# Opening a retail (Multibanco) bank account in Portugal for American citizens **URL:** \ **Category:** Finances\ **Created:** [June 20, 2021, 5:30am UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/opening-a-retail-multibanco-bank-account-in-portugal-for-american-citizens/39472 "2021-06-20T05:30:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![wkb](https://community.nomadgate.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/848f3c/32.png) [@wkb](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/wkb)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/opening-a-retail-multibanco-bank-account-in-portugal-for-american-citizens/39472/2 "2021-06-20T23:24:39Z")
There are few retail banks off the top of my head that will open an account remotely for U.S tax payers.-- Millenium BCP, BiG, Novo Banco, Banco Atlantico. We opened Novo Banco account with our lawyer’s help, but didn’t need it so we closed it (we did the fund route and went with [Bison](https://nomadgate.com/go/bison-bank?source=forum) same as you). It may be easier for you to open an account though your lawyer because your lawyer can “certify” the document needed to open a bank account. The “Taxes liquidation issued by the fiscal authority of the country of residency” sounds like it’s just a document with SSN on it or SS card. Here are 2 topics where people shared their experiences opening a bank account: > [@Portuguese banks that will work with US citizens?](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/portuguese-banks-that-will-work-with-us-citizens/27966): > > Anyone happen to have a list of Portuguese banks that are willing to work with US citizens? I assume it is not an especially long list. > [@Getting A Bank Account In Portugal from United States without traveling to Portugal](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/getting-a-bank-account-in-portugal-from-united-states-without-traveling-to-portugal/33468): > > I am guessing this question is asked all of the time. I did search and read the replies, but I did not find any clear specifics on the bank to use. We have acquired our NIFs… We are ready to pick a bank and open the account. Does anyone have specifics for a top bank or a local contact that would be able to provide detailed help? Thank you in advance! --- _[View the full topic](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/opening-a-retail-multibanco-bank-account-in-portugal-for-american-citizens/39472)._