Open a bank account in Dubai

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Jul 24th 2012, 3:04 pm

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Open a bank account in Dubai

Dear Members,

I am visiting Dubai this December and planing to move there permanently in next 12 months.

is it possible for me to open a back account while i was visiting in december ?
i am not a UAE resident.

please share your experience.

Thanks
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Jul 24th 2012, 3:15 pm

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Re: Open a bank account in Dubai

Don't you need a UAE residence visa to open a bank account here?

Jul 24th 2012, 3:33 pm

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Re: Open a bank account in Dubai

some banks let you open an account, HSBC for sure, but it's not a fully operational one, no cheque book, no credit card
although it maybe this is only possible when you have a letter from your employer stating that the residency is under process

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Jul 24th 2012, 5:15 pm

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Re: Open a bank account in Dubai

8 years ago

when we first arrived here - MeBank (now part of EmiratesNBD) allowed bank accounts with no residence visa... not sure about now, but it was possible once upon a time...

Jul 25th 2012, 5:39 am

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Re: Open a bank account in Dubai

You do not need a residency visa to open a UAE bank account, but it will be a basic current account. ATM card only in many cases.

Why would you need/want to open an account before moving to the UAE?