Whole Earth Guide
Let us be your tourist guide to the world. As we expand into new countries, we'll give you all the information that you need to know before you go and show you all the highlights of each country and region. Along the way we'll reveal places that you can stay with the service levels you thought had long since gone.
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Opening an account in America as a non-resident
This used to be really easy: pick a big bank, check that they opened accounts for non-residents, then pop your application in the post.
Post 9/11 though the Patriot Act is with us and it imposes such stringent 'know your customer' regulations on the banks that it's no longer possible to open an account online with any American bank if you are a foreigner and don't live in America. However, that...
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Last updated 10 Nov 2010
Opening a French bank account
If you are intending to buy a property in France at some point, it's pretty much essential to open a French bank account before you get to the point of purchase.
For non-residents, the internet banking companies are not an option. Indeed, they are, on the whole, not an option unless you have been resident in France for a year or two as they ask for proof of French income. An exception to this i...
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Last updated 10 Nov 2010
Opening an account in the UK offshore islands
This is a brief introduction to the main options that are available to you if you would like to open an account in one of the UK offshore islands (Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man and Guernsey).
The usual options for opening a non-resident account in most countries involves opening a brokerage account with a linked bank account but such accounts do not exist in the UK at present. Therefore if you ...
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Last updated 10 Nov 2010
Opening a non-resident account in Switzerland
Given the international reputation of Swiss banks, it has always been popular to have a Swiss account. However, with the increasing administrative burdens placed upon them by anti-terrorist legislation many Swiss banks have pulled out of this market, notably SwissPost which was one of the most popular banks with expats but which now does not offer accounts outside Switzerland (despite numerous web...
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Last updated 11 Jan 2008
General requirements for opening non-resident accounts
Although we'll be getting around to the various countries in due course, it has become clear that a considerable number of people can't wait so I'm going through the general requirements for all countries here. If I've already written up a country guide, check that first as it'll be much easier t...
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Last updated 1 Nov 2007
