If you have any questions or recommendations you can send a message to the First Ukrainian International Bank using a special form.
July 29, 2007
William Gallagher
Deposit accounts. Good Day:
Please answer the following information questions:
1. Will you maintain a savings (interest bearing) deposit for a United States Citizen.
2. Will you maintain a joint account for a U.S. Citizen and a Ukrainian Citizen.
3. Will you offer accounts in either Hrivna or U.S. Dollars.
4. What are your monthly service charges.
5. Do you charge for incoming wire transfers.
6. You have branches in both Kiev and in Krivoy Rog. Can a deposior use any of your branches to deposit and withdraw money.
7. What are your requirements for opening an account.
8. Are your deposits insured by the Governmnt of Ukraine.
9. How long does it take to open an account in person?
Thank you very much for your assistance in this matter.
William A. Gallagher
Reply: Hello, Mr. Gallagher! We are glad to give you the required information concerning your questions: - Yes, we maintain a savings accounts (deposits) for US citizens. Automatically with your savings account a card account is opened.
- You can open a card account on your name or Ukrainian citizen, and than to order an additional card for the second person. But if you are interested in opening a joint deposit account, unfortunatelly it is not possible.
- You have an opportunity to open an account both in Ukrainian Hrivna and US dollar.
- You can freely place your funds on a deposit account without any fees and charges. In the context of opening savings account, setting up a card account is free, you will pay only for additional card.
- Our charge for entering money into your account is 1% of amount (min 2$), for sending money to other banks we charge 0,5% (min 15$).
- Deposior can use any branch, he/she will like. Performing operations with deposit account is possible in a branch, where you've opened it. Withdrawing money (interest rate from your card account) is possible all over Ukraine in our ATM's network and cashdesks of our bank.
- We need your passport and documents which confirm income on your account (customs declaration, for instance, wire transfer). For Citizen of Ukraine only passport and ID number.
- Yes, our bank is a member of Fond of Garanteed Repayment.
- To open an account takes about 15-20 minutes.
July 4, 2007
gary miller
opening accounts by foriegners Hello,
I am interested in obtaining information regarding
opening of accounts by US citizens. What is required,
what interest rate is paid, and how can funds be
withdrawn? I am interested in information regarding
personal accounts, as well as business accounts, as I
would like to conduct business there in the near
future.
Gary Miller Reply: Dear Mr. Miller, Yes, it is possible to open a personal card account in our bank. We will need you personally in our branch with your passport and documents which confirm income on your account (customs declaration, for instance). We have many branches and divisions in Ukraine. Please, follow this link to take information about location of our branches http://www.fuib.com/en/branches/ It is possible to open a business accounts for a non-residents of Ukraine in case of opening a representative office of your enterprise on the territory of our country. June 6, 2007
Osama Habbob
Bank branch in Uk Dear Sir
i woud like to know if you have a branch of The FUIB in the uk in order to ease the transfer of money to one of my friends studying in Ukraine Reply: Dear Mr. Habbob! Unfortunately, we haven't got branch in the United Kingdom.
The branches of our bank are only in Ukraine.
But if your friend has an account in our bank and he send to you the properties of his account, you can transfer money using it from any bank in the UK.
July 24, 2006
Richard , Holland Hello. Can you tell me please if you have a bank in Lugansk, or a related one? Sometimes I transfer money to the Ukraine but then I have to find an office wich can do this for me. Now I am looking for a bank with an i-bancode. Can you help me out please, so I can transfer money by internetbanking ? This will lower my costs.
Thanks very much in advance ! Reply: Hello, Richard!
Yes, we have our branches in Lugansk. If you transfer money to someone who lives in Ukraine, this person can open an account in our bank (it costs 10 hryvnas - approximately 2$). After that he/she will send you the properties of account. You will need it to transfer money. Entering in an account costs 1% of amount, which you transfer. You will pay the fee of the bank, which makes this transfer, and fee of correspondent bank (approximately 7 EUR).
Unfortunately, it is not possible to transfer money via internet.
You can also use Western Union to transfer money, but their fees are too high, and if you want to lower your costs it would be cheaper to transfer money using properties of an account here in Ukraine.
By the way, there are no banks with IBAN code in Ukraine, as far as our country is not part of EU. But it is not a problem, a lot of people from Europe make payments in favour of Ukrainian people, and vice versa. | 
