SBI VISHWA YATRA FOREIGN TRAVEL CARD

SBI Vishwa Yatra foreign Travel Card (FTC), a prepaid plastic card issued in association with VISA International, is presently available in three different currencies - US Dollars, Euro and GBP. It is a safer method of carrying funds in a safe, convenient and cost effective way on your visit abroad. It takes away the hassles of going around Money changers and loosing valuable foreign currency by way of high exchange margins. It also relieves the customer of the Annual fees, joining fees, credit limits, Mark-ups, unusual transaction charges etc., usually associated with International Debit / Credit Cards

THE CARD:

·A Pre-paid card presently available in US Dollar, EURO and GBP Currencies
·Issued in association with VISA International.
·Accepted at 924,000 VISA ATMs and at over 22 Million Merchant Establishment(MEs) approximately, all over the world except in India, Nepal and Bhutan.
·Available at all Branches authorized to sell Foreign currency / travelers cheques

ELIGIBILITY:
·Any bonafide citizen of India who plans to travel abroad except Nepal and Bhutan.
·Corporates for their employees whom they plan to send abroad for official purpose subject to completion of KYC norms.
·Parents / sponsors of the students going abroad for higher studies, in the student’s name and can be subsequently reloaded up to the statutory ceiling prescribed from time to time.
·Foreign Nationals residing in India subject to completion of KYC norms

FEATURES:

·Minimum amount of issue: US Dollars 500 /400 Euros / 250 GBP
·Maximum amount of issue: US Dollars 10,000 or equivalent / or any higher amount
as prescribed RBI/FEMA 1999 depending on the purpose of overseas visit
·Competitive exchange rates.
·Reloadable any number of times from any branch authroised to issue FTC.
·SMS message on your Mobile phone for each transaction
·Operatable by 4 digit PIN at ATMs and by PIN/Signature at Merchant Establishments.
·Free balance enquiry at SBI / VISA ATMs(at a charge)
·Free balance enquiry and view / download details of transactions through prepaidsbi .com
·Add-on cards not exceeding two in number to be used by the card holder in case of loss/misplacement/defacement of the card
·Balance information after each transaction through SMS
·A 24 x 7 call centre to provide information and hot-list (block) the card in case of loss / misplacement.

DOCUMENTS

·Copies of Pass port
·Form A2
·PAN or Form 60 in lieu thereof
·Proof of residence in case the address is different from that appearing on passport