Fastest way to ACR-I card

[ITGeek]

On 11/28/2017 at 5:15 PM, Gary D said:

"You're not required to have ACR-I card to open bank account in PI's.  Your passport and a foreign drivers license ID's are good enough.  That's how I was able to open accounts at BDO and RCBC."

When did you open your account, an ACR-1 card has been required for some time now. You may get lucky, many haven't.

 

8 hours ago, Jollygoodfellow said:

That's it, members have reported recently that they are tightened up so what might have been last year is not necessarily the same now.

I actually opened mine up while still in the US back in Dec 2015, including mortgage loan. I just provided required information to BDO and RCBC banks and my asawa opened joint accounts.  One is used to finance mortgage for bahay, the other I use to wire xfer money from US.  Although it was impossible for either bank to provide me with necessary IRS forms for my 2016 tax return.  I had to self report, fortunately the IRS didn't require it since I ended up using the standard deduction.

I'm sure the recent money laundering scandals at PI casinos and banks had something to do with the changes