Notarisation for Bank Account Opening Abroad

Opening a bank account in another country — whether personal or corporate — almost always requires notarised and apostilled copies of Swedish identity and address documents. Foreign banks need to comply with KYC and anti-money-laundering rules, which means they must be certain that the documents you submit are genuine and that the certified copies were made by a recognised authority. The typical package is a certified copy of the passport, a recent utility bill or bank statement, and, for company accounts, corporate documents and a power of attorney. The apostille on the notarisation is what makes the document acceptable to the foreign bank.