UK presently and I'm looking to open an account in the RoI. I would like to open an account before my planned move to Dublin next spring/summer so a) I can save some Euro funds b) make cross-border payments of Euro to the Netherlands to pay for goods (car parts). I'm quite happy for the girlfriend (Dublin based) to manage the account until my arrival.
Q1. Do I stand any chance of opening an account without an address in the Republic?
Q2. Cheapest deal for a couple of transactions a month and the odd cross-border transfer (PTSB or BoI?). Also need internet banking.
Q3. Is there any major problem in holding two current accounts? (I've never had any here) I did ask her to try and open a New Current Account at PTSB, they seemed to ask too many questions. At first they thought she wanted to switch her AIB account to them, then they were asking if there would be a salary going in, etc. (Pretty much the same as here). Seemed that if there wasn't a decent amount was going in then there would be charges. I'm quite happy for her to look after the money as I do trust here and I can afford to lose it.
Any advice on the above gladly received. Thanks in advance.
mac p
I'm living in the UK presently and I'm looking to open an account in the RoI. I would like to open an account before my planned move to Dublin next spring/summer so a) I can save some Euro funds b) make cross-border payments of Euro to the Netherlands to pay for goods (car parts). I'm quite happy for the girlfriend (Dublin based) to manage the account until my arrival.
Q1. Do I stand any chance of opening an account without an address in the Republic?
Q2. Cheapest deal for a couple of transactions a month and the odd cross-border transfer (PTSB or BoI?). Also need internet banking.
Q3. Is there any major problem in holding two current accounts? (I've never had any here) I did ask her to try and open a New Current Account at PTSB, they seemed to ask too many questions. At first they thought she wanted to switch her AIB account to them, then they were asking if there would be a salary going in, etc. (Pretty much the same as here). Seemed that if there wasn't a decent amount was going in then there would be charges. I'm quite happy for her to look after the money as I do trust here and I can afford to lose it.
Any advice on the above gladly received. Thanks in advance.
mac p