Can I get a Spanish bank account without having to supply a P60.Sabadell ask for one but I thought there might be easy ways to get an online bank without too much drama
Posted: Thu Nov 24, 2022 11:04am
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Hi
Lots of people on this forum use Wise.com - me included. N26 https://n26.com/en-es/bank-account is also popular.
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Steve
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 8:18am
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Imagine is good, its part of la Caixa so you the free cashpoints from them and can pay your bills via direct debit
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 3:44pm
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Imagine, thats the name of the online bank, its part of the La Caixa group. I hate La Caixa and all Spanish banks but tbf on this they have got it right, just do it all online up and running and 100% free.
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Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2022 6:56pm
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I know nothing about Revolut
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Yes, you can set up your utility direct debits with Wise.
Steve
Posted: Tue Dec 6, 2022 2:35pm
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Yes, although it seems to depend on which companies you are using.
To explain, Wise euro accounts have a Belgian IBAN. EU law (I believe) says that these IBANs have to be respected across the EU, but some companies don't accept them until you nag them!
As a specific example, the Hidraqua website insists on a Spanish IBAN - but when I messaged them they accepted my Wise Belgian IBAN, no problem. My suspicion is that they had to accept non-Spanish IBANs on their payment systems to comply with the law, but forgot about the website (or didn't want to pay to change it).
By comparison, it was a simple matter to change my DD to Iberdrola Clientes.
Cheers
Steve
Posted: Thu Dec 8, 2022 9:24am
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As SteveC2x has stated, Hidraqua may be a difficult one to set up, I wasn’t able to do it online as the Belgian IBAN number was not being accepted. I ended up phoning them, spoke to a very helpfult English speaking advisor, who set it up over the phone without any problems
Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 11:38pm
Martyn1986 wrote on Mon Nov 28, 2022 3:44pm:
Imagine, thats the name of the online bank, its part of the La Caixa group. I hate La Caixa and all Spanish banks but tbf on this they have got it right, just do it all online up and running and 100% free.
I’ve contacted my La Caixa branch about this Imagin account…….guess what…….only available to Spanish residents as you need a DNI. As a non-resident it’s not available to me!! Usual con merchants….still have to pay €35 a quarter.
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