Published: 27.08.2026
According to the sources, CaixaBank’s HolaBank remote onboarding is available to citizens and residents of a limited group of countries, mainly in the EU and EEA; Russia and Belarus are not included. The restriction concerns this specific remote account-opening channel and is not presented as a general ban on all banking services in Spain.
For Russian and Belarusian nationals, this means that opening an account through HolaBank’s remote channel is unavailable even if other bank requirements are met. In practice, applicants need to check alternative application routes and the requirements of individual banks, including NIE, address, tax-status and source-of-funds documents. The restriction is particularly relevant to non-residents and people who need a Spanish account before relocation for rent, payments or transfers. It is worth reading for anyone planning to handle banking entirely online, but the sources do not describe it as a nationwide ban on Spanish bank accounts.