# Foreigners banking discrimination? **URL:** \ **Category:** Discrimination in Taiwan\ **Tags:** banking\ **Created:** [May 11, 2021, 7:34am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/foreigners-banking-discrimination/206500 "2021-05-11T07:34:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 152
**Author:** ![Andrew](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/andrew/32/179806_2.png) [@Andrew](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Andrew)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 9:35pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/foreigners-banking-discrimination/206500/152 "2023-11-09T21:35:05Z")
> [@jimbob132](#): > > Still need to update - Standard chartered, first bank, Fubon Standard Chartered was the longest for me - it was the only one where I needed to get a new card and reset the online banking details. > [@MoI changed the ID Number format](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/moi-changed-the-id-number-format/173901/868): > > Not sure whether there’s a better thread for this, but I’ve been updating my bank accounts with my new-and-not-improved ARC number this week - these are the results. CTBC, Gongguan branch Mostly fine, in the context of banking in Taiwan. Had to wait at least 50 minutes before getting to the counter because of the number of people ahead of me (branch- and time-dependent, of course), but once there it was quite straightforward. Probably took another 25 minutes and had to sign a couple of forms, … > [@jimbob132](#): > > Asked again about tax residency and my foreign tax numbers. Refused to give since I don’t have tax residency elsewhere. Eventually they said they updated everything. Good work! I get the impression that more banks are starting to relent on this, even though it seems to go against what they think they’re supposed to do (and apparently what they’ve been [told](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/take-action-against-taiwan-bank-tax-residency-tax-certificates/228635/155) to [do](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/take-action-against-taiwan-bank-tax-residency-tax-certificates/228635/415) by the [Taxation Bureau/MOF](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/take-action-against-taiwan-bank-tax-residency-tax-certificates/228635/510)). I’ve successfully argued it with Mega Bank and Huanan so far, and will try to do the others when I finally summon up the energy to update other banks with my APRC details. --- _[View the full topic](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/foreigners-banking-discrimination/206500)._