The objective of this section of our website is to advise potential clients for bank account opening. Baltic Legal is an international corporate offshore and trust services provider. However, a significant portion of companies and trusts we administer establish accounts with international and offshore banks rather than domestic banks. For more information on offshore businesses please visit the offshore services page.
Documents required for legal entities
Original company incorporation documents, e.g. Incorporation Certificate, Articles of Association, Bylaws etc.
Documents, confirming the authority to open and manage company accounts, e.g. Power of Attorney, Extract from the Enterprise Register, Resolution, Minutes, etc.
ID documents: a valid passport or National ID card.
Documents confirming the beneficial ownership.
For companies incorporated more than a year ago: Certificate of Good Standing, certified by the Apostille.
For companies incorporated outside Latvia the information concerning the Apostille, legalization and notary certification of the company documents, is accepted and analyzed on the individual basis depending on the jurisdiction.
About Latvia
Latvia is an attractive financial and trading centre to facilitate business operations in this region, due to its location between the CIS and Western countries, and membership in the European Union. The country has highly developed banking system within the EU.
There are 28 banks in Latvia, 9 of them are branches of foreign banks. If you are planning opening a bank account in Latvia, please contact us.
Business possibilities
Latvia is geographical hotspot located in middle of major markets of Europe - Scandinavia, Russia, Germany and Poland. Infrastructure of Latvia includes sea ports, airports and railway network, thus making possible connections to most European countries. Latvia has three international ice-free ports, direct rail link from Latvia to Russia (Moscow). It is in about two hour flight from Western European capitals with more than 65 direct flights from Riga International Airport, a strategic gateway between Europe and the CIS. Want to know more?
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