HOW TO OPEN OFFSHORE BANK ACCOUNT - ACTIONS TO TAKE

This section is to assist our clients in taking their decision on selecting the most suitable offshore jurisdiction, bank and banking services in order to achieve the effective tax planning and asset protection strategies. We also want to simplify the procedures our client will have to follow, in order to achieve his/her goals. Our web site has been designed in a friendly user way and can minimize the preliminary correspondence to arrive to concrete decision and results. These are the steps we suggest you should follow:

Step 1. Please see our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section, which contains 30 most commonly asked questions about offshore banking and offshore bank accounts and brief, but comprehensive answers to them. This will help you to get a preliminary idea and the outline of your plan of how to use offshore banking to the best of your benefit.

Step 2. Please see our Offshore bank accounts section, which provide information on Personal Bank Accounts, Corporate Bank Accounts and Other Banking Services,  how we can help you and what we can do for you.

Step 3. In case you want information on a banking system in a specific country or a few countries, please enter our Banking Systems section and obtain concise description for the banking system in the country of your interest. To do this, you must click on the name of the country available from the list. You can compare some advantages and disadvantages of opening personal or corporate offshore bank accounts in certain jurisdictions.

Step 4. In case you are interested to get detailed general information for all and any of the available countries from our offshore and tax knowledge database (currently around 60 countries), or you are accountant, law practitioner or consultant, it is recommended that you become a member (choosing one of the three available membership plans) by registering and paying an annual subscription allowing you to access our database, which has one of the web's largest and most accurate regularly updated collections of tax, offshore and international legal materials, covering various aspects of tax planning, corporate structuring and investing offshore. We have concentrated on the jurisdictions that are offering greatest asset protection, various tax incentives or have favorable tax regimes for the international investor.

Step 5. Once you have made your choice, please contact us via e-mail, fax, telephone or by submitting an on-line form specifying your queries and needs. We will examine your inquiry, analyze your information and recommend the best course of actions. We will also quote our preliminary fees and costs that we may incur while carrying out your order.

Step 6. If your inquiry is only to open offshore bank account in any jurisdiction, you can skip Step 5 and go directly to the Downloads section where you can complete an on-line application form for corporate or personal bank account, or download, print and complete it first, and then send it to us by fax or by post. Once we have received your application, we will assess it and revert to you with our suggestions and fee quotation. Please pay special attention to the information and documents requested from you, which are set out at the end of the application form. We will not be able to proceed with your order unless we are in possession of the required information and documentation.

Step 7. Please read our Terms and Conditions carefully to have a general understanding of how we operate. We will ask you to accept our Terms and Conditions on-line by clicking the "Accept" button or sending us a signed agreement by fax or by post.

Step 8. Once all of the above steps have been completed and our fee quotation have been received and approved by you, we will request you to make payment of our fees to enable us to proceed with the work. This can be done on line, so that you will not waist your valuable time preparing payment. We accept payment by all major credit cards including Visa, Master Card, American Express etc., by phone, fax or secure online. Payment can also be made by cash, by bank transfer or via Western Union.

Step 9. Upon receipt of the payment we will send you a receipt by post, fax or email.

Step 10. We will proceed with the implementation of your order in the most cost effective and timely manner. We will be reporting to you about the progress and will advise you once the job has been completed.