The government approved a list of 25 countries whose citizens will be able to open accounts in Russia remotely. These are Oman, Qatar, Malaysia, China, Türkiye and others. To open an account in a Russian bank, you will need to present identification.
The authorities approved a list of countries whose citizens will be able to open accounts in Russian banks remotely. Vedomosti writes about this with reference to an order signed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
The list includes Azerbaijan, Algeria, Armenia, Bahrain, Belarus, Brazil, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Qatar, Kyrgyzstan, China, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mongolia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia , Tajikistan, Thailand. Turkmenistan, Türkiye and Uzbekistan.
According to the order of the Head of Government, banks in these countries will be able to identify their citizens and organizations to open bank accounts in Russia and carry out financial transactions.
You can open an account only after passing the ID. After this, a foreign citizen will be able to receive a Mir bank card and pay for goods and services in Russia.
Author:
Kirill Bilyk
Source: RB
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