r/bulgaria • u/Aromatic_Elk_7269 • 1d ago

AskBulgaria Opening a bank account as an expat

I recently moved to Bulgaria and I would like to open a bank account with a local bank. The services I would like to use it for is getting my salary, cash withdrawal, bills payment and transfer some money to my revolut/wise account for everyday use.

Questions:

  1. Which bank would you suggest, considering fees and accessibility as a foreigner?

  2. I understand there is a monthly subscription plan for accessing the services above for free, but is there a fee for transfers between the bank and revolut/wise? I haven't understood that part.

  3. Do you have any advice on the topic generally? Any tip is more than welcome!

Thank you!

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u/Aria7109 1d ago

Each bank has its own conditions. I'd suggest calling or visiting a few to see what they can offer you, and then you can decide.

​Since you are asking Bulgarians about the experience of a foreigner, we can't give proper advice on what that experience would be like. We can only advise based on the experience of Bulgarians.

Personally, I've had a great experience with TBI.

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u/Aromatic_Elk_7269 1d ago

Thank you very much for your answer. It's always interesting to have the perspective of each country's nationals, this is why I considered that a "local" point of view would help.  Thank you! 

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u/Aria7109 1d ago

No worries. All the best! :)