Opening a bank account in VN

[EmYeu 3]

Hi there again.

Before asking my question I want to wish everybody a Happy Holiday.

Here are my questions:

I would like to open a joint bank account in VN with my wife. It is possible?

How much do I need to put in?

Do I need to be there to sign anything or can she just go and open up one for me?

Which bank is good?

Thank you.

[vietazn 1]

You can open a bank account at Citi with just $50.

[EmYeu 3]

Can I add my wife name to it?

She is not in the state yet.

[BinhJerome 14]

Hi there again.

Before asking my question I want to wish everybody a Happy Holiday.

Here are my questions:

I would like to open a joint bank account in VN with my wife. It is possible?

How much do I need to put in?

Do I need to be there to sign anything or can she just go and open up one for me?

Which bank is good?

Thank you.

You will have to sign something period...... Also you will need a work contract as well. They want to know where the money is comming from period......... I know this first hand because when I came, I did not feel like sleeping with 30k under my bed and wanted to open up a joint bank account with my wife.

The guy asked me why did I want to open up a bank account, and I said in a stupid voice because I dont want to sleep on my cash. We checked 5 different banks, and it CAN be done without the work contract, but it would only be in the Vietnamese nationals name, not in the foreigners name.

Hope this helps, but in Vietnam it is a real pain in the but to get a bank account open. They want to make sure you are paying your tax, and that you are making your money the real honest way, and not selling drugs, or that you are not attempting to funnel money out of the country.

Jerome and Binh

[Teacher Mark 53]

You will have to sign something period...... Also you will need a work contract as well. They want to know where the money is comming from period......... I know this first hand because when I came, I did not feel like sleeping with 30k under my bed and wanted to open up a joint bank account with my wife.

The guy asked me why did I want to open up a bank account, and I said in a stupid voice because I dont want to sleep on my cash. We checked 5 different banks, and it CAN be done without the work contract, but it would only be in the Vietnamese nationals name, not in the foreigners name.

Hope this helps, but in Vietnam it is a real pain in the but to get a bank account open. They want to make sure you are paying your tax, and that you are making your money the real honest way, and not selling drugs, or that you are not attempting to funnel money out of the country.

Jerome and Binh

30K? VND? I started here with 2k!

I can't remember if ACB made me show anything, other than my passport, but I was the only person on the account. They seem to only want to see a lot of paperwork if you plan to send money out. The first time I tried they said my account was an ATM/cash account; that I had to prove where the money was coming from. I got a kick out of that, since the school deposited the money through ACB.

[hniHnitsuJ 8]

Hi there again.

Before asking my question I want to wish everybody a Happy Holiday.

Here are my questions:

I would like to open a joint bank account in VN with my wife. It is possible?

How much do I need to put in?

Do I need to be there to sign anything or can she just go and open up one for me?

Which bank is good?

Thank you.

Back in 2008, I was going to try open a joint bank account for my wife with HSBC.

Requirement.

1. Marriage Certificate = I don't have it after 4 weeks.

2. U.S. Passport = No problem

3. Minimum is $5000 for internation bank account for HSBC.

Good luck.

Loi and Suong

[BinhJerome 14]

30K? VND? I started here with 2k!

I can't remember if ACB made me show anything, other than my passport, but I was the only person on the account. They seem to only want to see a lot of paperwork if you plan to send money out. The first time I tried they said my account was an ATM/cash account; that I had to prove where the money was coming from. I got a kick out of that, since the school deposited the money through ACB.

For a joint account he will still have to sign papers, and then as you said, he will have to prove where the money came from. I am sure that if he pushes it he can get a joint bank account open without a work contract, but I just know that it was a pain in the but when I tried to do it, and since I started working at V Star and they opened my bank account we keep funneling my money into the bank to get it out from under my matress