opening non residents account in Lanzarote

Hi, I expect she meant that in order for the account to be free of charge then you’d need to take out a ‘banking product’ such as an insurance policy- health, house etc - this is quite normal in Spain.  BBVA  do an on-line account that is free of charges, they also have a bank in PDC.  Take a look on-line to see if it’s suitable.  For exchanging UK pounds to Euros we use Wise and Revolute or other currency exchange companies in order to get the best rate. Hope this helps.  Good luck

Hi - thanks for reply, much appreciated. She didn't mean that at all. I went back for clarification with a Sabadell account holder. We both received exactly the same message from her with an implication that she was told to do this with a shrug... (no doubt under pressure from line management to meet targets etc) . Sabadell HQ and client services confirmed that this was not policy but declined to investigate further. I ended up getting a Caixa non resident account in less than 20 mins with a card there and then so all good to go thankfully  in advance of my residencia meeting. 

This/these forums are great in sharing stories and all down to people like you and others willing to chip in with a bit of advice/steer when needed. Thanks again...  

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