Can I open an Indonesian bank account remotely?

[vought]

I'm a EU resident and I want to open a personal bank account in Indonesia (not in Singapore). Apparently all Indonesian banks require a residency permit and do not accept accounts for non residents. Can someone confirm this is so? If not, what bank could I try?

 

[Sols]

It's extremely unlikely, unless you have strong ties to Indonesia and a preexisting banking relationship‌ to leverage. There are some international banks there but non-residents will be referred to the‍ banks offices in Singapore or other major international financial center.

 

[vought]

I'm afraid I don't have any of these. Well, thank you for the information.

 

[A10291]

remotly no

But with B211 or tourist visa yes.

Its east to open an account‌ in bali, supports IDR, USD EURO etc

Permata Bank ( walk in and ask you‍ want an account )
OCBC Bank etc

passport required nothing else.

 

[vought]

Well, visiting Bali is as expensive as visiting any other place there. I asked⁤ to do it remotely in order to save all that money. 🙂 Thank you for the⁣ info, though.

 

[ecool]

have you personally tried with tourist visa?

 

[uplana]

If you can't afford to travel to Bali, why⁠ would you need an account in Indonesia?

 

[vought]

Same as above.‌ I don't want to visit the country. I just need a bank account there.

Because I found the most incredible opportunity for investment. Truth⁠ is that I never considered that country as a potential place to find a lucrative⁤ business. But I was wrong and my only obstacle is the stupid (but compulsory) requirement⁣ of having a bank account based in Indonesia. I will try to find a proxy⁢ to do it 😕