An account holder with SMBC Trust Bank can deposit a foreign check. Please bring your check to our branch. We need to verify your check to see if we can collect it. Note that there are some cases in which we cannot handle or collect checks drawn abroad. It takes some time to collect checks drawn abroad. After we receive the proceeds for the check, we will deposit the proceeds into your account.
Please review the list below before bringing in your check to our branch.
- Payee and account holder's name should be the same
- The check issued to joint payees (e.g. you and your spouse)
We ask both the one joint payee who is an account holder with our bank and the other joint payee to come to our branch, because we need to obtain consent from each of the joint payees to deposit the proceeds to be collected to a deposit account in the name of the account holder (the one joint payee).
If the other joint payee cannot come to the branch with you due to unavoidable circumstances, please bring Permission for Check Deposit (available from here ) filled out by the other joint payee, the check endorsed by him/her (*), and bring a photocopy of his/her passport in addition to What to bring listed below.- *The endorsement signature on the check needs to be the same as the signature on the passport.
- The check issued to the third party
We are sorry, but we cannot accept any checks issued to the third party. - Other than above
Please contact here .- *Available on Weekdays 9:00-17:00.
- The check issued to joint payees (e.g. you and your spouse)
- Issuance / Expiry Date
Please refer to Notice for our handling period of overseas check. - Currency
USD·GBP·EUR·AUD·HKD·SGD·DKK·SEK·NZD·CAD·CHF·THB·NOK·JPY only.- *Only USD·HKD·CAD·THB·JPY are available after January 2025.
Please refer to Notice for the details.
- *Only USD·HKD·CAD·THB·JPY are available after January 2025.
- What to bring
- Banking Card
- Registered Seal (if applicable)
- Identification Verification Documents(IDs)
My Number(the Individual Number) will be required for check deposit.- *To notify your My Number, please see here before you come to our branch.
"Our Initiatives to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing" - Other notes
- Deposit date (value date) for foreign checks are set after a retention period prescribed by SMBC Trust Bank.
- Please see here for service charges.
- If the check is found to be dishonored, a specified check return fee will be additionally charged. Any additional fee claimed by the payable bank will also be charged to the customers.