Outgoing Foreign Currency Remittance

Verification Documents

Important Matters Concerning Foreign Currency Deposits

How to submit verification documents

If Sony Bank needs to verify the details of your remittance at the time of pre-registration or application, we will contact you by email at your registered email address. Please follow the instructions contained in the email and submit the required documents.

Examples of requested information include:

Your average monthly income
Your occupation and the name of your employer
The name of the financial institution, including the branch name, into which your salary is deposited
A valid reason for remitting foreign currency from Sony Bank

You can submit additional documents as an email attachment or by postal mail. If you are submitting a physical or digital copy of your bankbook, please be sure to submit a copy of a page on which the bank name, branch name, and account number can be seen. Please make a clear copy of the entire document without enlargement or reduction on A4 sized paper.

Documents to be submitted

Remittance fund confirmation documents
Sony Bank will confirm the name of the financial institutions involved in your transaction.
Please ensure that details of your withdrawals or deposits are clearly visible.
Documents certifying the source of funds to be remitted, and details regarding how the funds came to be deposited in your Sony Bank account	In cases where funds are transferred from other financial institutions Materials that enable us to check your transaction history and transaction status at other banks. In cases where funds are deposited using a Partner ATM It is necessary for Sony Bank to confirm in detail that the funds deposited into your Sony Bank account are your own funds. Please prepare the funds to be remitted and submit materials such as the transaction history of your account at the financial institution from which the funds were withdrawn so we can confirm the circumstances behind your deposit at the ATM. During our verification process, we will confirm that you have a valid reason for remitting funds from Sony Bank to an overseas account.
Documents that can prove your income (average monthly income)	Tax returns, wage slips (issued within the last three months), withholding slip, tax payment certificate, tax certificate. Documents that can confirm your salary and/or pension income, such as a copy of your bankbook and transaction statements from your financial institutions. (Issued within the last six months)
Documents proving the customer's financial assets	Copy of your bankbook (issued within the last six months) Documents that can confirm your salary and/or pension income, such as a copy of your bankbook and/or transaction statements from your financial institutions (Issued within the last six months)

Remittance purpose confirmation documents
Investment	Documents that can confirm the details of investment products and the existence of the investee, such as invoices and prospectuses.
Living expenses	Documents that enable Sony Bank to confirm that you live in the country of residence or remittance destination, such as a visa in your country of residence. Sony Bank will confirm the specifics of how the funds will be used, such as living expenses for how many people for how many months, etc.
School expenses	Documents that can confirm the enrollment (entrance) and the existence of a given educational institution, such as tuition fee payment notes and invoices.
Payment for real estate	Documents that can confirm the details of the property and the existence of the seller, such as property manuals and sales contracts.
Payment for goods	Documents that can confirm the details of products and the existence of the supplier, such as invoices.
Insurance premium	Documents that can confirm the details of insurance products, and the existence of beneficiary insurance companies, such as invoices, policies, and brochures.
Travel expenses	Documents that can confirm travel plans and the existence of invoicing travel agencies, such as bills for travel expenses and brochures.
Medical expenses	Documents that can confirm the details of treatment and the existence of medical institutions at which treatment was provided, such as invoices.

Beneficiary relationship confirmation documents
If you are not the beneficiary	Documents that can confirm your relationship to the beneficiary