A Corporate Bank Account in Curacao for Your Foreign Company

Please note that this service is no longer available. But we have plenty of other corporate banking opportunities, in the Caribbean and elsewhere, such as: Nevis, Switzerland, Belize, Panama, and others. Contact us to learn more.

What is better than the Caribbean’s natural beauty? Probably only the regional banking sector! We invite you to consider opening a corporate bank account for your offshore company with a bank in Curacao. Our experts will gladly help you in the process.

The bank we speak about below offers an extensive list of financial instruments to non-resident individuals and companies. A corporate account with the bank can be of interest for offshore company owners as well as wealthy international investors and trust owners. Curacao banks enjoy a good reputation, and financial institutions in many other countries will readily send or receive payments from this bank.

Quick facts about Curacao and its banks

You can become a client of the Curacao bank without ever visiting the country if you apply for our professional assistance. Curacao is located in the southern Caribbean Sea, 80 kilometers from the shores of Venezuela. It is one of the Lesser Antilles.

The paradise island of Curacao was discovered in 1499 by Alonso de Ojeda, a Spanish captain. There are two legends about how the island acquired its name.   

Legend 1

According to the first legend, when Ojeda reached the shores of Curacao, part of the crew was dying of sea scurvy. So the captain decided to leave the sick on the island and sail on to the coast of South America with the rest of the crew. 

On his way back, however, Ojeda was surprised to see that all the sick sailors he’d left on Curacao had fully recovered. The local plants contained a lot of vitamin C that helped to cure scurvy. ‘Cura’ is the Portuguese word for ‘cure’, hence the name of the island.

Legend 2

According to another legend, the name ‘Curacao’ is derived from the Spanish word ‘corazon’, which means ‘heart’. If you look at the map, you will see that the shape of the island resembles the shape of a heart. Whichever legend is true, the beauty of Curacao arrests the eye, and its geographical position is just perfect.

A historical note

When Ojeda discovered Curacao, the island became an overseas territory of Spain. Later, the Spanish left Curacao due to a lack of fresh water on the island. The Dutch took over the previously uninhabited island and successfully settled it.

Beginning in the 17th century, African slaves were brought to Curacao in thousands. Slavery was finally abolished in 1863, and a new life began for the islanders.

As far as the recent history of Curacao is concerned, it was part of the Dutch Antilles until 2010. In October that year, Curacao was granted greater autonomy (it acquired the status aparte). It is still legally a Dutch territory, and the Netherlands is responsible for the defense and the foreign policy of Curacao.

Curacao has a stable economy and a steady political system, and its banking sector boasts serious competitive advantages. We invite you to consider the opportunity to solve your personal and corporate tasks with the help of Curacao banks.

Corporate account for your offshore company in Curacao

The Caribbean bank we are promoting here is an international financial institution that welcomes clients from around the world to open corporate accounts. This offshore bank is most often used for asset protection and diversification, as well as extending international client and partner networks.

Banking in Curacao is attractive for one more reason: the local legislation provides for a high level of banking privacy and legal protection.

If you’d like to open a corporate account with an offshore bank to make and receive international payments, then the bank in Curacao would be a great choice. You can make fast transactions in various currencies, including the Euro and the US dollar. We’d also like to emphasize that the bank offers excellent electronic banking options. Its clients use tokens (coding devices), which makes online banking highly secure.  

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Documents required for setting up a corporate bank account in Curacao

ALL corporate bank account beneficiaries, including account owners, signatories, company directors, nominees, and other company officers, have to supply the following documents:

• Completed, printed out, and signed application forms for corporate account opening;
• Notarized passport copies for the authorized corporate account users, including trusted agents (if any), Directors, Managing Directors, Company owners, etc. Identification documents equivalent to passports will also be accepted. The copies have to be translated into English and the translations notarized. The Notary Public’s stamp and signature shall be less than 6 months old.
• Proofs of residential addresses (utility bills, for instance);
• A Letter of Recommendation from your bank and one from a professional (such as an accountant or a notary public). This applies to all corporate account users. The issuers of the recommendation letters shall have been in cooperation with the applicants for two years or more. The Letters shall be less than three months old.

Corporate application documents:

• Notarized copies of the Certificate of Incorporation and the Certificate of Good Standing (if the company has been in existence for more than one year);
• Notarized copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association or Company By-Laws;
• Register of Company Directors and Shareholders;
• Notarized copies of Share Certificates if the company has registered shares, and a copy of the Trust Declaration if the company has corporate shareholders;
• A notarized copy of the resolution appointing Directors;
• A notarized copy of the Power of Attorney if the company has corporate Director(s);
• Company owners’ signature samples;
• Letter of Undertaking (if the company has bearer shares);
• An agreement of Limited Liability if the company is an LLC.

Please note that all documents must be in English (translated if necessary) and notarized. Within 14 days after submitting electronic copies, you have to supply paper copies to the bank.

Curacao bank tariffs and requirements for non-resident companies

We would like to draw your attention to the fact that, similarly to the majority of financial institutions in the world, the Curacao bank follows the international rules (sanctions, FATF requirements, and so on) and conforms to the Curacao banking regulator’s requirements as well as those put forward by correspondent banks.

Please note that companies domiciled in jurisdictions sanctioned by OECD or FATF or those having business relations with companies domiciled in these jurisdictions cannot obtain services from the Curacao bank. 

Offshore bank in Curacao: corporate account maintenance costs for a foreign company:

Curacao bank tariffs for non-resident companies

Service	Fee (USD)
Corporate account opening	Free
Minimum deposit	10,000
Maintenance fee (per month)	30
Commission if the deposit drops below USD 10,000	30
Inactive corporate account	50 per month
Closing corporate account	150
Transactions
Incoming international payments (excluding correspondent expenditures)	20
Outgoing international payments (including correspondent expenditures)	20
Intra-bank transfers	5
Online transactions (commission)
US$ 30,000 or less	165
From US$ 30,001 to US$ 60,000	195
From US$  60,001 USD to US$ 100,000	245
More than US$ 100,000	1.61% but not more than US$ 500
Payment cancellation	50
Other banking services
Letter of Recommendation from the bank	150
Transaction examination	intra – 60inter – 90
Account statement	20
Token (token fee)	75
Credit commission – corporate account closure	1% of the credit amount before payment

If you would like to learn about other banking services available in the Curacao banks and the fees, please contact the Offshore Pro Group experts. You are also welcome to find out about other possibilities to open a foreign bank account. 

Is it possible to open a corporate bank account before the company is incorporated? PRE-APPROVAL

Some of our clients wonder how they can open a corporate bank account for prospective foreign/ offshore companies before the companies are fully registered. Our answer is:

• It is impossible to open a corporate account for a company that has not been formed yet.
• If the company has already been established, opening a foreign bank account for it is possible. Please note, however, that the process takes time, and the answer is not always going to be affirmative. The bank’s security service is going to conduct due diligence checks, and much will depend on the company’s sphere of activities, reputation, the country of incorporation, and other factors.
• This said, however, you can apply for a PRE-APPROVAL to the bank even before your company is incorporated. Moreover, you can apply for this service to several banks in one go.

This will enable you to find out if your prospective company looks attractive to foreign banks. If your application for banking services is pre-approved, it does not automatically mean that you’ve got the ultimate approval. But the pre-approval should increase your confidence in obtaining the banking services when all your corporate documents are ready for submission. 

The Curacao bank is also prepared to consider an application for pre-approval. You will have to supply the following information:

• The main business objectives of the company;
• Reasons why you’d like to set up a corporate bank account in Curacao;
• Reasons why you want a corporate account with an offshore Caribbean bank;
• Intended amounts of incoming and outgoing payments per month/ per year;
• The company founder(s)’ nationality;
• Company clients/ partners’ jurisdictions.
• The term of the company’s existence. We’d like to note at this point that your company has to have at least some history to be able to obtain banking services in Curacao. An option to consider is buying a shelf company. Your company will not have clients or partners, but it will have a term of existence.
• Company shareholders’ nationalities and places of residence;
• Names and contacts of main suppliers/ partners.

Open a corporate account in Curacao remotely

A step-by-step guide on opening a corporate bank account in Curacao with our professional support:

1. The first thing that you have to do is tell us you want a corporate bank account in Curacao. Please write to in**@***********rt.com and request a professional consultation on setting up a corporate account with a foreign bank.
2. Then we will sign a service agreement and you will cover the cost of the service in any way you prefer: by a bank transfer, a credit card, through a payment system, in almost any currency, including Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The service cost is 3,999 EUR.
3. Then, you must provide the application documents listed above. Our specialists will review the application document package and add (or request from you) any necessary missing documents.
4. When you receive a confirmation from the Curacao bank, you will be able to fully use the services of one of the best offshore banks in the world.