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We've received online questionnaires in our French account for each of us to complete, to comply with anti-terrorism and money laundering rules. As we are not French resident, I have no idew if they want all our income and assets, or just our French income? Also my employment status requires a SIRET number, which I do not have for a UK business. I've completed the forms twice, but they won't submit.
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We have a French bank account with friends which we use to run the house we co-own and rent out. They live in the UK, we live in France. I recently asked, three times, for a new cheque book. I didn't get one. In the end I ranted in the bank but they still didn't say there was a problem.
I spoke to the bank's English speaking adviser about the problem and she suggested it might be the money laundering. It turned out that the account was actually 'blocked' because our UK friends had not complied with 'money laundering'. They'd never been asked to do so and I hadn't been told that was the reason for not getting a cheque book. We just got the UK friends to send copies of passports and proof of UK residence - a utility bill. Sorted!
I spoke to the bank's English speaking adviser about the problem and she suggested it might be the money laundering. It turned out that the account was actually 'blocked' because our UK friends had not complied with 'money laundering'. They'd never been asked to do so and I hadn't been told that was the reason for not getting a cheque book. We just got the UK friends to send copies of passports and proof of UK residence - a utility bill. Sorted!
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