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Old Aug 29, 2017 | 2:27 pm
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Originally Posted by ahmetdouas
Yes forget the Greek Credit Card. It is almost impossible to get one these days with bankrupt banks, even if you live in GR and have an income. You would need to own a house or some sort of collateral to get one so if you default (default rates 50%), they can scare you into paying!
You need to be a it more creative! Do you actually need credit or M&B miles? If the former, forget about the Alpha Visa since credit without cash security is a no go. If the latter, you need to treat the Alpha Credit Card as a Debit Card. If, for example, you want a baseline credit limit of €5,000, Alpha will require you to set up a current account with blocked funds of €5,500 (the 10% extra is security for interest charges). What you then do is transfer funds directly to the Visa account to top up the credit as funds are expended.
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