To open an account, your passport and Certificate of Alien Registration are required.
The standard Korean transaction account is a passbook-style account. Some banks have English speaking assistants

ATM machines are now readily available throughout Korea.
ATMs are most conveniently used to transfer money to family members or friends. and one can withdraw, deposit, and transfer funds from a Korean bank account through ATM machines 365 days a year from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm.
A few banks' ATMs offer 24-hour service.

* BANKS

	Korean Banks
		Choheung Bank 733-2000 Korea Housing Bank 769-7114 Citi Bank 731-1741 Kwangju Bank 767-3114 Daegu Bank 771-6100 Kyongnam Bank 3455-1990 Hana Bank 2002-1111 Pusan Bank 777-6191 Hanmi Bank 3455-2114 Pyonghwa Bank 2222-2000 Jeju Bank 734-1711 Seoul Bank 3709-5114 Korea Exchange Bank 729-8000 Shinhan Bank 756-0505 Korea First Bank 3702-3114 Woori Bank 2002-3000
	Foreign Banks
		ABN AMRO Bank 399-6600 American Express 399-2929 ANZ 730-3151 Arab Bank 317-9000 Australia and New Zealand Banking Group 730-3151 Banca Commerciale Italiana 723-6412 Banca Intesa 757-4581 Bank Brusseles Lambert 775-8371 Bank of America NT & SA 729-4597 Bank of China 399-6267 Bank of Fukuoka 319-0367 Bank of Hawaii Seoul 317-9114 Bank of New York 399-0001 Bank of Nova Scotia 757-7171 Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi 399-6400 Bank of Yokohama 729-4111 Bank Trust Company 3788-6000 Bankers Trust Co 3788-6000 Banque National De Paris 317-1700 Bayerische Hypo-Und Vereinsbank AG 318-3078 Bayerische Landesbank 778-1263 BNP Paribas 317-1700 Cariplo Bank 757-4581 Chase Manhattan Bank, NA 758-5114 China Construction Bank 319-8658 Citi Bank NA 2004-2004 Commerzbank AG 776-6200 Core States Bank NA 771-1733 Creat Agricole Indosuez 397-3200 Credit Commercial de France 720-7881 Credit Lyonnais Bank 772-8000 Credit Suisse First Boston 3707-3800 Daiichi Kangkyo Bank 756-8181 Daiwa Bank 752-0831 Deutsche Bank AG 724-4500 Development Bank Of Singapore 399-2660 DG Bank Seoul 736-4877 Dresdner Bank AG 311-3450 First Interstate Bank of California 779-7544 First National Bank of Boston 397-3300 First National Bank of Chicago 316-9700 Fuji Bank 311-2000 Fukuoka City Bank 319-7877 Hawaii Bank 317-9114 Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Corp 2004-0000 Indian Overseas Bank 753-0741 Industrial Bank of Japan 736-2684 ING Bank NV 317-1800 International Bank of Singapore 739-3441 International Nederlanden Bank NV 399-3300 Japan Long Term Credit Bank 399-2450 JP Morgan 758-5114 Lehman Brothers Bankhuas AG 775-3600 Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan 399-2450 Manufacturers` Hanover Trust Co 771-5009 Metro Bank 779-2751 Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co 779-2751 Mitsubishi Trust & Banking Corp 399-3133 Mitsui Trust & Banking Co 736-9511 Morgan Guaranty Trust Co 777-9821 National Australia Bank 739-4600 National Bank of Canada 733-5012 National Bank of Chicago 316-9700 National Bank of Pakistan 732-0277 National Commercial Bank 786-9011 National Westminster Bank 752-5811 Nations Bank NA 722-3083 Nippon Credit Bank 774-8121 Nishi-Nippon Bank 755-0670 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp 754-2342 Overseas Union Bank 739-3441 Rothchild Inc 774-0301 Royal Bank of Canada 730-7791 Sakura Bank 399-6311 Sanwa Bank 752-7321 Societe Generale 2195-7777 Standard Chartered Bank 750-6114 State Street Bank & Trust Co 399-3731 Sumitomo Bank 732-1801 Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co 757-8275 Thomas Cook Group 733-6601 Tokai Bank 739-9810 UBAF 3455-5307 UBS AG Seoul 399-6240 Union Bank of California 721-1701 Union de Banques Arabes et Francaises (UBAF) 3455-5300 United Overseas Bank 739-3916 World Bank 399-0900 Yamaguchi Bank 462-3281 Yasuda Trust & Banking Co 738-0531
	Credit Card Companies
		American Express Card 552-2700 http://www.americanexpress.co.kr/ BC Card 520-4600 http://www.bccard.co.kr Capital LG Card 3420-7000 http://www.shinhancard.com Diners Club International 3498-6100 http://www.dinerscard.co.kr Foreign Exchange Visa Card 524-8700 http://www.kebcard.co.kr Kookmin Card (Visa, Mastercard) 508-3269 http://www.kookmincard.co.kr Samsung Card 3468-8181 http://www.samsungcard.co.kr