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Documents required to open an offshore
bank account


For all bank accounts the following documents are required, as a minimum:

· Completed and signed application forms for account opening

· Certified copy of passport and other identity document with a photograph (National Identity card or Driving licence) and a proof of address

However most banks may also require: business plan, bank references, professional references, CVs of the owners and managers, copies of invoices and contracts, names of trading counter-parties and any other supporting documentation.


For a personal account the following documents are required, as a minimum:

· Certified copy of the valid passport and/or National Identity Card with a photograph

· Certified copy of original proof of address


For a corporate account the following documents are required, as a minimum:

· Certificate of Incorporation and Certificate of Good Standing

· Documents authorising the officer(s) to open and manage the corporate account

· Certified copies of passport(s) of the officer(s) whose signature(s) appear(s) on the Account Application, along with confirmation of residential addresses of all officers and owners





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