Popular Bank only give you a copy of your passport, and in one month they will let you know if they can open or not your account with them, and maybe other infor they request from you.
I hope this is not intended to go into history as the "recommendation" of the day.
Yeah well, MAYBE someone at some Banco Popular branch may do that upon YOU giving THEM (vs. the other way around) a copy or your passport only. Likeliness has it though, a month later they won't call YOU and if they do, they will start to ask YOU to bring THEM, "this", then "that"... and so forth. Good luck with that approach, but if it does eventually not turn to work out, don't come here and blame it on what ever.
If someone really plans to settle here, he/she will need to bring a good collection of papers sealed and signed anyway. Why not do it from the get go on.
Look, one can turn this around over and over. Organization, concise reliable information and the sorts of qualities are not a typical trait of countries like this one. There are other advantages.
So yes, YOU or someone else may have found someone, somewhere to cut corners, or simply not know exactly how to handle it. Great.
But the rule still is, you should be prepared to produce the following:
- Proper photo ID: Either a legal resident's local ID card (cedula) or your current passport.
- Statements of up to 2 current accounts (NOT Credit Card accounts), in your country of origin or last residence. If you already have accounts in the DR, they will work too.
- Letters of "Good Standing" of 2 banks you are currently banking with, in your country or origin, last residence or the DR (Yes, banks even in the US DO issue them, although at a cost some times).
- Now, the not so logic thing: Up to 2 letters of "recommendations" by local businesses. For some being new to the country, this may seem like the ultimate put-off. But trying to argue that out with local employees, even supposedly less logic challenged branch directors has no history of fruitfulness. Just talk to whom ever is renting you your room (hotel, land lord), any other business you have been spending a couple of bucks at... they all know the issue and most are happy to help.
And you should be able to waltz out that bank office with an account to your name within 30 minutes to 2 hours. Simple as that.
:tired: ... J-D.