Knowing your customer
Nomen Nescio
nobody at dizum.com
Thu Dec 7 12:00:04 PST 2000
Tom Vogt wrote:
> I guess an equivalent ID will do. in germany, you need your ID card to
> open a bank account (um, for those not in the know: we have state-issue
> ID cards in addition to passports. the passport is a travel document,
> used to visit non-EU countries. the ID card is used inside the EU and
> for national purposes (identification, mostly). you are NOT required to
> have it with you all the time or somesuch, but some activities, such as
> opening a bank account, require an ID card. driving license or other
> documents will do in many cases, but I think not for bank accounts).
How often must your ID card be renewed? What information does it (or the
ID database) contain that a German passport does not?
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