They have some weird system they use to verify balances and it only works︃ with participating institutions, no bank in my country participates in that system, hence I must︄ use Wise.
Tried sending multiple 2500 EUR transfers, second one got denied asking for documents,︅ they told me a residency permit would suffice... can't get the residence permit before I︆ have an address, can't have an address before a EU proof of solvency... chicken and︇ the egg
The debit card topping fees are outrageous even considering the fact that I︈ will lose a large chunk of money doing this tomfoolery
Revolut is only functional for︉ EEZ residents, planning on using that one once I get my residency permit for day︊ to day stuff until a normal bank beholds the great honor of allowing me to︋ open a regular account with them.
Will give it a try with the Swiss* EMIs︌ thank you.
The problem is I have no idea what they may ask for as︍ SOF, never been in such situations. All my crypto is bought on Binance over the︎ years, with healthy amount of swaps with the in-wallet swap providers. But if they ask️ me to produce the transaction records for deposits on Binance I can't do that reliably since the bulk of them were done on an older account through a CC in a country that I no longer live in and to which I no longer have access, so that keeps me up at night.
I have transaction records of receiving a salary and paying taxes on all income, but depending on how anal the whole SOF process is, especially when it comes to crypto, my brain tells me that if someone REALLY wants they can poke holes in my story, even though I've been paying taxes︀ on all my income like a simp.