Opening a Bank account in Roatan

 This was a challenge, a week ago we went to the only bank that allows foreigners to open a bank account which is Davivienda.  We waited for over an hour to talk to the only customer service rep there, to find out that you need a local phone number.

Today we went back when it wasn't busy.  We only had to wait 15 minutes.  

You open two accounts - one in US dollars and one in Honduran dollars called Limpuras.

Here is what you need to open a bank account:

*Cash in both USD and HNL

*An Active local phone number - one phone number per person.  Since we only had gotten one phone number we opened the account under Greg and not both of us.

*Two people here in Roatan that can vouch for you and their phone numbers.

*Your current - or last employer if you are retired, their address and phone number

*Most importantly your passport.

They won't help you if you don't have all that information, so now we have an account.