Account Opening
You may apply online or visit one of our branches to open an account with BSB Bank
Documents provided for opening an account with BSB Bank:
For legal entities-residents:
- The Charter Copy (or Articles of Association copy for commercial companies, operating only under the Articles of Association) with the stamp, testifying the state registration.
Copy fidelity can be testified by the account owner or by the notary;
- Documents confirming powers of the director and the chief accountant (protocols (decisions), orders of appointment, labor agreements/contracts) and their identification documents (passports, residence permits, refugee certificates).
Personal presence of the director and the chief accountant is required;
- The seal of the company;
- Documents, issued by the bank employee:
- Account opening application;
- Settlement and cash services contract;
- Banking signatures and seal samples card.
There are exceptions, when in a banking signatures and seal samples card can be only the signature of the director:
According to the legislation of the Republic of Belarus, the absence of the chief accountant position is possible in micro companies, which have less than 15 employees. In this case, there will be only the signature of the director in a banking signatures and seal sample card;
If your company has an outsourcing contract, please provide the accounting services contract.
For Individual Entrepreneurs:
- The state registration certificate copy. Copy fidelity can be testified by the account owner or by the notary;
- Identification documents (passports, residence permits, refugee certificates);
- The seal (if it is used by entrepreneur).
The following documents should be provided to certify a new banking signatures and seal samples card (when replacing officials authorized [О1] to sign documents, changing the seal, changing the full name, etc.):
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The following documents should be provided when replacing the director’s signature (signature of a person, authorized to dispose the account by constituent documents):
- Documents and information confirming the authority of the person whose signature is in the card: the decision of the owner (founders, participants) or legal entity, or authorized by constituting documents body, in which signatures authenticity is notarized.
Signatures authenticity can be testified by the authorized Bank employee in case of founders (participants, shareholders, etc.) personal presence at the moment of banking signatures and seal samples card reissuing providing that the number of founders (participants, shareholders, etc.) is enough to take such decision.
There is no need to provide documents mentioned above if the new banking signatures and seal samples card is notarized. In this case the company or its authorized person should only provide the Bank the contract with legal entity or individual entrepreneur, which is endowed with the functions of the sole executive body of the legal entity carrying out the current management of this entity.
For non – resident legal entity:
- The application on opening the bank account with the account type specification, signed by the person having powers on opening bank account. When opening several accounts the application should be filled in for each account separately;
- The Charter Copy or Memorandum of association copy, executed with the requirements listed in item 4 of this list, on the basis of which the legal entity is operating;
- Copy of an extract from the trade register of the state of non-residents;
- Individuals, acting on behalf of legal entities, should provide following documents for opening a bank account: Identification documents and account owner power of attorney or its copy, executed with following requirements:
- Documents and (or) their copies, provided by non- resident account owners, issued, written and (or) notarized under established by competent foreign authorities form are accepted if legalized and apostilled, if other is not provided by the international treaty signed by the Republic of Belarus.
- Documents and(or) their copies, provided by non- resident account owners, written in a foreign language, must be accompanied by a testified translation into one of the official languages of the Republic of Belarus;
- A bank account contract – is the basis for opening an account. All documents for opening an account, provided by the legislation, should be presented before signing the contract.
- All documents needed for opening an account should be provided by the account owner or persons, authorized to act on their behalf
For non-resident/Their representative office in the Republic of Belarus:
- The application on opening the bank account with the account type specification, signed by the person having powers on opening the bank account.
When opening several accounts the application should be filled in for each account separately;
- The Charter Copy or Memorandum of association copy;
- Copy of an extract from the trade register of the state of non-residents;
- Document, confirming the assignment of a taxpayer identification number;
- Non- resident representative offices, located on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, should also provide a copy of Ministry of Foreign Affairs permission on representative office opening as well as a copy of a separate subdivision statement.
- Individuals, acting on behalf of legal entities, should provide following documents for opening a bank account: Identification documents and account owner power of attorney or its copy;
Documents and (or) their copies, provided by non- resident account owners, written in a foreign language, must be accompanied by a testified translation into one of the official languages of the Republic of Belarus and are notarized by the account owner.
For legal entities-residents
The Charter Copy (or Articles of Association copy for commercial companies, operating only under the Articles of Association) with the stamp, testifying the state registration.
Copy fidelity can be testified by the account owner or by the notary;
Documents confirming powers of the director and the chief accountant (protocols (decisions), orders of appointment, labor agreements/contracts) and their identification documents (passports, residence permits, refugee certificates).
Personal presence of the director and the chief accountant is required;
The seal of the company;
Documents, issued by the bank employee:
Account opening application;
Settlement and cash services contract;
Banking signatures and seal samples card.
There are exceptions, when in a banking signatures and seal samples card can be only the signature of the director:
According to the legislation of the Republic of Belarus, the absence of the chief accountant position is possible in micro companies, which have less than 15 employees. In this case, there will be only the signature of the director in a banking signatures and seal sample card;
If your company has an outsourcing contract, please provide the accounting services contract.
For Individual Entrepreneurs
The state registration certificate copy. Copy fidelity can be testified by the account owner or by the notary;
Identification documents (passports, residence permits, refugee certificates);
The seal (if it is used by entrepreneur).
The following documents should be provided to certify a new banking signatures and seal samples card (when replacing officials authorized [О1] to sign documents, changing the seal, changing the full name, etc.):
pp. 2-3
The following documents should be provided when replacing the director’s signature (signature of a person, authorized to dispose the account by constituent documents):
Documents and information confirming the authority of the person whose signature is in the card: the decision of the owner (founders, participants) or legal entity, or authorized by constituting documents body, in which signatures authenticity is notarized.
Signatures authenticity can be testified by the authorized Bank employee in case of founders (participants, shareholders, etc.) personal presence at the moment of banking signatures and seal samples card reissuing providing that the number of founders (participants, shareholders, etc.) is enough to take such decision.
There is no need to provide documents mentioned above if the new banking signatures and seal samples card is notarized. In this case the company or its authorized person should only provide the Bank the contract with legal entity or individual entrepreneur, which is endowed with the functions of the sole executive body of the legal entity carrying out the current management of this entity.
For non – resident legal entity
The application on opening the bank account with the account type specification, signed by the person having powers on opening bank account. When opening several accounts the application should be filled in for each account separately;
The Charter Copy or Memorandum of association copy, executed with the requirements listed in item 4 of this list, on the basis of which the legal entity is operating;
Copy of an extract from the trade register of the state of non-residents;
Individuals, acting on behalf of legal entities, should provide following documents for opening a bank account: Identification documents and account owner power of attorney or its copy, executed with following requirements:
Documents and (or) their copies, provided by non- resident account owners, issued, written and (or) notarized under established by competent foreign authorities form are accepted if legalized and apostilled, if other is not provided by the international treaty signed by the Republic of Belarus.
Documents and(or) their copies, provided by non- resident account owners, written in a foreign language, must be accompanied by a testified translation into one of the official languages of the Republic of Belarus;
A bank account contract – is the basis for opening an account. All documents for opening an account, provided by the legislation, should be presented before signing the contract.
All documents needed for opening an account should be provided by the account owner or persons, authorized to act on their behalf
For non-resident/Their representative office in the Republic of Belarus
The application on opening the bank account with the account type specification, signed by the person having powers on opening the bank account.
When opening several accounts the application should be filled in for each account separately;
The Charter Copy or Memorandum of association copy;
Copy of an extract from the trade register of the state of non-residents;
Document, confirming the assignment of a taxpayer identification number;
Non- resident representative offices, located on the territory of the Republic of Belarus, should also provide a copy of Ministry of Foreign Affairs permission on representative office opening as well as a copy of a separate subdivision statement.
Individuals, acting on behalf of legal entities, should provide following documents for opening a bank account: Identification documents and account owner power of attorney or its copy;
Documents and (or) their copies, provided by non- resident account owners, written in a foreign language, must be accompanied by a testified translation into one of the official languages of the Republic of Belarus and are notarized by the account owner.
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