Best banking options for future auto-entrepreneur
Hello,
I am an entrepreneur from Seattle. My goal is to obtain a visa libérale to be able to relocate in France and start my own small business. I am currently preparing my business plan to submit it to the Ministry of Interior / ANEF for approval. For this I will be getting a virtual address as required. As per your recommendation in the past, I will also need a bank with a FR IBAN, and funds in it. So, several questions pop up:
a) Can that account be in my own name as a ‘compte étranger’? or does it have to be opened as a business account for the business, although the business has not yet been created. It’s all a concept at this time.
b) There are a myriad of options for banking in France. However, I wish to stick to a bank without any monthly charges until my business is established and becomes operational. I see various online banks like N26, Shine, Qonto, Revolut, Bunq, Nickel, BoursoBank, Hello Bank, Fortuneo, Monabanq, etc. I wonder if you have any experience or can relate any experience from clients that could point to one particular bank that can be recommended.
Thank you for your time and courtesy.