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Accounts of non-residents in the currency of the Russian Federation

Accounts of non-residents in the currency of the Russian Federation are available to legal entities non-residents, including foreign diplomatic and other official representatives, international organizations, their branches and representative offices located in the Russian Federation.

Current accounts in foreign currencies

Current accounts in foreign currencies are available to legal entities residents/non-residents, registered according to the established procedure, as well as to individual businessmen residents/non-residents.

List of documents required for opening of an account for a legal entity — non-resident

Documents necessary to open a bank account for a corporate body incorporated in accordance with laws of a foreign country and possessing a domicile beyond the territory of the Russian Federation

Application for opening an account in the form established by the Bank and 2 copies of the bank account agreement;
or
Application for opening and maintenance of a Bank account in the form of Annex No. 2 to the Terms of Opening and Maintenance of Bank accounts of legal entities, individual entrepreneurs, as well as individuals engaged in private practice in accordance with the procedure established by law of Ak Bars Bank.
Licenses (permits) issued to the corporate bodies if such licenses (permits) are directly related to the capability of the client to enter into the bank account agreement of the respective type.
Documents confirming authorities of the persons specified in the card to administer the money on the account, and in case the agreement provides for the authentication of the right to administer the money on the account using an equivalent of a handwritten signature, — the documents confirming the authorities of the persons vested with the right to use the equivalent of a handwritten signature (power of attorney, orders, etc.).
Documents confirming authorities of the sole executive body of the corporate body (Certificate of Directors and Secretary) and/or another document confirming the fact of election of the sole executive body.
Certificate of registration with a tax authority or a document issued by a tax authority in cases provided for with the law of the Russian Federation for the purpose of opening of a bank account.
Documents confirming the legal standing of the corporate body under the law of the country where such corporate body was incorporated, in particular, documents confirming its state registration (Certificate of Incorporation, Certificate of Shareholders of the company, Certificate of Directors and Secretary, Certificate of Registered Office, constituent documents (Articles of Association and/or Articles of Incorporation) in a valid edition containing the information, among other things, on the form of incorporation, on managing bodies, etc., a document confirming introduction of the non-resident corporate body in the state register of representative offices of foreign companies accredited in the territory of the Russian Federation or the state register of branches of foreign corporate bodies accredited in the territory of the Russian Federation.
Banking sample signature and seal card.
Documents of identification of the persons specified in the card and entitled to sign.
Copy of consolidated interim reporting and/or annual report in accordance with IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) duly translated into Russian.
Consent of the subject for processing of its personal data beyond any contracted relations (Annex No. 12) (if such Consent is available).
Certificate of title or a lease agreement or any other document confirming the existence of the Client’s permanent managing body at the location of the corporate Client, another body or a person authorized to act on behalf of the corporate Client without a power of attorney.
Checklist (Annex No. 27 (27.1)).
Questionnaire for the purpose of attributes of US person identification (Annex No. 19).
Form (forms) in accordance with FATCA requirements.
Consent for the Bank to process information for the purpose of its delivery to authorized government agencies of the Russian Federation, as well as for the purpose of a cross-border transfer to a foreign tax agency, including the Internal Revenue Service of the United States and/or to foreign tax agents authorized by a foreign tax agency to withhold foreign taxes or charges on terms, under the procedure and in the scope established with the law of the Russian Federation in the form of Annex No. 23A.
If a corporate Client is identified as a Client — Financial Market Organization, then the information on interaction of the Client with a foreign tax agency is requested additionally, namely, the form W-8BEN-E in accordance with the FATCA requirements.

In order to open an account for a corporate body incorporated in accordance with the law of a foreign country and located beyond the territory of the Russian Federation for the purpose of operating by its standalone division (branch, representative office), as well as a foreign non-profit non-governmental organization operating in the territory of the Russian Federation through the branch the following is to be provided in addition to the above-mentioned documents

Documents necessary to open a bank account for embassies or consulates, or other diplomatic missions, or other representative agencies of foreign countries equal to diplomatic missions

Application in the form established by the Bank and 2 copies of the bank account agreement
or
Application for opening and maintenance of a Bank account in the form of Annex No. 2 to the Terms of Opening and Maintenance of Bank accounts of legal entities, individual entrepreneurs, as well as individuals engaged in private practice in accordance with the procedure established by law of Ak Bars Bank.
Documents confirming the status of the representative agency (of diplomatic missions of foreign countries or other representative agencies of foreign countries equal to diplomatic missions).
Banking sample signature and seal card.
Identification documents of the persons specified in the card who entitled to sign.
Documents confirming authorities of the persons specified in the card to manage cash resources in the account, in case the agreement foresees the possibility of the authentication of the managing right using an equivalent of a handwritten signature, documents confirming the authorities of the persons authorized to use the equivalent of a handwritten signature (power of attorney, orders, etc.).
Certificate of registration with a tax authority.
Subject’s consent for processing its personal data beyond any contracted relations (Annex No. 12) (if such Consent is available).
Checklist (Annex No. 27 (27.1)).
Questionnaire for the purpose of attributes of US person identification (Annex No. 19).
Form (forms) in accordance with FATCA requirements.
Consent for the Bank to process information for the purpose of its delivery to authorized government agencies of the Russian Federation, as well as for the purpose of a cross-border transfer to a foreign tax agency, including the Internal Revenue Service of the United States and/or to foreign tax agents authorized by a foreign tax agency to withhold foreign taxes or charges on terms, under the procedure and in the scope established with the law of the Russian Federation in the form of Annex No. 23A.

Documents necessary for a bank account opening for international organizations

Application in the form established by the Bank and 2 copies of the bank account agreement
or
Application for opening and maintenance of a Bank account in the form of Annex No. 2 to the Terms of Opening and Maintenance of Bank accounts of legal entities, individual entrepreneurs, as well as individuals engaged in private practice in accordance with the procedure established by law of Ak Bars Bank.
International agreement, articles of association, or any other equivalent document confirming the status of the organization.
Banking sample signature and seal card.
Identification documents of the persons specified in the card and entitled to sign.
Documents confirming authorities of the persons specified in the card to manage cash resources in the account; in case the agreement foresees the possibility of the authentication of the managing right using an equivalent of a handwritten signature — documents confirming the authorities of the persons authorized to use the equivalent of a handwritten signature (power of attorney, orders, etc.).
Documents confirming authorities of the sole executive body of the corporate body.
Certificate of registration with a tax authority or a document issued by a tax authority in cases provided for with the law of the Russian Federation for the purpose of opening of a bank account. In order to open an account for a standalone division of a foreign organization for the purpose of operating by its standalone division (branch, representative office), located on the territory of the Russian Federation, the following is to be provided additionally:
- Provisions on the standalone division of the corporate body.
- Documents confirming authorities of the head of the standalone division of the corporate body (powers of attorney, orders, etc.).
Subject’s consent for processing its personal data beyond any contracted relations (Annex No. 12) (if such Consent is available).
Checklist (Annex No. 27 (27.1)).
Questionnaire for the purpose of attributes of US person identification (Annex No. 19).
Form (forms) in accordance with FATCA requirements.
Bank’s consent to process information for the purpose of its delivery to authorized government agencies of the Russian Federation, as well as for the purpose of a cross-border transfer to a foreign tax agency, including the Internal Revenue Service of the United States and/or to foreign tax agents authorized by a foreign tax agency to withhold foreign taxes or charges on terms, under the procedure and in the scope established with the law of the Russian Federation.
If a corporate Client is identified as a Financial Market Organization, then the information on interaction of the Client with a foreign tax agency is requested additionally, namely, the form W-8BEN-E in accordance with the FATCA requirements.

All the documents submitted to open a bank account are to be valid on the date of their submission.

Documents submitted to open a bank account compiled in a foreign language in whole or in part (except for identification documents of individuals issued by competent agencies of foreign counties, documents compiled in several languages including the Russian language, and forms in accordance with the FATCA requirements) are to be accompanied with a translation into the Russian language (including translation of seals, stamps, apostilles, etc.) attested according to the procedure established with the law.