Equity bank Kenya Diaspora USA Account. Equity Bank diaspora services enable Kenyans living abroad to manage their bank accounts back home with ease. Kenyans in the Diaspora or any other country abroad can apply to open a diaspora Bank account here in Kenya at Equity Bank.
Before opening the account, and if you’re living outside Kenya especially in the USA, and would like to have an Equity bank Kenya Diaspora USA Account, it is highly recommended you contact the bank’s Diaspora Services Department via the following email address for assistance or clarifications; kenyans.abroad@equitybank.co.ke
How to open Equity bank Kenya Diaspora USA Account
At Equity Bank Kenya, there are two types of diaspora accounts that someone outside the country can open;
- Eazzysave Diaspora Account
- Diaspora Business Account
Equity Bank Kenya Diaspora Account Application Process.
- Download the application Equity Diaspora -account-opening-form
- Fill in and sign the forms
- Attach the required documents
- Send the forms and attached documents to the email address info@equitybank.co.ke
- Download, Fill and send the Email indemnity form diaspora-email-indemnity-form via Posta to the address below.
Diaspora Banking, Equity Bank Limited,
Global Centre 4th Floor, Argwings Kodhek Road, Kilimani,
PO Box 103098 – 00100 Nairobi, Kenya
What are the Documents Required For Diaspora Business Account Opening?
The following Documents are required to open a Business Account in the USA for Equity Bank Kenya.
- Kenyan ID Cards or Passports for the business directors
- Colored passport size photos for all the directors
- Tax PIN certificates for all the directors
- Business Certificate of Incorporation
- Business Memorandum of Association
- Business Articles of Association
- A sealed resolution signed by the directors on the letterhead
- Business Tax PIN certificate
- CR1
- CR2
- CR8
- CR12
- FATCA W-9 forms and confidentiality waiver for Kenyans in the US.
For the Personal Easy save Account, you Just need your Kenyan ID.
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7 Great Features of the Diaspora Business Account
- It’s free to open with no required minimum balance
- You get free monthly E-statements
- No monthly maintenance fee is required for the account
- There is no limit on the frequency of withdrawals
- Your money earns interest, which is credited to your account at the end of the year
- Account-holders have access to visa services
- Account-holders have access to the internet and mobile baking
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