How to Open an Account?

Prepare the following requirements:

Completed and signed Customer Account Information Form (CAIF) Please print on long bond paper (8.5x13in) or scale the document according to your paper size in the printer’s settings.

Photocopies of any (2) valid government issued IDs such as:
• Passport
• Driver’s License
• Digitized SSS ID
• GSIS E-Card
• OWWA ID
• Postal ID
• Senior Citizen’s ID
• Oath of Allegiance
• OR any Government Issued ID

Photocopy of a proof of billing such as:
• Utility Bill
• Credit Card Bill
• Bank Statement

Additional Requirements:
• For Resident Foreign Citizens – Alien Certificate of Registration (ACR) or WorkPermit from DOLE
• For Non-resident Foreign Citizens - Authentication of a photocopy of one (1) valid passport
• For Corporate/Partnership Accounts:

1. Copy of Articles of Incorporation/ Partnership and By- Laws;
2. Latest General Information Sheet (GIS) which lists the names of directors and principal stockholders owning at least two percent (2%) of the capital stock.
3. Notarized Board Resolution covering account opening authority, list of officers authorized to sign and their specimen signatures and the signing authority of the signatories;
4. Copy of latest ITR and Audited Financial Statements;
5. Secretary’s Certificate/ Board Resolution naming the person authorized to transact and perform other acts relatives to the account;
6. Copy of Trust Agreement (if Trust Account)
7. Sworn statements as to the existence or non-existence of beneficial owners, if any
8. Photocopies of 2 Valid IDs of all signatories (1 of which must an ID bearing a photograph-ex. Passport, Driver’s License)

Amid the ongoing pandemic, kindly prepare and send to helpdesk@timson.com.ph a scanned copy of the above requirements. For compliance purposes, we still need to receive the original signed application forms and photocopy of other requirements. You may send them to our office via courier at Suite 3310 Robinsons Equitable Tower ADB Avenue Ortigas, Pasig City. It is recommended that you ship them via courier as the building's administration currently does not allow visitors to go up the building. You may inform us prior to shipping them, so that we can give you the contact person and phone number for the courier. Moreover, we have temporarily suspended our documents pick up service in light of the current quarantine measures in place. Once we receive and finish reviewing your requirements, a customer service representative will contact you to inform you about the status of your application. After your account has been approved, you may then proceed to fund your account with our partner banks. Minimum initial deposit is PHP100,000.00.

Note: Tax Identification Number (TIN) is mandatory in filling up the application form. For foreign residents, you may apply for a TIN by preparing 2 sets of filled out BIR Form 1904  a copy of your valid passport, and a copy of your marriage contract (if applicable). Submit these requirements to BIR’s Regional District Office #39. You may ask a representative to obtain the TIN for you; simply prepare an authorization letter together with the other requirements.