What can I use as Proof of Address?
When ordering your bank account, it is important to submit a proof of address document.
Any of the following documents are acceptable:
- Driver's license
- Must be valid (i.e. not expired)
- Provide photos of both the front and back
- Residential address must be visible
- Expiration date must be visible
- First page of bank statement
- Issue date must be visible
- Issued within the past 3 months
- Bank balance and transaction details may be blacked out
- Must be an actual bank statement. Other documents from the bank (e.g. confirmation letter or bank certificate) will not be accepted.
- Utility bill
- Issue date must be visible
- Issued within the past 3 months
General Criteria
Your document must satisfy the following criteria:
- Address
- Must be a residential address outside of Portugal
- Must match the "Residential Address" submitted in the intake form
- P.O. boxes and business addresses are not accepted
- Name
- Full name (given name and surname) must match the name on your passport.
- Image quality
- Text is legible
- No shadows
- No light reflections
- All four corners of the document are visible
- Document language
- Your document must be in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, or French.
- If your Proof of Address is NOT in any of the languages above, please provide a translation to English. This translation needs to be certified by an authorized entity.
- For customers from the Schengen area: Documents can be certified by a lawyer, notary or any BCP branches outside of Portugal
For customers from other countries or residents outside the Schengen Area: Documents can only be certified by an authorized entity (Portuguese Consulate/Embassy or any other entities with the Hague Apostille).
Schengen Areas: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.