How to open a bank account

Have you set out to supplement your income and improve your career in 2022, and The Netherlands is the country you want to go to? At DB WORK, our main goal is for you to get a job based on a contract, accommodation, and all the working conditions that a fair person can ask for.

How to open a bank account in The Netherlands

When you start a new professional chapter in The Netherlands, in addition to the employment contract that we guarantee you will have, you must make sure that you also have a functional bank account where your salary money can be transferred.

This can be solved in two ways: Before leaving your country, try to open a direct bank account in euros that you can use to receive your salary in The Netherlands. If it is already too late for this, DB WORK offers you a very simple solution: The bunq card

You can create a bunq account in less than 5 minutes

If you want to open a bank account with a regular bank in The Netherlands, you will need a "BSN" or "Dutch tax number" code that most banks in The Netherlands require. You may need to wait up to 90 days to obtain such a code.

Most new employees in The Netherlands, including you, expect to receive their salary on the card from the first month of employment. This is where DB WORK comes in with the solution.

With the bunq application, you can immediately create a bank account without the need for a BSN code. Besides the fact that you can create an immediate account using only your mobile phone and your newsletter, it also has many advantages:

Global coverage with Maestro and Mastercard

Most public spaces and shops in The Netherlands only accept Maestro cards. Thanks to the bunq application, you will have a selection of globally accepted cards to make sure you can pay anywhere, regardless of country. Bunq includes both Maestro and Mastercard.

No foreign exchange fees using bunq

Traditional Dutch banks can charge up to 3% commission on a transaction in another currency. Bunq has no such fees for any other international currency. The same is true, for example, for users who want to send money to Romania. Bunq uses TransferWise directly, and you will be able to send money to other countries at a fair exchange rate without any additional fees.

Free ATM withdrawals worldwide

Bunq is also free of ATM withdrawals. You can withdraw money from any ATM in the world, free of charge. The only limitation is that you cannot withdraw money more than ten times per month.

If you need more information on how to get a job in The Netherlands, Germany, or Belgium, do not hesitate to visit our official page where you can see which vacancies are available.

Also, if you need more information about the recruitment process, go to the following link. Also, if you want to be up to date with vacancies, do not hesitate to follow our Facebook page, where we frequently post about new jobs.

For more information about accommodation and how you can see with your own eyes the stages of the recruitment process, watch the following video.

 

The DB Work team is waiting for you to send us your CV at job@dbwork.com. Make sure you don't miss any opportunity and explore our daily job vacancies. As for the benefits of an intermediary contract with DB Work in the Netherlands, all this information is available in our descriptive article.