@ridata2001 make sure you provide upto date bank statements that can prove and backup the financial requirements for the residency application whichever route is taken
@Toon, I have opened a Starling account just last week I now have both a Euro Account and a Sterling account with Starling. They give you the Interbank exchange rate when moving money between the two. The transfer takes a few seconds to do. It was really easy to open the account, they even gave me an overdraft facility.
@ridata2001, I contacted Hellenic bank a few days ago about opening a bank account here is their response.
@Toon, it appears to me the banks seem to want make life as difficult as possible. Alarms for a 10k transfer. I need to transfer 15k just to meet the residency requirements, I want to buy a car, pay a deposit on a rental, pay the first months rent and have some spending money.