When you submit an application for account opening at any ICICI Bank branch in India or overseas, you will need:

Self-attested photocopies of:

• Passport: First and last four pages of the passport (pages with your name, address, date of birth, date and place of issue, expiry date, photograph and signature). The signature should be clearly visible and match the signature on your form.
• Valid student visa / I-20 form (applicable only for non-face-to-face US customers). In case a student holds a regular visa, then a copy of the admission letter / identity card from the university to be obtained to confirm student status.
• PAN Card or Form 60 (If not applied for a PAN card)
• FATCA / CRS Declaration
• CKYC Annexure.

The photocopies provided will require self-attestation, i.e. signature of the applicant on it confirming that the document is a true copy and it belongs to the applicant.

Address proofs: View the complete list of permanent address proofs here.

When you submit an application for account opening from outside India, you will need:

Self-attested photocopies of the following documents with additional due attestation by a Banker / Notary / Embassy official / Consulate official:

• Passport: First and last four pages of the passport (pages with your name, address, date of birth, date and place of issue, expiry date, photograph and signature).
• Valid student visa / I-20 form (applicable only for non-face-to-face US customers). In case a student holds a regular visa, then a copy of the admission letter / identity card from the university to be obtained to confirm student status.
• PAN Card or Form 60 (If not applied for a PAN card)
• FATCA / CRS Declaration
• CKYC Annexure.

Address proofs: View the complete list of Indian and overseas address proofs here.

Additionally, funding from customer’s self KYC compliant Account through cheque, DD, inward remittance (wire, vostro, Money2India) is mandatory. In case of cheque, ensure that the signatures on the cheque and the application form match. In case of DD, the customer’s name should be mentioned as the purchaser in the DD advice. In case of inward remittance, the customer’s name and country mentioned in the SWIFT message should match the name and country of residence as mentioned in the account opening form.

The photocopies provided will require self-attestation, i.e. signature of the applicant and additional due attestation of documents by a Banker / Notary / Embassy official / Consulate official.

The following KYC documents should be collected for opening seafarer accounts:

• Self-attested copy of valid passport: First and last four pages of the passport (pages with your name, address, date of birth, date and place of issue, expiry date, photograph and signature as well as the pages indicating last date of arrival in India). The signature should be clearly visible and match the signature on your form.
• Self-attested copy of valid visa, first two pages and last two pages of the passport and the page indicating the last date of arrival in India OR continuous discharge certificate (CDC). The certificate must indicate last date of arrival in India or declaration by an ICICI Bank employee (during branch visit) confirming that you are sailing for the first time.
• In case of employees on Oil Rigs, instead of a visa, a letter from a government authority stating ‘allowed to enter the country’ or a business visa along with a valid appointment letter will be accepted.
• Seafarer’s declaration from the customer. No separate declaration will be required if the declaration is part of the account opening form.

For a permanent employee, in addition to the above the following documents will be required:

1. Initial work contract
2. Last pay slip (should not be more than six months old).

If the customer is a contract employee, then the following documents are required:

1. Valid CDC along with the last page of the disembarkation stamp
2. Valid work contract with the last page of the pay slip or the expired / last contract letter, if the disembarkation stamp on CDC is not more than 6 months old.

For oil rigs:

An expired contact letter can be accepted if the last disembarkation stamp on the passport from the country where the oil rig is situated is not more than six months old.

Note: All KYC documents provided have to be self-attested.

Other documents required for DTAA (Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement) benefits

Submit the following physical documents for availing DTAA benefits:

• Self Declaration
• Proof of Residency- Original or certified true copies* of the Tax Residency Certificate^#(TRC) for the financial year for which you are availing the DTAA benefit
• Form 10F
• Self-attested copy of PAN Card (not required if PAN is updated in the Account).

All the above documents are mandatory and can be submitted at any ICICI Bank Branch in India or sent by courier or registered post to the following address:

ICICI Bank Limited,

NRI Cell, 5th Floor, A-Wing, Autumn Estates,

Chandivali Farm Road, Chandivali.

Andheri-East, Mumbai - 400072

India

Please mention your full name and Account Number / Customer ID on all documents.

Please note that DTAA benefit would be effective post the date of last interest payout and will be valid for that financial year only or till the last date of validity of the TRC, whichever is earlier, only after receipt and acceptance of all necessary DTAA documents by ICICI Bank, India. Fresh documents need to be submitted every financial year. You will need to request for DTAA benefit to be applied to every new NRO FD or SB account subsequently opened.

^#TRC can be issued by any government authority of the overseas country of residence. In case TRC is in local language, please provide the translated copy of the same in English.

*Attested by overseas local tax authority / overseas local banker / Indian Embassy / Notary Authority.