Bank account in the Netherlands?I'm going to the Netherlands for seasonal work. I have to open a bank account there and here the problems for me appears. I want to open the simplest, the cheapest bank account in ABN-AMO (because it is in English) but I can't find any information what kind of account should I open like bank fees. Do I have... | |
Every bank in the Netherlands will charge you for using the bank. Its roughly between € 20 and € 30 a year. After that its normally free if you are only internet banking. ABN AMRO seems to be one of the more expensive ones. The most simply ING acount seems to be the cheapest. ING has the most offices in the Netherlands
Besides the yearly cost of a bank account you should keep in mind that for some things they sometimes charge extra, and those prices are also depending on the bank. for excample for a bank statement, of transfering money to other countries etc. So asked specific questions to the bank of your choice before you open an acount.
If you scroll down on the next page you can see the cost of a bank acount of diffrent banks.
http://telegraaf.nl/overgeld/consume...
or try
http://bankenvergelijking.nl/prive-b...
It seems Abn-amro has a client desk on their site, so you can ask your questions directly to get the right answer.
https://abnamro.nl/en/personal/inter...
http://abnamro.com/en/clients/non-residents/index.html
ING
https://ing.nl/de-ing/over-de-ing/de-ing-wie-zijn-wij/welcome-to-ing/index.aspx?first_visit=true
But there are more bank who has an English desk.
Internet bank like
Triodos
http://triodos.co.uk/en/personal/
Here's a site that might be helpful
http://expatax.nl/banksexpatax.php
http://expatica.com/nl/finance_business/banking/Opening-a-Dutch-bank-account---_13890.html
http://access-nl.org/living-in-the-netherlands/living/banking.aspx
just walk into any branch office
I pay 3.10 euro a month for account plus bankcard
