I am happy. We were able to do so much today. The morning was dedicated to physical visits. Everything went so smoothly we could even snug in a cup of tea at one of my favorite cafes in my hometown. (Jan en Alleman, it’s a project where people with a disability work). In the afternoon … Read more
They did warn us [4] I give in. In a chat conversation with another bank, the employee said she had never heard of a statement a bank should deliver for a foreign customer in order to obtain an NIE number. So they won’t do that. We are in Spain at the moment for a month, … Read more
They did warn us [3] Internet banking is not as common in Spain as it is in the Netherlands. According to my source (aka my son), there is only one bank that is sufficient and that is ING Direct. A bank that does not have many offices, so we have to go to a village … Read more
They did warn us [2] Tom and I have downloaded the right forms from the internet, filled and printed them, and went to the police station. Everyone going in was obliged to explain the nature of their business, put their things in a scanner, and themselves through a security gate. I can understand that. When … Read more