I've also done it both in Sweden and the Netherlands. Sweden is a breeze if you have BankID, sure (and as you said, if the bank likes you). The Netherlands wasn't exactly a breeze — I had to book a face-to-face appointment with KVK and all the slots in Amsterdam were taken, so I took the train about an hour away.

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atsjie 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I don't dislike that they at least want to see you in real life once tbh. I love ease of registration like anyone else, but with tax avoidance and all that, idk. Feels right to me to have at least seen yourself once.

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nradov 5 hours ago | parent [-]

But is it really you?

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eecc 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Well, they ask for proof such as a valid passport or id card.

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NooneAtAll3 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

that's an interesting question

how much would it cost to pay someone "1 hour away by train" to go into that office for you?

	▲	jeroenhd 3 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Sometimes criminals do put pressure on people to register companies in their name and show up to these meetings. Whether that's addicts, people with mental disabilities, or young people looking for a quick buck, the fraud mechanism is the same. However, that does put the company in their name. On paper, they have full control over it. That's a risk to the criminals trying to use the company as a financial asset for laundering money.
	▲	dgellow 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		With a fake ID? That becomes pretty expensive

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MEMORYC_RRUPTED 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Unsure how long ago this was, but I recently registered with KvK and didn't have to show up at all, just pay 80-ish euros.

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Achterlangs 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

The face to face meeting is not a thing any more. There are some exceptions but they can often be done online if at all.

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yread 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I've done it in 2018 and just needed to go to a notary to wet sign something (not KvK)