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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>==Procedure==<br />
First of all you need to find a bank that best suits your financial needs. A person who wishes to open a bank account in his name or on behalf of a third party shall submit in the chosen bank application to open an account. When opening an account the Bank shall put a number to the account. A contract between the bank and the applicant must be signed. The contract is bilateral, as obligations arising under it are for both sides.<br />
====Apply Online====<br />
You cannot open a current account online but you can use various bank services with online banking.<br />
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==Required Documents==<br />
To open your current account you will need the following documents:<br />
*Identity card for Bulgarian citizens;<br />
*Passport - for foreign citizens;<br />
*Residence permit issued by the Ministry of Interior - for foreign citizens with permanent or long-term stay in Bulgaria<br />
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==Office Locations & Contacts==<br />
Please follow the link below to find a licensed bank in Bulgaria: <br><br />
http://ekspertis.bg/document/view/other/130471/0/<br />
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==Eligibility==<br />
Banks accounts in Bulgaria are available to both residents and non-residents and can be held in levs or euros.<br />
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==Fees==<br />
In some banks opening a personal current account is free of charge while in others a small fee (2 lv) may be applied. <br />
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==Validity==<br />
There is no time limit for your current account.<br />
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==Documents to Use==<br />
Please attach documents which can be used by people who would like to follow this procedure. <br />
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==Sample Documents==<br />
Please attach sample completed documents which would help other people who would like to follow this procedure. <br />
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==Processing Time==<br />
It takes very short period of time to open a current account normally it should take less than half hour.<br />
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==Related Videos==<br />
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. <br />
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.<br />
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.<br />
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, <br />
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube<br />
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.<br />
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". <br />
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==Instructions==<br />
When you need continuous access to your savings and you need to make payments at home and abroad, then the current account is your solution.From a personal current account you may in any office of the bank to perform the following operations:<br />
*to deposit and withdraw money;<br />
*to make interbank transfers and payments;<br />
*to make transfers and payments to other banks in levs and foreign currency;<br />
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==Required Information==<br />
*Full name<br />
*Permanent address<br />
*Personal identification number<br />
*Copy of signature<br />
*Identity card/residence permit/passport number<br />
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==Need for the Document==<br />
In Bulgaria the banks open current accounts for individual clients to enable them to execute daily bank transactions and payments. A current account maintained with the banks in one currency can be used as a multi-currency account, for executing outgoing transfers and/or cash withdrawals in currencies other than the original currency of the account.<br />
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==Information which might help==<br />
Current account is closed by order of the Customer, authorized person, his legal representative, his heirs or the person that opened the account in his favor.<br />
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==Other uses of the Document/Certificate==<br />
*The Utility Bill Payment Service of most banks in Bulgaria gives you the opportunity to pay automatically your household utility bills, as well as your personal expenses.<br />
*You can receive your salary on this account;<br />
*To use overdraft<br />
*To get an international debit card<br />
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==External Links==<br />
http://bulgaria.angloinfo.com/money/banking/ <br><br />
http://www.ccbank.bg/en/products-and-services/retail-business/deposits-and-accounts/accounts/<br />
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==Others==<br />
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