What Documents are Required to Open a Bank Account?

The most common query, I heard, was what documents are needed to open a bank account. The following are commonly required documents for opening an account in any bank.

• Any government-issued document with a photograph is ‌ acceptable. Common examples include:

  • Aadhaar Card (India-specific) or

  • Passport or

  • Voter ID or

  • Driving License or

  • PAN Card (India) for tax-related verification or

  • NREGA Job Card signed by a State Government official

• Proof of Address: Documents validating the current address are necessary.

  • Utility bills (electricity, water, telephone) issued within the last two months or

  • Aadhaar card or

  • Bank account statement or passbook with recent transactions or

  • Rent agreement or property tax receipt or

  • Pension payment orders or similar documents from recognised authorities

• Photographs: Most banks require passport-sized photographs, typically two or more.

• Some Additional Documents

  • For minors: A birth certificate or a declaration should be given by the guardian.

  • For joint accounts: Of-course KYC documents for all account holders.

  • For businesses or institutions: Registration certificates, partnership deeds, Memorandum and Articles of Association (MoA/AoA), or trust deeds, depending on the entity type.

I hope you understand what documents are needed to open bank account.

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I was planning to open another bank account, but I didn't know which bank documents were needed for that. So, I called a friend of mine who works at ICICI Bank and asked him what documents are required to open a bank account. Here is what he told me about opening an account in ICICI Bank. 

What Documents are Needed to Open a Bank Account?

He told me that opening a bank account in ICICI bank is easy, and here are the documents that he mentioned about 

• Valid passport. 

• Aadhaar card.

• Valid Permanent Driving License 

• Voter ID Card

• NREGA Job Card

• Letter from the National Population Register.

Following that, I asked him about PAN, as he had not mentioned it in the list. He told me that the PAN Card issued in India is no longer considered a valid identity proof.

After he told me about what paperwork is needed to open a bank account, he also told me about the steps that I need to follow to open an account. Here is how. 

• He told me to visit the official

  ICICI website

  . 

• After that, he asked me to click on the Accounts section from the homepage. 

• Followed by clicking on Saving Accounts and again the same on the next screen. 

• Then he asked me to choose a suitable profile and click on Proceed. 

• Finally, I was asked to enter my Mobile number, PAN number, and Date of birth. 

After that, he told me to add funds to the account and keep the PAN card ready for video KYC. 

That is all he told me about what documents are required to open a Bank account. 

I hope this helps you with what documents are needed to open bank account.