Hello all, Wanted to share my experience. After 6 months of living in Taiwan, applied for a CC with Standard Chartered bank. The process was very smooth, at least for me. I just signed the application form (since it was all in Chinese), gave payslips and ARC. They filled all the details. no guara…

Then pls complain to the financial Ombudsman if they refuse to process or review without that as it is discriminatory. I already have a taishin card (richart cards are all issued by taishin) and that has not been requested, I simply mailed in all the docs to the card centre, going to branch is usel…

[image] Mataiou: Then pls complain to the financial Ombudsman if they refuse to process or review without that as it is discriminatory. Oh I’m not planning to apply for it, at least for now. @DunderMifflin brought it up.

[image] Andrew: [image] Mataiou: Then pls complain to the financial Ombudsman if they refuse to process or review without that as it is discriminatory. Oh I’m not planning to apply for it, at least for now. @DunderMifflin brought it up. Should just file an FSC complain for the hell of …

I have a query regarding the credit card, I wanted to apply for one but all banks stated that their policy is strict towards foreigners, and that we need a Taiwanese guarantor. The problem I have no Taiwanese friend and I dont know hot to get it!!

[image] Lost: I have a query regarding the credit card, I wanted to apply for one but all banks stated that their policy is strict towards foreigners, and that we need a Taiwanese guarantor. The problem I have no Taiwanese friend and I dont know hot to get it!! You forgot to state your quest…

[image] Lost: I have a query regarding the credit card, I wanted to apply for one but all banks stated that their policy is strict towards foreigners, and that we need a Taiwanese guarantor. The problem I have no Taiwanese friend and I dont know hot to get it!! If you read through the thread…

Yeah, I should have posted here today. I flagged it before after seeing @Lost ’s post and asked for that discussion to be moved here, but nothing happened. :man_shrugging:

If you’re applying by at the branch, those people don’t know anything and are professional liars and/or idiots. I have 3 credit cards, no guarantor, no gold-card. Find the banks paper application on their website, fill it out, mail it with supporting docs. Don’t speak to the branch. The majority o…

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Credit Cards for Foreigners - General Discussion

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anon24369109 July 20, 2023, 2:59pm 755

If you read through the threads you will find that is not so. Next time someone from a bank branch tells you that tell them you will complain to the FSC about discrimination.

Also read the other threads as discussed already.
https://fscmail.fsc.gov.tw/POP30/