Documents Required for Account Opening

For Online Account Application, you will need to upload photos or scanned copies of the required documents. For Branch Account Application, you will need to bring along the original copy of the required documents.

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Singaporean/Permanent Resident
  1. Identification Document
    • Provide front and back of NRIC

  2. Proof of Residential Address
    Provide the latest copy (within last 3 months) of any of the items below:
    • Local utility bill
    • Local telecommunication bill
    • Local bank statement/credit card statement
    • Letter issued by government of other public bodies regulated for AML practices in a FATF member country
    • Letter from regulated insurance companies in a FATF member country
    • Letter from school (restricted to official letters from educational institutions or schools under the purview of Council for Private Education or Ministry of Education)

    [For account application at branch only: Singapore NRIC can be accepted as proof of Residential Address]


Note:
  • For online account application, please ensure that the photo/scanned copy of the document you wish to upload as the proof of residential address clearly shows the address and the issue date.
  • Applications will be rejected, if the Name, NRIC number and Residential Address listed on your application form differ from the provided copies of items above.

Foreigner (Working in Singapore)
  1. Identification Document
    • Provide Passport with at least 6 months of validity (biodata page)
    • For Malaysian - Provide front and back of Malaysian IC

  2. Proof of Employment
    • Employment pass / 1In Principal Approval (IPA) issued by Ministry of Manpower

  3. Proof of Residential Address
    Provide the latest copy (within last 3 months) of any of the items below:
    • 1In Principal Approval (IPA) issued by Ministry of Manpower
    • Work permit of foreign domestic worker (domestic helper) issued by Ministry of Manpower
    • 2Letter of offer
    • 2Letter of employment
    • 2Latest payslip
    • Local utility bill
    • Local telecommunication bill
    • Local bank statement/credit card statement
    • 2Letter issued by government of other public bodies regulated for AML practices in a FATF member country
    • 2Letter from regulated insurance companies in a FATF member country
    • Letter from school (restricted to official letters from educational institutions or schools under the purview of Council for Private Education or Ministry of Education)

    1 For online account application, IPA can only be accepted for either item 2 or 3, not both.
    2 Overseas residential address is acceptable (as applicable).


Note:
  • For online account application, please ensure that the photo/scanned copy of the document you wish to upload as the proof of residential address clearly shows the address and the issue date.
  • Applications will be rejected if the Name, Passport/ Malaysia IC number and Residential Address listed on your application form differ from the provided copies of items above.

Foreigner (Studying in Singapore)
  1. Identification Document
    • Provide Passport with at least 6 months of validity (biodata page)
    • For Malaysian - Provide front and back of Malaysian IC

  2. Proof of Study in Singapore
    Provide any of the items below:
    • Matriculation card/ Student card (includes In-Principle Approval by ICA)
    • Letter from school (restricted to official letters from educational institutions or schools under the purview of Council for Private Education or Ministry of Education)

  3. Proof of Residential Address
    Provide the latest copy (within last 3 months) of any of the items below:
    • Local utility bill
    • Local telecommunication bill
    • Local bank statement/credit card statement
    • *Letter issued by government of other public bodies regulated for AML practices in a FATF member country
    • *Letter from regulated insurance companies in a FATF member country
    • Letter from school (restricted to official letters from educational institutions or schools under the purview of Council for Private Education or Ministry of Education)

    *Overseas residential address is acceptable (as applicable).


Note:
  • For online account application, please ensure that the photo/scanned copy of the document you wish to upload as the proof of residential address clearly shows the address and the issue date.
  • Applications will be rejected if the Name, Passport/ Malaysia IC number and Residential Address listed on your application form differ from the provided copies of items above.

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