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Can I open a bank account with a receipt?

Theme: Permesso and the questura · from messages of 2022-2026

In short

You can open a bank account with a receipt, but often a permit is required.

What the chats answered

You can open a bank account with a receipt, but many banks require a permit. In some cases, it may be impossible to open an account with just a receipt due to document requirements.

Some participants report that they managed to open an account with a receipt, but it depends on the bank. For example, one bank opened an account with an expired permit and a receipt, but with restrictions on transfers.

If you have a receipt but no permit, you can try to open an account in other banks or use a prepaid card with IBAN available at tobacco shops.

Some banks may refuse to open an account if you only have a receipt, so it is advisable to check the requirements in different institutions in advance.

Built from 12 similar questions and 20 answers across 3 chats; retold and anonymised, disagreements kept as a spread of opinions.

Where to verify

The current procedure and amounts are on questure.poliziadistato.it; the answers above are community experience from different years. Short curated answers on the theme - FAQ: Permesso and the questura.

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This retells what chat members wrote; it is not official information and not legal advice.