[ILUG] another bank related question

[Tom Salmon]

Cheers, that's good to know - should make life a lot easier.

As for the Internet banking, are there any banks to avoid if I'm only going to use my Linux systems?

Thanks,


Tom.

On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 09:26:55AM -0500, Robert Grundulis wrote:
> Most Irish banks will let you open an account at your UK address and then
> let you change it to your Irish one later. I have two AIB accounts, one at a
> UK address and one in Dublin.
> 
> The only issue may be that you will not get any credit facilities and maybe
> no debit card (i.e. cash card only) until you have an Irish address.
> 
> Cheers,
> Robert
> 
> PS Do not us AIB, they will eat your children.
> 
> 
> 2009/12/26 Tom Salmon <tom at tomsalmon.com>
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > Next month I will be moving to Ireland from the UK, to start a job near
> > Dublin. Looking around at a few banks, several are requiring proof of
> > address (utility bill) to open a current account - which of course is a
> > problem if you're new to a country.
> >
> > Does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing, and can offer a
> > few tips? Internet banking which works under Linux would also be a very good
> > thing.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> >
> > Tom.
> >
> > --
> > Thomas Salmon BEng (Hons)
> > Software Engineer
> >
> >
> > --
> > Irish Linux Users' Group mailing list
> > About this list : http://mail.linux.ie/mailman/listinfo/ilug
> > Who we are : http://www.linux.ie/
> > Where we are : http://www.linux.ie/map/
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Cheers,
> Robert Grundulis
> http://www.chaptalk.com
> -- 
> Irish Linux Users' Group mailing list
> About this list : http://mail.linux.ie/mailman/listinfo/ilug
> Who we are : http://www.linux.ie/
> Where we are : http://www.linux.ie/map/

-- 
Thomas Salmon BEng (Hons)
Software Engineer