Personal bank account Italy?

[void]

Does anybody have a recent experience with opening personal bank (not EMI) account in any Italian bank for an EU citizen (non Italian) renting a flat in Italy?
I don't expect any bank would support remote opening in this bureaucratic hell...
Is passport and rental agreement enough?
Thanks

 

[Volex]

You can open a personal bank account in most of the banks in Italy, if you are a EU citizen. The passport and an address is enough to open it.

 

[void]

You can open a personal bank account in most of the banks in Italy, if you are a EU citizen. The passport and an address is enough to open it.

No permanent stay permit or registration on "Anagrafe" needed?
Is a one year rental agreement enough to support the address?

One particular bank you'd recommend or have experience with that one should start with?

 

[Volex]

You don’t need a permanet stay permit or anagrafe registration. The one year rental agreement is enough.

You can start with Chebanca, BNL or Unicredit.

 

[JohnLocke]

Curious, don't they have this huge questionnaire and all the usual forms to be filled as they have for instant in Germany?

 

[UScorp]

Bank might ask For an Italian Tax nr -Codice Fiscale. A lawyer or Account can help getting one

 

[void]

Bank might ask For an Italian Tax nr -Codice Fiscale. A lawyer or Account can help getting one

In my case I already have that and it's pretty easy to get - for example any Italian embassy can assign it to you.

 

[JohnLocke]

Wonder if you tried at your own to walk into a bank in Italy and ask them to open an account for you?

 

[void]

not yet - doing my homework before taking a flight

 

[UScorp]

You can walk into any bank in Italy to open an account. I did this in Bolzano with Cassa di Risparmio(Sparkasse), Monte dei Paschi,
Raiffeisenbank and Volksbank.
Volksbank has a nice service.They have ready made VISA debit cards without the clients name on which will be activated after the account is open.
Better you call them before to arrange an appointment and ask for their requirements.

 

[void]

Better you call them before to arrange an appointment and ask for their requirements.

When did you do it and did they speak English at the counter? Even the webpages are in Italian only (yes, Volksbank has German version )
What did you have to provide in your case?

 

[UScorp]

Last year. Yes almost all bank clearks speak English/German/Italian.
Codice Fiscale,Passport. I provided an Address in the EU.
As we all know banks changes their policies almost overnight , so better to call them in advance.

 

[void]

I provided an Address in the EU.

I see. My goal is to get an account associated with an Italian address - that's why I try to find out what's needed in this regard.
Thanks for your input.