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Morphineus
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 Posted: Wed, 6th May 2015 18:02 Post subject: Opening a bank account in Sweden... |
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IS A FRICKING PAIN IN THE ASS! 
It took 1,5 hour and we had to cut it short because other customers were piling on into the waiting area.
Apparently they have new procedures due to some terrorism scare. You'd think as a Belgian, an EU citizen you wouldn't get harassed as much, but darn everything is problematic here in Sweden (yup not just the bank).
I was being asked questions you would think the police or migration would ask. Too much to type here, but I'll give an example with one that really surprised me:
Are you Jewish are do you have any affinity with the Jewish community. Instead of saying: well I know this LeoSatan on a forum and he isn't really fond of Arabs because they shoot rockets over his head ( ). I went with: that is quite an odd question. Which he answered with: perhaps, but not in this world anymore. I was like: 
He also said something like: "Well they want the bank to do the policing", so I joked: Well its not like you have any Police here compared to Belgium. Which he seemed a bit offended by because his response was a little jab back: "Maybe Belgium is more afraid" 
I think I should try and open a bank account with my fiancee next time we are in Belgium and see if it got as ridiculous over there as well.
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| Posted: Wed, 6th May 2015 18:10 Post subject: |
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Morphineus
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| Posted: Wed, 6th May 2015 18:15 Post subject: |
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Me, verified by: me.
But if you want, you can come over and experience it yourself. 
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| Posted: Wed, 6th May 2015 18:27 Post subject: |
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What makes a man leave paradise?
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| Posted: Wed, 6th May 2015 18:30 Post subject: |
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| djaoni wrote: | | What makes a man leave paradise? |
Apples.
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| Posted: Wed, 6th May 2015 18:30 Post subject: |
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you need to live 30 years in Switz for citizenship 
| Lutzifer wrote: | | and yes, mine is only average |
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| Posted: Wed, 6th May 2015 19:17 Post subject: |
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| Mister_s wrote: | | djaoni wrote: | | What makes a man leave paradise? |
Apples. |
My sis in law opened a bank account 3 weeks ago. We downloaded the application form, filled it out and she handed it over personally (took 2 minutes). 1 week later she got her card and pin
And she is not EU citizen and is just studying here, so only with a limited residency visa |
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Morphineus
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| Posted: Wed, 6th May 2015 19:36 Post subject: |
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Mm... guess I made an oopsie and put it in world news. Pumpy or someone else could you be a dear and move it to the bitching section?
Btw:
The point when I wanted to deposit my Euros and Pounds to my new account was the fastest. Took about 5 minutes.
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| Posted: Wed, 6th May 2015 19:45 Post subject: |
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| Morphineus wrote: | | Pumpy or someone else could you be a dear and move it to the bitching section? |
Done  |
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Invasor
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Morphineus
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| Posted: Wed, 6th May 2015 20:03 Post subject: |
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Thanks pumpy! 
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| Posted: Wed, 6th May 2015 21:04 Post subject: |
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Yeah, how about trying it as a US citizen in Sweden, no bank wants to touch you because of the friggin' BAFTA and reporting requirements (yes, US government wants all the banks in the world to report any accounts americans have living abroad).
Any other country doing this to its citizens??
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| Posted: Wed, 6th May 2015 22:33 Post subject: |
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| StrEagle wrote: | | you need to live 30 years in Switz for citizenship |
Not sure Tina Turner agrees. |
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ixigia
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| Posted: Wed, 6th May 2015 23:25 Post subject: |
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You're an enemy of the state Morphi xD
And I thought these bureaucratic maneuvers were easier up in the more civilized North. 
Look on the bright side though, at least when you deposit money you're certain that you'll get it back. Here, not so much! (not that I have this problem to begin with)
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Morphineus
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| Posted: Wed, 6th May 2015 23:30 Post subject: |
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I do sometimes get it in my mind to yell "Allahu akbar" at the most unfitting moments tho
They might be on to something 
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ixigia
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| Posted: Thu, 7th May 2015 01:22 Post subject: |
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| Morphineus wrote: | I do sometimes get it in my mind to yell "Allahu akbar" at the most unfitting moments tho
They might be on to something |
I can't blame them.. D:
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Morphineus
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| Posted: Thu, 7th May 2015 01:27 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Thu, 7th May 2015 01:43 Post subject: |
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| madmax17 wrote: | | StrEagle wrote: | | you need to live 30 years in Switz for citizenship |
Not sure Tina Turner agrees. |
| Quote: | | ...Turner has been living in a lake house, Château Algonquin in Küsnacht, next to Zurich, since moving there in 1994...On April 22, 2013, she was issued a Swiss passport and is now a citizen of Switzerland. |
| Lutzifer wrote: | | and yes, mine is only average |
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Cyb3r
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| Posted: Thu, 7th May 2015 12:22 Post subject: |
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lol ixi and yeah i know what you mean morph getting my stuff sorted in belgium togo to the usa : nightmare T.T
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Morphineus
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| Posted: Thu, 7th May 2015 12:40 Post subject: |
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| Sellob wrote: | | sabin1981 wrote: | It's getting tougher to open accounts in the UK now too, and most ask for a £100 deposit when you do  |
Made a phonecall and got an appointment for the next day. The process took 15 minutes and the bank only required my polish ID, not even proof of adress. Got the card 6 days later and the pin 2 days after that. |
See now that is what I was expecting as an EU citizen. But Sweden has this thing where they are in the EU but act like they don't |
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