[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Opening a złoty bank account in Poland?

[Edelgard Strobel]

Darel,

is my information correct that the fees for money transfer from the US to 
Poland with IBAN and BIC are rather expensive and the Polish State archives 
don't accept PayPal?
http://www.nbp.pl/iban_bic.html

Here is s a list of different money transfer services to send money to 
Poland.

http://blog.timedoctor.com/2015/05/12/how-to-send-money-to-poland-with-minimum-fees

Regards from Germany,

Edelgard

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darel Paul" <darel.e.paul at gmail.com>
To: <ger-poland-volhynia at sggee.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 10, 2016 9:04 PM
Subject: [Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Opening a złoty bank account in Poland?


> Hello all,
>
> My German ancestors emigrated to the United States in the 1890s from the
> Konin, Poland area. Many documents of interest to me are recorded in the
> Lutheran parish of Maślaki which has been microfilmed only up through 
> 1859.
>
> Being to the point at which I need to pay the Polish State Archives to do
> some research, and having a lot on my wish list (don't we all!), I was
> wondering if anyone on the list knew if it is possible for non-residents 
> to
> open a bank account in Poland via the internet. After the initial set-up
> this would, of course, get around all the various fees and difficulties 
> for
> foreign wire transfers and currency conversions. Yet I know that
> governments try to prevent such activity out of fear of money laundering.
>
> If anyone has as a non-resident opened a bank account in Poland via the
> internet, I'd love to hear how it can be done!
>
> Darel E. Paul
>
> ~~~~~
>
> Darel E. Paul
> Williamstown, MA
> darel.e.paul at gmail.com
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