cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/72262564

Hi, so here's the situation : I need to access government services in a different country to the one I live in permanently, and therefore I need a number in said country with the ability to receive SMS for login and payment confirmations. How should I go about it ?

I guess the easiest thing to do would be to wait for the next time I go there and buy a cheap SIM card there. But the problem is I'm only going to that country in a year from now, so I'd like to speed up things.

I thought about getting an e-SIM with the lowest amount possible of data, but it still comes out pretty expensive for just receiving confirmation messages.

Anyone have a better idea on how to do this ? How do double citizens go about this usually ?

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[–] 2 points 3 months ago

Have you tried talking to your current provider?

I am US based and have used WhatsApp to talk to people in England. My friend just put in the number she got in Germany and it's been fine.

No other ideas.

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