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FICA CHECKLIST

            Legal Persons: Foreign Companies




            This checklist contains details of  the  verification documents that  must be supplied when validating Natural
            Persons: South African Citizens / Residents client information, in order to comply with the KYC (Know-Your-
            Client) requirements of FICA (the Financial Intelligence Centre Act, 38 of 2001).


            Information to be Obtained                        Acceptable Verification Documents
                                                              Official document issued by an authority for
            Name and Number under which it is incorporated;
            The address where it is situated for purposes of its   recording the incorporation of companies of the
                                                              country of origin, bearing its: registered name,
            incorporation.
                                                              number and address.
                                                              Any one  of the following documents reflecting the
            The name under which it conducts business in the   client’s name and residential address were the
            country where it is incorporated; The name under   service is delivered:
            which it conducts business in the Republic; The
            address from which it operates in the country where   Municipal rates and taxes invoice;
            it is incorporated, or if it operates from multiple
            addresses the address of its head office; The address   Recent lease or rental agreement;
            from which it operates in the Republic, or if it
            operates from multiple addresses the address of the
            office seeking to establish a business relationship   Telkom Account;
            /single transaction.
                                                              Mortgage Statement from Bank;

            Income Tax and VAT Registration Number of the     Any official  SARS  document reflecting  client income
            Close Corporation or Company.                     tax number.

            Income Tax and VAT Registration Number of the     Any official  SARS  document reflecting  client income
            Close Corporation or Company.                     tax number.

























                                                                                                   FICA CHECKLIST
                                                                                  Legal Persons: Foreign Companies
                                                                                               Last updated: 25 April 2018
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