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0 pointsrock_artist7mo ago0 comments

> In UK though, everything is run over proof of address and it's quite annoying for new immigrants(legal or not) because its circular.

The circular issue is quite similar to Spain. Where in order to obtain residency you need an address. But for being able to rent, most likely you’ll need a bank account and ideally a Spanish identification number. But for having a local bank account you need an address.

Similar to the above. This needs to be broken in order to get residency.

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pjmlp7mo ago

In Portugal it gets even worse, because many landlords still ask for a guarantor willing to take responsability over the rent.

My experience in a few European countries was also circular, the only thing that helped was that I could use the work contract and a letter from HR to break the cycle, however this naturally only works when the job is already secure before coming into the country.

m6h127mo ago

There is a way to get into the Spanish bureaucracy quite painlessly! Its NIE blanco. You can get it in any Spanish embassy, before even getting to Spain. With that you can create a bank account or job hunt.

rock_artistOP7mo ago

That won’t work entirely. The NIE blanco is a PDF so it does reduce complexity later as you have a number predefined.

But many services and people might ask you to show physical NIE. And also without address you’ll be able to open a foreigner bank account which is different than local.

vovavili7mo ago

>But for having a local bank account you need an address

Bunq solved this issue for quite a few Western European countries, thankfully.

throw-the-towel7mo ago

Ditto for France, except that it's de facto illegal to rent a place without having a bank account.

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