If you are interested in opening a bank account of non-resident in Serbia as a foreign legal entity, here you will find a list of documents that you might will need to submit.

Necessary documents for payment account opening of non-resident

Necessary documents for payment account opening of non-resident are divided into two groups. In first group are documents provided by the bank, such as:

• Form for payment account opening of non- resident;
• Statement of Politically Exposed Person;
• Contract for the opening and maintaining of dinar/foreign currency payment account;
• Specimen of signatures for dinar/foreign currency payment account;
• Specimen of signatures for dinar payment account;
• Specimen of signatures for foreign currency payment account.

In the second group of documents there are documents that Client has to deliver to the bank:

1. Excerpt from registry of the domicile country for each foreign legal entity included in the Statement – original certified with apostille or copy certified by notary from issuer’s country and document apostille not older than 3 months. Translated into the Serbian language by court interpreter;
2. Excerpt from registry of the domicile country – foreign legal entity original or copy certified by notary from issuer’s country and apostille of document and translation into the Serbian language by court interpreter;
3. Act on appointing the person authorized for representation – original certified with apostille and copy certified by notary from issuer’s country and with apostille, not older than 3 months;
4. Certificate of persons “Authorized signatories” -original certified with apostille or copy certified by notary from issuer’s country and with apostille of document. Translation into the Serbian language certified by court interpreter – not older than 3 months;
5. ID or passport – authorized person or procurator.

Also, it is important to state that in some occasions bank may request additional documents to be submitted.

Important information is that in most cases all of this can be done through Power of Attorney, and without your presence. But, on some occasion bank officials do require that director or some other legal representative of the company is present for this procedure.

If you need more information regarding opening a bank account of non-resident in Serbia, or is some other country included in our Asst World pregame, contact Asst Office team.