The current insecurity situation due to terrorist movements and money laundering make the opening of bank accounts very difficult, even impossible, for a non resident of the country.

Indeed, nowadays, the banker is personally responsible of his client’s choice and of the bank account uses

This heavy and restrictive responsibility urges the banker to make sure of his client’s real identity, to know the origin of the deposited funds on the account, the origin of funds transferred and the beneficiary identity.

These responsibilities are new and give the banker a personal sense of responsibility. This is the reason why, a non resident bank account is, sometimes, impossible to open oneself!