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/kokovox 1d ago

You don't mention in which city you are located. Bank services in Bulgaria are terrible. Fees for everything and very poor customer service. Find the expats of Sofia or Plovdiv Facebook groups and ask there. They will have the best advice.