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When I opened the bank account with the bank that now has my mortgage (in New Zealand), I was here on a visitor’s visa, and had literally been in a country only
by indemnity 9y ago
When I opened the bank account with the bank that now has my mortgage (in New Zealand), I was here on a visitor’s visa, and had literally been in a country only a few days.
I was able to open a bank account and get a card in 15 minutes. A few days later, I had a NZ tax number.
Since then this is my benchmark for ease :)
- AndrewStephens 9y agoNew Zealand is a dream for this kind of thing. Banks are actually helpful and money transfers between random people have been easy for decades. Even the NZ government is well organized - I was constantly impressed at what you could do online on well designed web sites. When I moved to the US 4 years ago I hadn't written a cheque in 15 years; I was in for a rude surprise.