Definetely not, you have to be either PR or a Singaporean national, not sure about expats on contract but a tourist no way!nongice626 wrote: Is this possible? Can an American who is not a resident of Singapore or Hong Kong open a bank account with only a tourist Visa?
Should you care to do some checking he would also have to show a letter from his employer and his Singapore ID registration. Either you did not hear the full details or are inclined to listen to stories.keinicke wrote:sure you can someone on another post noted he opened an account with the HSBSC on tourist visa i.e. by showing his passport as ID.
He then possibly provided a local address e.g. hotel or friends whatever?
Officially it may not be possible, but sure in practive it is just ask around & try various banks while you're in town
Wrong, Plavt. I hired an American who came to Singapore on a tourist visa, opened an account at UOB with a passport, then proceeded to work for me in Malaysia, coming back to Singapore every few weeks.Plavt wrote:Definetely not, you have to be either PR or a Singaporean national, not sure about expats on contract but a tourist no way!nongice626 wrote: Is this possible? Can an American who is not a resident of Singapore or Hong Kong open a bank account with only a tourist Visa?
Strong Eagle wrote:Wrong, Plavt. I hired an American who came to Singapore on a tourist visa, opened an account at UOB with a passport, then proceeded to work for me in Malaysia, coming back to Singapore every few weeks.Plavt wrote:Definetely not, you have to be either PR or a Singaporean national, not sure about expats on contract but a tourist no way!nongice626 wrote: Is this possible? Can an American who is not a resident of Singapore or Hong Kong open a bank account with only a tourist Visa?
hi, may i ask, when was that? how long ago? i heard that government had taken some measure to prevent laundering business. hmm.. jus curiousStrong Eagle wrote:Plavt,
I think that Citibank will open an account virtually no questions asked if you have the passport and the money. But they have a minimum balance requirement (should not be a problem for a high roller) and quite high monthly charges (agan no problem for a high roller). You can open an account in one of several denominations.
For the only other bank I have had experience with, UOB, a letter of introduction is required from a current account holder. Plus a passport and a local address. The local address was to mail statements; it may be possible to mail overseas; a phone call would reveal this. In any event you can also ask for electronic statements so nothing is mailed anyway.
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