Account Open
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Required documents
i. Indivisual : Passport + Date of entry
ii. Institutions : Business Registration
Remarks
i. Foreigners who have stayed over six month in Korea are not classified as foreign investors. As a result, they are able to open KRW accounts without being required to receive investment ID issued by the Korean government. At the same time, they are not allowed to open foreign currency denominated accounts.
ii. Suject to the same tax rate as the one applied to domestic investors.