Russians living in European countries faced restrictions on transactions with cards and accounts at the Lithuanian bank Revolut. We are talking about Russians in Latvia and France, informs With reference to the relevant statements of citizens of the Russian Federation, Forbes.
Revolut employees are making tougher demands on the Russians. In particular, they carefully approach documents confirming the right of residence in European countries. At the same time, the restrictions on transactions will be lifted when the Lithuanian bank receives the appropriate confirmation, it is stated in the article.
“The bank’s support required either a standard French residence card (titre de sejour) or a D visa valid for 180 days. As a result, the account has been restricted, incoming transfers blocked <….> Russian citizens living in Latvia faced the same problems. Two or three weeks before the expiry of the documents, the bank sent push notifications with a request for confirmation of residence with a visa or residence permit card ”.
August 15, Valeria Kiguolene, representative of the Lithuanian Banks Association statedThat the Lithuanian “Siauliai Bank”, for which agreements were made for the transit of cargo with Kaliningrad, ceased operations with ruble payments. From September 1, all transactions with Russian customers will be suspended. At the same time, all customers of the bank were informed about this in a timely manner.