Multiple residence permits and FI

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If you have multiple residence permits (country A, B, C), can you open accounts with different FI and use different tax residency and address?

For example: let's say one FI doesn't open accounts for residents of country A, but opens for residents of country B. Since you have both residence permits, in theory you could apply, right?

Anyone with first-hand experience?

 

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Unless you give financial institutions a reason to doubt you, most will simply take your word for it. You'll need to show a proof of address, though, and a residence permit is usually not sufficient for that.

But I have seen cases where banks have analysed data about a client and questioned their residence, for example by looking at mailing address, phone number, IP addresses (where you log in from), transaction patterns (where you use your card, where you send money to/from), and how your address appears in outgoing and incoming first-party transaction to/from other financial institutions (if it's country A with one bank and country B with another, that's something a bank can notice).

Where you may also run into issues is ongoing due diligence. If you claim tax residence in Country A but you live in Country B, you may run into issues if the bank requests a copy of a utility bill or even your tax return for Country A.