Those having the possibility to visit the bank or its representative office in person will need to show the bank specialist his or her valid passport.
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fill in and sign the account opening paperwork. Please contact our client service, mentioning your citizenship and the country of residence to get the paperwork and completing guide. It is convenient to contact our client service using the account opening form. You are welcome to contact us by phone (+371 6 7010 000) or e-mail (info@citadele.lv) as well; |
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get your specimen signature on the bank form notarized by a NOTARY PUBLIC, and certified with APOSTILLE (or LEGALIZED, for countries that are not members to Hague convention). Notarization has to be made in English or, should this be impossible, officially translated into English. The notarized and apostilled (or LEGALIZED, for countries that are not members to Apostille Convention) passport copy also has to be provided; |
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mail the paperwork to the bank; |
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pay the account opening fee (see below). |
The account opening costs consist of:
- the account opening fee (EUR 100);
- the online banking tool chosen. For fax banking and unrestricted online banking, bank Citadele a provides a Digipass signature calculator (EUR 50). For restricted online banking with LVL 5 000 or other currency equivalent one-time limit and LVL 15 000 or other currency equivalent daily limit, a Code Card (a plastic card with a set of fixed authorization codes) is offered free of charge to owners of “normal” private accounts. To learn more about online banking, please visit the online banking section;
- debit card issuance is $50 (optional);
- courier delivery of the account package is at least $50.
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