# Avoid Revolut **URL:** \ **Category:** Finances\ **Tags:** portugal\ **Created:** [March 30, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/avoid-revolut/76721 "2026-03-30T14:22:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![garrett](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/3e96dc/32.png) [@garrett](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/garrett)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/avoid-revolut/76721/1 "2026-03-30T14:22:54Z")
[Revolut](https://nomadgate.com/go/revolut) says you should be allowed to open an account as an ARI investor with NIF, but despite weeks of verification attempts and talking with their (entirely useless) support, they refused to verify my account. This wasn’t immediately obvious and I could have easily sent money to my account after it was “opened” (but locked) and I assume my money would be stuck. It would be one thing if you got a clear rejection quickly, but they string you along with one thing or another forever. Avoid at all costs, mostly because the support is so bad. At least the bad support in a normal Portuguese bank account is in-person bad, you can go irritate them until they fix whatever it is. [Revolut](https://nomadgate.com/go/revolut) is all in-app chat and the first line is an LLM, then people that may as well be LLMs that just take longer to reply. ---
**Author:** ![anonymous94](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@anonymous94](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/anonymous94)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/avoid-revolut/76721/2 "2026-03-30T15:28:50Z")
I was able to open with [Revolut](https://nomadgate.com/go/revolut) and it was an instant process, no weeks of verification. It may depend on how you designate your tax domicile versus residence, etc. They probably aren’t keen to open accounts for non-residents. Do you have an address in Portugal? ---
**Author:** ![garrett](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/3e96dc/32.png) [@garrett](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/garrett)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/avoid-revolut/76721/3 "2026-03-30T15:41:02Z")
I have an address in portugal, I am an ARI holder with card, not expired. I showed I was a tax resident in the US but not PT, though I do have a NIF. Again the bigger problem is the support being absolutely useless and reading off their little script that doesn’t cover what I was seeing ---
**Author:** ![anonymous94](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@anonymous94](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/anonymous94)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2026, 6:55pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/avoid-revolut/76721/4 "2026-03-30T18:55:01Z")
Well, banks suck these days, especially for US citizens. Service is terrible all around. ---
**Author:** ![InvestVG-PT](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@InvestVG-PT](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/InvestVG-PT)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2026, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/avoid-revolut/76721/5 "2026-04-23T22:39:03Z")
Banks dont like to deal with US tax resident. Search for **FATCA** (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act), that’s the problem. ---
**Author:** ![garrett](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/3e96dc/32.png) [@garrett](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/garrett)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/avoid-revolut/76721/6 "2026-04-24T20:13:58Z")
I am well aware of FATCA and the laws around it, thanks ---
**Author:** ![Redhead](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Redhead](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/Redhead)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2026, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/avoid-revolut/76721/7 "2026-05-06T16:51:51Z")
I opened an account with BankInter. It took just a few documents and one in-person meeting to sign some things. I then funded the account with a wire from my US account. I have a NIF but am a US resident still. Very easy. I now have a debit AND credit card with them ---
**Author:** ![rogergan68](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/41988e/32.png) [@rogergan68](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/rogergan68)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2026, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/avoid-revolut/76721/8 "2026-05-11T18:28:58Z")
Would you mind share which branch you visited and which client manager you dealt with. My limited past experience with Bankinter is not positive and I had to give up my From my own experience, banking in PT is dependent on who you are dealing with in all PT banks. ---
**Author:** ![Redhead](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Redhead](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/Redhead)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2026, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/avoid-revolut/76721/9 "2026-05-12T12:50:52Z")
Sent you a PM @rogergan68