Bank Account without Polish residency and NIP

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Oct 1, 10, 00:54 #1

When I came to Poland 12 months ago I was led to believe that you could not open a bank account unless you were a resident and you had a NIP.

Have since learnt that is boll**ks.

I went to WBK last week and opened a PLN account and Euro account no problems without being a resident, the whole process took just 15 mins! Comes with full internet access and helpful English speaking staff.

Well chuffed, now I will only pay 3 PLN to make a withdrawal instead of 3 Euros!

dtaylor5632Threads: 49 Posts: 4,459 Joined: May 2, 09 ♂	Oct 1, 10, 00:57 #2
warsawmole: Well chuffed, now I will only pay 3 PLN to make a withdrawal instead of 3 Euros! Yep, you just need an address and a passport ;) I had mine in PLN and GPD, when GPD was good id just take out cash, go to huta, exchange it at better rates (cos it was outside tourist area), make a wee profit and stick it in the PLN account :)

warsawmoleThreads: 7 Posts: 51 Joined: May 26, 10 ♂	Oct 1, 10, 01:01 #3
dtaylor5632: make a wee profit Gotta love that!

dtaylor5632Threads: 49 Posts: 4,459 Joined: May 2, 09 ♂	Oct 1, 10, 01:03 #4
warsawmole: Gotta love that! 6-7 year ago the differences between the kantors on the market square and in huta were huge. We used to make circle trips back and forth a day making around 300pln per trip. They caught on to the difference in the 2 locations quickly though, only lasted about a week :/

warsawmoleThreads: 7 Posts: 51 Joined: May 26, 10 ♂	Oct 1, 10, 01:06 #5
dtaylor5632: 6-7 year ago the differences between the kantors on the market square and in huta were huge. We used to make circle trips back and forth a day making around 300pln per trip. They caught on to the difference in the 2 locations quickly though, only lasted about a week :/ lol - shame they caught on! Bet you were laughing in your beer when it was OK?

dtaylor5632Threads: 49 Posts: 4,459 Joined: May 2, 09 ♂	Oct 1, 10, 01:14 #6
warsawmole: Bet you were laughing in your beer when it was OK? Yeah, my gf's dad was a Policeman, when I explained it to him, he used to give us the lifts back and forward :D The beer tasted great ;)

warsawmoleThreads: 7 Posts: 51 Joined: May 26, 10 ♂	Oct 1, 10, 01:18 #7
dtaylor5632: Yeah, my gf's dad was a Policeman, when I explained it to him, he used to give us the lifts back and forward That's funny! Did he put the blue lights on?

delphiandomineThreads: 42 Posts: 9,954 Joined: Nov 25, 08 ♂ [Suspended]	Oct 1, 10, 18:48 #8
warsawmole: Have since learnt that is boll**ks. It's total nonsense. Some ill informed people might say such - but mBank for instance couldn't care less if you are legally resident or not - they just want you to declare that you're residing in Poland. Makes a mockery of the UK's money laundering laws, really.

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Oct 1, 10, 19:07 #9

The fact you can open a bank account without being a perm. resident has little to do with anti money-laundering practices. But if you deposit at least Euro 15,000 in cash into such an account you can be sure your name and a transaction will be reported to a polish regulatory authorities. Now if you wire it from another account (from UK, PL, your debtor, etc. ), it's okay as this money can easily be tracked.

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