Holders of non-resident bank accounts have to provide a certificate, issued by the Documentation Section of the police to prove they are still non-resident. I believe it is every two years. It may vary from bank to bank..
The customer can either do that themselves, but most banks will do it on their behalf.
Your charges are the banks charge for their work and the cost of the certificate.
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Some of you may have been advised by your bank that you need to provide them with a non-resident certificate or have the account frozen. The measure is still confusing as different lenders are applying existing legislation (a mixture of 1991, 1997 and 2007 sets of regulations) differently and whilst some are requesting the certificate electronically, from the appropriate government offices (at a charge of around 15 to 20 Euros), every year, others have requested that the bank account holder provides a hard copy obtained at the Police Station within 15 days from being notified failing which their bank account will be frozen. In these cases the certificate is valid for 2 years after which date the bank will request it electronically.
This message was last edited by johnzx on 18/03/2013.