{"id":3062,"date":"2025-10-14T15:44:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T13:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/?post_type=btv_wiki&#038;p=3062"},"modified":"2026-03-10T15:12:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T14:12:42","slug":"coa-account-for-refugees","status":"publish","type":"btv_wiki","link":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/knowledge-base\/special-accounts-and-services\/coa-account-for-refugees\/","title":{"rendered":"COA-account for refugees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The COA pays the fixed monthly costs for this payments account. The account holder receives a standard debit card that can be used to make payments at the point-of-sale and online and to withdraw cash. The account holder can also send and receive account-to-account transfers but <strong>cannot<\/strong> pay by direct debit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read at the COA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mycoa.nl\/nl\/wonen-bij-het-coa\/geldzaken\/yoursafe-account\/starten-met-je-yoursafe-account\"><strong><u>how<\/u><\/strong> <span class=\"icon inline-block ml-1 w-[0.875em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#000000\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><path d=\"M228,104a12,12,0,0,1-24,0V69l-59.51,59.51a12,12,0,0,1-17-17L187,52H152a12,12,0,0,1,0-24h64a12,12,0,0,1,12,12Zm-44,24a12,12,0,0,0-12,12v64H52V84h64a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,80V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H176a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V140A12,12,0,0,0,184,128Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mycoa.nl\/en\/living-at-the-coa\/about-money\/a-current-account-of-your-own\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.mycoa.nl\/en\/living-at-the-coa\/about-money\/a-current-account-of-your-own\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><u>an asylum seeker can apply for a payments account<\/u><\/strong><span class=\"sr-only\">(opens in new window)<\/span> <span class=\"icon inline-block ml-1 w-[0.875em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#000000\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><path d=\"M228,104a12,12,0,0,1-24,0V69l-59.51,59.51a12,12,0,0,1-17-17L187,52H152a12,12,0,0,1,0-24h64a12,12,0,0,1,12,12Zm-44,24a12,12,0,0,0-12,12v64H52V84h64a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,80V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H176a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V140A12,12,0,0,0,184,128Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Asylum seekers who already have a COA payments account can call the English-speaking Yoursafe helpdesk if they have any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mycoa.nl\/en\/living-at-the-coa\/about-money\/yoursafe-account\/what-to-do-in-case-of-problems-with-my-yoursafe\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.mycoa.nl\/en\/living-at-the-coa\/about-money\/yoursafe-account\/what-to-do-in-case-of-problems-with-my-yoursafe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><u>questions or problems with their payments account<\/u><\/strong><span class=\"sr-only\">(opens in new window)<\/span> <span class=\"icon inline-block ml-1 w-[0.875em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#000000\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><path d=\"M228,104a12,12,0,0,1-24,0V69l-59.51,59.51a12,12,0,0,1-17-17L187,52H152a12,12,0,0,1,0-24h64a12,12,0,0,1,12,12Zm-44,24a12,12,0,0,0-12,12v64H52V84h64a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,80V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H176a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V140A12,12,0,0,0,184,128Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-limitations-of-the-coa-payments-account\">Limitations of the COA payments account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With a COA payments account at Yoursafe, you cannot pay by direct debit. Asylum seekers who move from the COA to their own home are often unable to pay their rent and other fixed expenses because these are usually debited by direct debit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mycoa.nl\/en\/living-at-the-coa\/about-money\/a-current-account-of-your-own\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.mycoa.nl\/en\/living-at-the-coa\/about-money\/a-current-account-of-your-own\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><u>all about regular payments accounts for asylum seekers<\/u><\/strong><span class=\"sr-only\">(opens in new window)<\/span> <span class=\"icon inline-block ml-1 w-[0.875em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#000000\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><path d=\"M228,104a12,12,0,0,1-24,0V69l-59.51,59.51a12,12,0,0,1-17-17L187,52H152a12,12,0,0,1,0-24h64a12,12,0,0,1,12,12Zm-44,24a12,12,0,0,0-12,12v64H52V84h64a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,80V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H176a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V140A12,12,0,0,0,184,128Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a> at the COA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asylum seekers staying at a COA (Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers) reception center can open a simple payments account with Yoursafe via the COA.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3473,"parent":8,"menu_order":8,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"editor_notices":[]},"btv_subject_tax":[15,6],"class_list":["post-3062","btv_wiki","type-btv_wiki","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","btv_subject_tax-payments-for-all","btv_subject_tax-special-accounts-and-services"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin  - 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