Bank Account and Payments

A bank account in Danske Bank A/S Lithuania Branch can be opened in litas or a foreign currency on behalf of a natural person of the Republic of Lithuania or a foreign state.

Opening an account is simple: you need to visit a branch of the bank; fill in an application form, a signature card, a seal sample card, and a legal entity questionnaire; and present the originals of the required documents or their copies verified by a notary.

• In order for a legal person registered in the Republic of Lithuania to open an account:
  For stock companies, joint stock companies, their structural subdivisions and branches, budgetary enterprises and organisations, religious and other public organisations, political parties, and non-profit organisations and foundations:
  
  
  • the pro-forma application for opening of a bank account two cards of signature and stamp samples
  • the cards of signature and stamp samples
  • the registration certificate or a certified copy of it
  • the articles of association, statute, or regulations or their certified copy
  • a document, or a certified copy of it, of the governing body's decision confirming the appointment or election of a head
  • authorized persons are supposed to have valid passports and documents proving their empowerment and the company's stamp
  
  
• Commandite and unlimited partnerships:
  • the pro-forma application for opening of a bank account two cards of signature and stamp samples
  • the cards of signature and stamp samples
  • the registration certificate or a certified copy of it
  • the collective joint activity agreement or a certified copy of it
  • a document, or a certified copy of it, of the governing body's decision confirming the appointment or election of a head
  • authorized persons are supposed to have valid passports and documents proving their empowerment and the company's stamp
  
  
• Sole proprietorships and farmers:
  • the pro-forma application for opening of a bank account two cards of signature and stamp samples
  • the cards of signature and stamp samples
  • the registration certificate or a certified copy of it
  • the articles of association regulations or certified copy of it
  • a document, or a certified copy of it, of the governing body's decision confirming the appointment or election of a head
  • the owner is expected to have a valid passport or other ID papers including the company's stamp (if any). If an authorized person opens a bank account, a power of attorney must be submitted too alongside with the company's by-laws, which are required to specify that a given company is run by a different person.
  
  
• Founders of natural persons wishing to open a savings account for accumulating capital:
  • the pro-forma application for opening of a bank account
  • company incorporation agreement (act) or its notary-certified copy
  • the power of attorney issued by the founder for opening of an accumulation account in the absence of the indication in the company incorporation agreement or act of a person being granted with the right to open an accumulation account in question
  • passport or other ID papers of the authorized person
  
  
• In order for an enterprise not registered in the Republic of Lithuania to open a bank account:
  • the pro-forma application for opening of a bank account two cards of signature and stamp samples
  • the cards of signature and stamp samples
  • economic entity's by-laws (Statute)
  • the registration certificate or an extract from its country's commercial company register about its registration
  • a power of attorney to represent the company, which has been confirmed by a notary of the foreign state or a competent official
  • empowered persons are supposed to have valid passports and, where possible, company stamps
  
  

• Legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or an embassy of the Republic of Lithuania or, if the foreign state, in which the company is registered, has acceded to the Hague Convention concerning the abolition of the legalisation of the foreign state's documents, the documents must be confirmed by a certificate about the origin of the documents (APOSTILLE) issued by a competent state institution.
  
  
• Translated into Lithuanian. The translator's signature on the translation must be confirmed by the seal of a translation bureau or a notary of the Republic of Lithuania.
  
  
• Copies of documents submitted must be certified/verified by a Notary.