Hi everyone,
My wife and I will be moving to Malta quite soon (I am British and she is Russian). We really need a bank account set up as soon as possible in Malta, but I have read many posts of how difficult it is to open a bank account for foreigners.
Can we open an account while being non-residents? Every bank seems to require references and ID cards and it takes months. Should we take advantage of HSBC overseas account opening from UK? Does anyone have any experience with this? Since we won't have residency documents right away, is this our only option to get a bank account as soon as possible?
I have heard that Banif will open an account without references and it takes 20 minutes, but is this also true for non-residents?
Thanks!