THOUSANDS of bank accounts could be temporarily closed if account holders fail to provide their bank with an up-to-date digital ID before April 30.
Spaniards must provide a copy of their DNI national identity card, while foreign residents must either provide their residency card or passport.
A law introduced in 2010 gave lenders a five-year deadline to fully digitalise their client records.
Accounts which do not meet the requirements will be blocked on May 1 and will remain blocked until the bank’s records are updated.
It could prove difficult to recover an account if the account holder fails to provide the required documents for a further three months.
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There was an enormous queue yesterday, so went early this morning at 8.30 to try again. Another enormous queue! Waaaggh. So I figured that I would wait until next week, and unblock my 200 euro account then!
these politicians are raping the national treasury and this is how they screw with us , time to pack up ad hit the road