With a Migrante Cedula I was denied at Bancolombia and Banco Bogota. Unreal, the takeaway is the employees are unsure of rules during the account opening process for foreigners.
Also if you have an account with BBVA, there are plenty of branches here. I actually opened one here and they use your passport to verify if you're a US citizen because it's connected to your social security card. BBVA is also located in certain parts of Europe. A lot of people go to Bancolombia because it's the most popular, but the largest bank is BBVA. Just another option consider if you're coming here for an extended time or planning on relocating here. Good video Sam and I've ran into problems with Bancolombia which pushed me to consider BBVA.
@@Jvive3o5 You will probably find that Bancolombia in Viva Centro Comercial en Envigado will probably be better. Certain branches of Bancolombia are more strict than others.
For americans is quite plausible to be required a w-9 or w-8 form depending on the income source to open a bank account. Specially for business purposes. Credit score system does exist, (2 american companies keep the score here) but banks don't give out loans easily. And most probably require for the individual to be a customer for over 12 months. There is a tax treaty between colombia and the US and some european countries too. Edit: you do NOT need to be citizen or have an expat cedula. Ask at least 3 times for details in the same bank in 3 different branches.
I have a BancoColombia bank account. I still do not have my cedula but when I opened it, I had a fiador help me and got it done very easily. I do agree it depends on where you open it and who you speak with. I transfer money from my United States bank into to my bank here, I use Remitly, and with my debit card I go grocery shopping, but for everything else, I go to the ATM for my regular spending money. Credit is not very common here as almost everyone uses his debit card or cash.
Does Pereira have Bancolombia? Or does Pereira have their own bank🤔Great informative video btw, I definitely subbed and appreciate the awesome content you provide us. Awesome work 👍.
Thanks a lot. Bancolombia is spread thought Colombia. In Pereira I would also open a Bancolombia account. The comment I made is that I'm not sure which are the most popular banks in let's say Bogota or Cartagena. Because it makes it easier to have a bank account with the most popular bank in the region. :D
Yes, they can get the marriage visa. It's a simple process usually. More here www.how-to-expat.com/post/visa-requirements-colombia/ and here www.how-to-expat.com/post/updates-on-the-visa-process-colombia/
They told me that I need to be a citizen, so i had to apply for a citizenship in Colombia but I was in the city of Cali trying to buy a house so I don't know if that makes a difference or not
How To Expat my lawyer says try another branch too... same sort of thing at Immigration... get the wrong person and you get trouble... the right person... 😜
@@HowToExpat easy to sign up. but hard to register online. kind of confusing. i had to go back to the bank and it turns out i had 3 failed attempts. I have a CC btw
It's not a nationalist of racist thing! It's for the fun of traveling and knowing the World and also living more affordable as it is getting expenssive to live in the USA! There is no racist philosophy in tropical Latin American countries. We don't have that complex!
