Revised CATS Procedure Dec.20161

COMMERCIAL BANK OF ETHIOPIA December 1, 2016
V. International Charities
a) A letter of application that states the manner of the operation—from the
organization’s Head Office or regional office;
b) Tax Identification Number (TIN) for demand deposit account;
c) Permit from the NBE; and
d) ID cards or passports of the signatories of the account
VI. Expatriate Employees of International Organizations
a) A letter of application from the employee;
b) Valid and renewed ID cards from the organization that has employed them,
or driving/operating licenses, passports or trade licenses; and
c) A letter from the employer, which confirms that her or his salary is paid in a
foreign currency.
VII. Non-Resident Ethiopians and Foreign Nationals of Ethiopian Origin
a) An application form properly filled out and signed by the account holder;
b) For individual foreign nationals of Ethiopian origin, valid passports and/or
Ethiopian Origin identification cards;
c) For businesses, a certificate of ownership/entitlement for the organization
and/or the Article of Association and the Memorandum of Association;
d) For those who, for one reason or another, cannot appear in person to open
the NR account, a filled application form through E-mail, fax or courier
service and a confirmation letter from embassy, a correspondent bank or a
remittance service provider;
VIII. Exporters
a) A letter of application; and
b) Documentary evidence of legality and incorporation as per their formation,
for sole proprietorship all the documents stated under 2(a-d),for Private
limited company as stated under 3(a-e) ,for partnership as stated 4-I (a-e)
and for share company as stated 4 –II(a-f).
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