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How to open a Foreign Corporate demat account with Arihant Capital?


To open a foreign corporate demat account, an entity must submit several documents to Arihant Capital in a physical form to comply with SEBI and RBI regulations. The table below shows all the necessary documents required to open a foreign corporate demat account:


Type of DocumentsRequirements
Customer Application formForeign body corporate demat account opening form PDF
Company PANA PAN copy of the company with the seal and signature of the authorised signatory.
Authorised signatories & directors PANSelf-attested individual PAN copies of all the authorised signatories & directors (Minimun 2 whole time directors PAN will be required)
Company Address proofAddress proof in the company's name with the seal and signature of the authorised signatory. The proof can be any of the following: certificate of incorporation, the latest month's transaction copy of bank statement, utility bill, cancelled cheque.
Authorised signatories & directors Address Proof -PassportSelf-attested individual address proof (Passport ) of all the authorised signatories & directors.
Company Bank account proofA bank account proof of the company for linking with Arihant Capital . The proof can be any one of the following:
  • Personalised cancelled cheque with the company name printed on it.
  • A bank statement or bank passbook copy with the bank account number, MICR, and IFSC code clearly visible (Bank account statement with last 3 months transaction).
Account opening annexures
  1. Board resolution on the company letterhead PDF
  2. List of Directors PDF
  3. Authorised signatory list with specimen signature & sign across Photograph PDF
  4. Latest shareholding pattern PDF
  • If Share holding is less than 10% -No additional documents will be required of such share holders.
  • If shareholding is 10% or More than 10% -For Individual- Individual KYC will be required & for Non individual PAN & Shareholding Pattern will be required.
Certificate of incorporationA copy of the certificate of incorporation with seal and signature of authorised signatory.
Memorandum of Association (MOA) - Constitution DocumentThe Memorandum of Association (MOA) of the company, with authorised signatory or director seal and signature on the first 4 pages. If the director details are missing, an additional FORM-32 or DIR-12 copy must be submitted.
Articles of Association (AOA) - Constitution Document The Memorandum of Association (MOA) of the company, with authorised signatory or director seal and signature on the first 4 pages. If the director details are missing, an additional FORM-32 or DIR-12 copy must be submitted.
Balance sheet & P&L account statementThe latest two financial years' balance sheet copy & P&L account statement with the seal and signature of the authorised signatory . The balance sheet must be attested by a Chartered Accountant (CA) and have the CA's name, CA company name, member registration number (M.NO), UDIN, date and city. The balance sheet has to be submitted every financial year after the account is opened.
Net-worth certificateA net-worth certificate from a Chartered Accountant (CA) if the company is newly incorporated. It must have the UDIN- number.
Individual KYC formIndividual KYC form required for the below candidates
  • Two whole time directors
  •  Authorised signatory.
Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO)This declaration is not needed for companies that are listed on any recognized stock exchange or is a subsidiary of such listed company or is controlled by such listed company PDF
FATCA declarationForeign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) declaration PDF
TINTax identification number (TIN) for countries can be found on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The common TINs are as follows:
USA: SSN, EIN or ITIN , Canada: SIN, UK: UTR or NINO, Singapore: NRIC or FIN, Australia: TFN
FEMA declarationForeign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) declaration PDF
In-Person Verification (IPV)All Document Should be Self Attested & In-Person &  Verified with originals by  Staff or Register AP & In the case of NRIs/foreign nationals, considering the infeasibility of carrying out ‘in-person’ verification, in such a situation photocopies of the KYC documents should be attested by any of the entities viz; Notary Public, any Court, Magistrate, Judge, Local Banker, Indian Embassy/ Consulate General of the country where NRI/FN is residing [outside India] to the effect that it has been verified with the originals.


Note: 

If any documents from the foreign company are not in English, they must be translated into English by a certified translator in the company's home country. The translated documents should then be notarized and apostilled/consularized as required, and submitted with the original documents.

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