Dear customers!

We hereby inform you that the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) came into force on 01.07.2014.

In order to implement the provisions of this document, 18 March 2015 the Government of the Republic of Belarus and the Government of the United States of America concluded an agreement on improving compliance with international tax rules and implementing the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act.

In order to create conditions for informing tax authorities of foreign countries with which the Republic of Belarus has concluded international agreements on improving compliance with international tax rules the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus No. 422 "On Providing Information to Tax Authorities of Foreign States" was issued 15 October 2015.

Priorbank JSC (hereinafter referred to as the Bank) is registered on the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as a Registered Deemed-Compliant Financial Institution (including a Reporting Financial Institution under a Model 1 IGA).

Individual identification number (GIIN): GUFIBV.99999.SL.112

The requirements of the FATCA law are to identify US tax residents among the clients of financial institutions and to inform the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) about such clients, their accounts, account balances, account turnover and income received.

The obligations of clients (legal entities and individuals) who applied to open an account (conclude an agreement), account holders (clients under agreements) are set out in the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus dated 15 October 2015 No. 422 "On Providing Information to Foreign Tax Authorities".

For private individuals

Dear customer!

If you are a US tax resident, if you have a US passport, a US residence permit (Green Card) or if you have been in the US for 183 days or more in a calendar year, please complete the W-9 and Consent forms.

Please note! When filling out these documents, it is mandatory to provide your valid nine-digit TIN (Tax Identification Number) or SSN (Social Security Number).

For more information about your TIN and SSN, please visit the official website of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

If during the identification process, indicators indicating a U.S. connection (e.g., U.S. place of birth, U.S. temporary residence visa, or other information indicating a U.S. connection) have been established, but you are not (or are no longer) a U.S. tax resident, please, complete Form W8-BEN.

If you have any doubts about the choice of forms or the correctness of their completion, please, ask a bank employee for advice.


Forms to be completed for individuals:

Examples of filling out forms:


Please be reminded that in accordance with the norms of the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus No. 422 dated 15 October 2015 "On Providing Information to Foreign Tax Authorities", a bank has the right to refuse to open an account (conclude an agreement) and/or refuse to execute the concluded agreement to a legal entity or an individual if such legal entity or individual refuses to submit documents and information and/or to fill in the prescribed forms.

For legal entities

Dear customer!

If your legal entity is a US tax resident (e.g. registered in the USA), if your legal entity is a representative office of a US tax resident, please fill in the W-9 and Consent form.

Please note! When filling in the above documents, it is mandatory to provide a valid nine-digit Employer Identification Number (EIN) for your legal entity.

You can get more detailed information about the Employer Identification Number on the official website of the US Internal Revenue Service.

If during the identification process, indicators indicating the connection of your legal entity with the USA were identified (for example: the founder (any level), ultimate beneficial owner or manager is a tax resident of the USA, or other information indicating the connection with the USA), but you are not a tax resident of the USA, please, fill in Form W-8BEN-E.

If you have any doubts about the choice of forms or the correctness of their completion, please, contact a bank employee for advice.


Forms to be completed for legal entities:

Examples of filling out forms:


Please be reminded that in accordance with the norms of the Decree of the President of the Republic of Belarus No. 422 dated 15.10.2015 "On Providing Information to Foreign Tax Authorities", a bank has the right to refuse to open an account (conclude an agreement) and/or refuse to execute the concluded agreement to a legal entity or an individual if such legal entity or individual refuses to submit documents and information and/or to fill in the prescribed forms.