Do you have plans in Luxembourg and need a bank account? Discover how you can quickly open your account online or in-branch.
Do you want to open an online bank account from home?
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)
How?
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,
- a valid form of ID; (2)
- your employment contract or a payslip dated within the last three months, proof of income or a certificate of school attendance;
- proof of address: certificate of residence (dated within the last two months), electricity, gas or water bill, home insurance certificate, or landline bill. Find out more;
- your tax number, which can be found on your CNS card (if you live in Luxembourg), your identity card (if you live in Belgium), or your tax return (if you live in France); (3)
- your e-mail address and your phone number so that we can contact you;
- A Luxtrust certificate, if you have one.
All you have to do is follow the instructions to complete your account opening!
Open an account in-branch
Want to set up a meeting with your banker and open an account at your branch? Our advisors are here to help. Find out how to prepare for your visit.
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*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.
**Offer subject to terms and conditions. Valid from 1 July to 30 September 2025. Subject to the bank's approval of your application. More information in-branch or at bgl.lu. A welcome gift of EUR 100 when you take out a Comfort Pack online. Amount paid three months after the account is opened, provided at least EUR 1,500 is paid into your BGL BNP Paribas account each month for three months (starting from the first full month).
(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.