Procedures for opening an account
Non-residents Free Korean Won Accounts
Non-residents Free Korean Won Accounts for Equities Investments
Non-residents Foreign Currency Accounts
Features
Non-residents can deposit the money remitted from abroad or carried into Korea, into a free Korean won Account, and can make overseas remittance of the full balance.
Eligibility
Non-residents prescribed in the Foreign Exchange Control Act.
Applicable Deposits
: Ordinary Deposits, Current Deposits, Savings Deposits, Time Deposits
Required Documents
Application for deposit transaction(The Bank form)
Documents verifying the real name including passport
Applicable Funds
Foreign fund remitted from overseas or carried into Korea
Fund acquired from Korean won-denominated transactions from residents (through current or re-assurance transactions)
(¡Ø Documents verifying the transactions including contract document are required.)
Fund transferred from other non-resident free Korean won Accounts or Korean won accounts for securities investment in applicant's real name
Disposal of deposits
Overseas remittance
Payment to residents for Korean won-denominated transactions (through current or re-assurance transactions) for residents
(¡Ø Documents verifying the transactions including contract document are required.)
Transfer into other non-resident free Korean won Accounts or Korean won accounts for securities investment in applicant's real name
Documents required for overseas remittance
Application for payment (The Bank form)
Passport