Opening a bank account in Portugal

So you’ve got your NIF and want to take that next step towards a place in Portugal? It’s time to open your Portuguese bank account.

Umm, bank account, don’t I just open it online?

Opening a bank account is not difficult in Portugal but it does take a lot of patience and perseverance. If you are abroad, it may be more exhausting for you to spend your energy capital on trying to open a bank account from a different country than if you were in Portugal.

So let us help! We’ve started to help our clients open bank accounts because we saw how stuck people were trying to get this off the ground in their journey to buy property in Portugal.

Since many countries have ways to open accounts online, we are sad to say, Portugal is not one of them. With our service, it’s the second best option that we can provide for our clients, if they are overseas. We help them start this journey with as much information and as much context as possible.

For example: the process between start to finish has many variables so the amount of time it takes to open the account ranges widely. There are many documents that might be needed so there could be lots of back and forth. The more organized one is with their documents, the faster and more efficient the process might be.

So, if you are in this boat or if you are looking to start your property purchasing journey but don’t have a bank account or NIF, we’ve introduced easystarteurope.com just for you, a hassle-free solution for opening a bank account as well as a NIF, whichever one you need.

In a nutshell, opening a bank account in Portugal might not be as breezy as ordering food online, but with us, it's a whole lot smoother. Let's make Portugal your home sweet home!

Até já,

Mia and Rafael