Apply for your account
To open a bank account, you must handle it in person, in possession of the followings:
- Alien Residence Card (ARC)
- Valid passport with legal entry visa (complementary ID)
- Student ID card
- An initial deposit of at least NT$1,000
- Chinese name seal (You may use signature at First Commercial Bank)
You will have to fill out the application form on site and would receive your ATM card and passbook later. It is not necessary, but recommended, that you get a Taiwanese to write your full name, address and contact information in Chinese for you.This should ensure that a ‘demand deposit’ account is opened for you. Usually, your ATM card will arrive in the post about a week or later – remember to request a card with a Plus or Cirrus symbol on it, so you can access your Taiwanese bank account from outside the country, if needed. Some banks will ask you to wait while they process your application and will give you a card on the spot.
For more information, please check NCCU International Association: Banking, Money and Taxes in Taiwan
To receive overseas money remittance to the First Commercial Bank account, you’d need to provide the following information:
- First Commercial Bank SWIFT code: FCBKTWTPXXX
(X: NOT cross, it’s letter of the alphabet) - Bank Address (MUH JAH Branch):
NO.11, BAO YI ROAD, WENSHAN 116, TAIPEI, TAIWAN, R.O.C. - Your account number
- Your name on passport
- Your mobile number
Note: SWIFT: Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication