UNITED ARAB BANK

Opening an account with UNITED ARAB BANK (UAE)

Cost for the private persons from 1000

Cost for the legal entities from 3000

Opening Term: 2 months

Remotely: no

UNITED ARAB BANK (UAB) was established in Sharjah in 1975 as a joint venture between UAE investors and the French financial conglomerate Société Générale (SG). The bank has opened 25 branches across the country offering Islamic banking and personalised financial services to its customers.

Opening an account in the UAE with UNITED ARAB BANK is primarily possible for companies registered in the UAE (local companies and companies registered in free economic zones), as well as offshores registered in the UAE. For companies registered in the UAE, the minimum account balance must be at least AED 100 000 per month. Foreign companies are considered by the bank on an individual basis. For foreign companies, the monthly account balance must be at least USD 750 000. The bank is interested in corporate clients with an annaul account turnover of EUR 1 million or more.

UNITED ARAB BANK adheres to the principle of ‘know your customer’ and in each case reserves the right to request additional documents, which will lead to an increase in the time for opening an account, and may also refuse to open an account without giving reasons.

If you have any questions about opening an account with a UAE bank, please contact Maira Consult.

UNITED ARAB BANK advantages

1

High credit ratings

2

Escrow account services

3

SWIFT transfers without bank fees

4

The UAE does not participate in the automatic exchange of information (CRS)

General Information

Types of accounts

Personal and corporate accounts.

Personal visit

A personal visit to the UAE to meet with a private banker is required.

Service rates

Tariffs are provided on an individual basis, depending on the type of activity and the company's account turnover.

Useful information

website www.uab.ae

Stages of account opening

01

Preparation of documents

To open an account with UNITED ARAB BANK you need to fill out our questionnaire and provide us with information about your activities and counterparties. Along with the questionnaire, you need to provide corporate documents of the company (for a legal entity) and personal identification documents (for an individual).

02

Analysis of documents

Our specialists analyze the information and documents provided and fill out the UNITED ARAB BANK forms.

03

Submission of documents

We send the ready package of documents for opening an account with UNITED ARAB BANK to private banker for review.

04

Passing verification

The director and beneficiaries (for a legal entity) or an individual (for a personal account) are verified during a personal meeting with a private banker in the UAE. Banking forms are signed at the meeting. The private banker is provided with the originals of corporate documents (for a legal entity) and identification documents (for an individual).

05

Compliance Check

At this stage, UNITED ARAB BANK checks the client and may request additional information about the activities and source of funds.

06

Account opening

The account in UNITED ARAB BANK is opened within 3-6 weeks after a personal meeting with a private banker and the full package of documents is submitted to the bank. UNITED ARAB BANK does not provide international delivery of the card and Digi Pass, they can be picked up by the client in person.

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+380 73 427-66-30

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40B Ivan Franko St., office 207

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