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I thought I would clear some confusion about this and get some information directly from one of our account representatives so this morning, I walked to the “private banking” floor and talked to one of the “relationship managers”. He told me that in order to open an account for a foreign national in our bank, he will need at a minimum:
-The passport.
-Two reference letters from banking institutions from the country of origin.
Checks could be sent to the person in the account c/o {in care of} the Banking institution so that they could be deposited into the account.
The same thing could be said about opening a corporate account. The difference is that the letters of reference should be in the name of the company, and you should bring the {articles of incorporation, organization documents & bylaws of the company. "pretty much what is standard on your country"}.
I confirmed the documentation needed with a friend at another bank, so I am 95% that you can open it with the passport and the two reference letters in most banks.
My recommendation if you are going to do this: Do not open it at a small bank or a very big bank. Look for one between a billion and ten billion in assets. Preferably one that does some international business so that they are used to wires and dealing with foreigners.
Hope this helps.
P.S: I am not trolling for business or anything... This is not my area of work, just trying to be helpful.
What you write is very interesting.
Is it the private yellow account that you opened with Postfinance, or something else? How do I find out more about their check cashing services? I couldn't find any information about checks on their website.
Thanks a lot!
Tom
