Open your free online account! The ideal solution for your routine banking operations. With a V PAY debit card for your payments and withdrawals, with no administration fees.
We'll guide you through the opening process of your account online. In only 15 minutes, choose a package which meets your needs and get started! (1)
To make it easier for you to open an account online, we recommend you to have certain documents (in pdf format) or information available to complete your application,
By answering a few questions online, BGL BNP Paribas can help you to identify the best bank account for your situation and individual needs. Explore the various account packages you can sign up for online or at a branch.
In addition, if your wage is paid into your BGL BNP Paribas account, you’ll be eligible for a loyalty discount, which is an automatic discount on your account fees.
A rental guarantee for your home
If you have found accommodation to rent and are wondering how to pay the rental guarantee, BGL BNP Paribas is the only bank in Luxembourg that offers a rental guarantee service.
An interest-free bicycle loan
Want to opt for greener, more sustainable ways to get around? Discover the interest-free bicycle loan.
All-inclusive car leasing
Consult our current leasing offers: an all-inclusive service for a fixed monthly lease payment. A new vehicle of your choice with our Private Lease solution.
Moving to Luxembourg? In most cases, you’ll need a current account with a Luxembourg bank fairly quickly.
You can open an account before arriving, as soon as you have your employment contract.
You can start your application online or by emailing expat@bgl.lu, stating your arrival date.
As soon as your account with BGL BNP Paribas is open, you have direct access to the stock markets.
All you have to do is choose the right type of support.
Direct Invest Access
Build and manage your securities portfolio on your own terms.
With our Direct Invest Access service, you have easy access to a wide array of financial products. You can place stock market orders autonomously via a secure platform and access comprehensive financial information.
Direct Invest Selection
Would you like guidance on your investment decisions?
Direct Invest Selection is the solution for you. Access top recommendations from the financial products in our selection at any time, based on your investment objectives and horizon.
Direct Invest Expert
Our team of investment specialists is here to help you make investment decisions during the portfolio construction phase and throughout the investment lifecycle. Direct Invest Expert offers personalised monitoring and tailored advice on a range of asset classes.
Planning on moving to Luxembourg? You need a banking partner you can trust. We offer a broad range of services that will simplify your life before you even arrive in Luxembourg.
Frequently asked questions
Only new BGL BNP Paribas clients can open an online current account. For all existing clients, your account manager will be happy to answer all your questions.
You must be at least 18 years old to open an online current account.
With your online current account, you can open one or more current accounts in any of the 11 currencies on offer.
If you live in a hotel or similar, the following additional documents (non-exhaustive list) must be provided:
*Offer subject to terms and conditions and approval of your application by the bank. Opening an account online or in a branch is free of charge, except for the cost of the banking package and banking transactions. Check out the price of the banking packages and services in the pricing guide.
(1) The personal data contained in the documents sent to BGL BNP Paribas will be processed by the bank, in its capacity as controller, for the purpose of processing your application to open an account in accordance with pre-contractual measures. It will also be processed in accordance with our client due diligence measures, based on our legal and regulatory obligations.
If an account is not opened, this data may be kept for 10 years in accordance with our legal obligations. If an account is opened, this data will be kept for a maximum period of 10 years from the end of the contractual relationship.
For further information on the processing of data by BGL BNP Paribas, and on your data protection rights and how you can exercise them, please see our Data Protection Notice, available on our website or from our branches.
(2) For this you must be aged 18 or over and legally competent
(3) If you live in a hotel or similar, the following additional documents (non-exhaustive list) must be provided:
Your residence permit, or a certificate such as the “déclaration d’arrivée d’un ressortissant de pays tiers pour un séjour de plus de 3 mois” (declaration of arrival of a third-country national, for a stay of more than three months); An invoice from the hotel where you are living; Proof of accommodation; a copy of the ID of the person hosting you.
(4) Paid service.
