1. After arriving in Canada, students can come to any branch of Bank of China (Canada) in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and Montreal with their passports and student visa papers for more than three months, fill in the application form for activating accounts, get a debit card, open personal online banking of BOC, or apply for a Canadian dollar credit card, and get 2,000 Canadian dollars from GIC account at the same time, and confirm the installment payment method of GIC account.
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2. After logging in, send the following documents to the activation account of China Bank:
(1) The payee of my signature is a cheque of 1 USD from any of my banks, and this 1 USD will be deposited into the student account; Or provide the bank account balance certificate or statement;
(2) A copy of the student visa and passport signed by a notary office, including local registered lawyers, dentists, engineers and other personnel prescribed by law, shall indicate their registration number, occupation and address;
(3) Fill in the GIC Activation Witness Account and International Student Application Form in person. To: Bank of China (Canada) Central Sub-branch, Address: No.396 Dundas Street West, M5T 1G7;
After checking the relevant information with you by phone, the staff of China Bank will activate your account and transfer the first 2000 Canadian dollars to the account provided by the students. The rest will be transferred to the designated account in equal amount every month in the next 12 months, which will generate a certain handling fee.
The above contents are for your reference. Please refer to the actual business regulations.
If you have any questions, please contact online customer service of Bank of China.
You are cordially invited to download and use China Bank Mobile Banking APP or China Bank Cross-border GO APP to handle related business.