Apply In-Person:

1. To Get Licence for Banks, the applicant must visit the Reserve Bank of Fiji office. Contact Link
2. The applicant must write “Application Letter/Intent Letter” to the respective officials in the Reserve Bank of Fiji.
3. Along with the written application letter, the applicant needs to submit other forms, namely,
4. Personal Declaration Sheet Form
5. Information Sheet From
6. If the applicant is an Overseas applicant, then they must submit “Written confirmation letter” from the banking supervisory authority in the applicant’s country of incorporation stating “No objection to the proposal to carry on banking business in Fiji” and along with that, they must also attach the “Letter of Undertaking” form while applying. Form
7. While submitting the application, the applicant must pay the application fee, which is $25,000 + VAT.
8. Make sure that you have all the documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
9. The written letters and the other forms should be filled with necessary details, and along with the required documents, it should be submitted to the respective authority in the Reserve Bank of Fiji.
10. The Banking License application form will be analysed, and verified based on the “Banking ACT -1955”, and also according the rules and regulations framed by the Reserve Bank of Fiji.
11. After complete verification and document checks, if all the documents are legitimate, then the applicant will be issued with the License to run a Banking Business in Fiji under the rules and regulations framed by the Reserve Bank of Fiji.
12. The processing time will be intimated to the applicant while applying.

• Application Letter/Intent Letter.
• Written letter.
• Personal Declaration Sheet Form
• Information Sheet From
• Letter of Undertaking. Form
• Other documents checklist for getting Banking License are:
  • Document Checklist
  • Information Checklist

RESERVE BANK OF FIJI
Reserve Bank Building, Pratt St, Suva, Fiji.
Postal Address: Private Mail Bag,Suva, Fiji.
Phone: (679) 331 3611
Fax: (679) 330 2094
Email: info@rbf.gov.fj
Address & Contact Link

• There are various factors required to qualify for the Banking License application. The basic eligibility requirements will be explained clearly by the authorities in the Reserve Bank in person.

• Application Fee - $25,000 + VAT.

• The validity period will be mentioned in the license certificate issued to the applicant by the Reserve Bank of Fiji.

• Personal Declaration Sheet Form
• Information Sheet From
• Letter of Undertaking. Form and Document Checklist
• Information Checklist

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• The processing time will be intimated to the applicant while applying.

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• PERSONAL DECLARATION FORM

SECTION A

• Name
• Date of Birth
• Country of Birth
• Country of Citizenship
• Country of Residency
• Since (Year)

SECTION B: CAPACITY OF PERSON MAKING DECLARATION

• Position or capacity

SECTION C: ADDRESSES
Present Business Address

• Country
• Business Phone
• Fax
• Email

Present Residential Address

• Residential Phone
• Fax
• Email
• Country

Last two addresses in Fiji, over the past ten years, if any:
SECTION D
Professional Qualifications

• Academic Degree Awarded
• Field of Study
• Institution Awarded From
• Year Obtained

Membership in Professional Organisation

• Organisation
• Specialisation of Organisation
• Year Membership Began

SECTION E - EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

• Employer Name
• Business of Employer
• Positions Held Period of Employment

SECTION F: SHAREHOLDERS STAKE

• Shares held in Parent Entity* (%)
• Shares held in Applicant* (%)
• Type of shareholding in Applicant

SECTION G: OTHER BUSINESS AFFILIATES (DIRECT & INDIRECT)

• Name of Business
• Nature of Affiliation*
• Period for

SECTION H: INVOLVEMENT IN CRIMINAL AND CIVIL PROCEEDINGS

• Name of Investigative Body or Court
• Country
• Status
• Full Particulars

SECTION I: DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS
SECTION J: CERTIFICATION AND UNDERTAKING

• Name
• Signature
• Position
• Date
• Sworn at/ Date
• Signature of “A commissioner of Oaths of Affidavits”

• INFORMATION SHEET

SECTION A: APPLICANT COMPANY

• Name of Applicant
• Principal Business Activities
• Principal Objectives
• Principal Place of Business
• Other proposed locations for operations in Fiji
• Annex the full particulars and objectives of business.

SECTION B – PARENT COMPANY

• Name of Parent Company

HEAD OFFICE

• Address Head Office
• Telephone No (s)
• Facsimile
• Web-site
• E-mail

BRANCHES

• Number of branches in total
• List of countries operating in
• List of Main Branches*, their addresses and year of establishment
• Branch (established) - *If no main branches, please list the four largest branches.
• Addresses

SUBSIDIARIES

• Name of Entity
• Nature of Business
• Market Value of shares held* (Home Currency)
• Percentage Shares Held in Total

MANAGEMENT

• Board of Directors
• Name
• Position on Board
• Present Term
• Number of Years as a Board Member

SECTION – C MANAGEMENT OF APPLICANT
Management

• Board of Directors
• Position on Board
• Present Term

BOARD COMMITTEE(S)

• Committee 1/ Committee 2
• Name of Committee
• Purpose of Committee
• List of Members

OFFICERS

• Name
• Position in the Applicant
• Position in the Parent/Subsidiary Company
• Number of years as officer in the Parent Company

SECTION D: OWNERSHIP PROFILE OF THE APPLICANT

• Name
• Country of Citizenship
• Country of Residency
• Paid-up Capital in the applicant ($F)
• Paid-up Capital in the applicant (%)
• Contribution towards Paid-up Capital of the parent
• Total Value of Paid-up Capital: $F

SECTION E: SHAREHOLDINGS IN OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

• Name of Institution
• Shares Owned ($F)
• Quantity of Shares Owned
• Percentage of Capital Contributed

SECTION F: APPLICANT’S PROPOSED ORGANISATION PROFILE
SECTION G: SUPPORTING INFORMATION
SECTION H: DECLARATION OF UNDERTAKING OF THE APPLICANT

• Name
• Signature
• Position
• Date
• Sworn at/ Date
• Signature of “A commissioner of Oaths of Affidavits”

• The Bank License (for any bank) is a necessary document to run a Bank in Fiji. It must be licensed and registered by the Reserve Bank in Fiji.

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