Account Open
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Account Open
Non-Resident
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Foreign Investors
Expatriates
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Required documents(one of the followings)
i. Expatriates Registration
ii. Passport + Citizenship
iii. Passport + Proof of residence
Remarks
i. Faxed documents are acceptable
ii. One has to submit the proof of residence when opening up an account as a non-resident.
iii. One is not required to prove the residence, if one has already obtained an investment ID issued by the Korean government.
iv. In the case of Account Open only with a passport is subject to the same tax rate as the one applied to domestic investors.
v. Limitations on the account activities based on the currency
- KRW accounts : No overseas wire transfer, Free withdrawals from tellers

- Foreign currency denominated accounts : Free overseas wire transfer, No withdrawals from tellers