Services available at the San Francisco Agency

  • Remittance – Sending Money to India
  • Export / Import Trade Services
  • Import / Export Bills for Collection
  • Standby & Commercial Letters of Credit
  • Trade Finance
  • Commercial Loans
  • Lines of Credit
  • Participation in Syndication of Loans
  • Assisting NRIs in opening accounts with our branches in India.

Sending Money to India
We remit funds, in Indian Rupee or US Dollars, to any Bank account in India. Our service charges are as given below:

Destination Funds Available Date Exchange Rate TT Charges (in USD)
Remittance in INR to a beneficiary in India
1. Bank of India branches
2. Other banks		 2nd business day after the day of receipt of application and check. Rate prevailing on the date of receipt of application. a. NIL.
b. 25.00
Remittance to beneficiary in India, irrespective of amount or currency (other than INR) 2nd business day after the day of receipt of application and check. Rate prevailing on the date of receipt of application. a. 30.00
.

Fill the application form available in the Bank.
You can give your Personal Check, payable to BANK OF INDIA, for the amount of remittance plus our service charges(if applicable). The remittance shall be made upon realization of your check. Please note that the remitter has to give his own check (drawn by him) for the remittance.
Please bring any valid document for identification like Driving License / Passport / State ID etc.
For remittances of USD 10,000.00 and above in a calendar year, proof of income (e.g. W-2, Tax Return etc) is required. Bank also reserves its right to insist for the aforesaid in other cases , at its discretion.

Download the application cum additional information form (CLICK HERE) and fill it completely (incomplete forms will NOT be acted upon).
(a)Your Social Security Number and copy of Photo ID (Passport or Driving License) must be provided. This information will be used for the purpose of verification of your identity.
(b) Information like source of funds, purpose of remittance and beneficiary’s details like bank account details where funds are to be remitted is also mandatory.
(c) For remittances of USD 10,000.00 and above in a calendar year, proof of income (e.g. W-2, Tax Return etc) is required. Bank also reserves its right to insist for the aforesaid in other cases , at its discretion.
(d) If the remittance is being made for business purpose, copy of supporting documents like invoice, payment order or sale contract is also required.
Mail your application to us with your personal check for the amount of remittance plus our charges (if applicable) – drawn in favor of Bank of India (Remittance shall be made upon realization of your check).

Do you have trade relations with India? We offer the following services -

Advising and Confirming LCs opened by our branches or by other Indian Banks Branches.
Negotiating documents under LCs opened by our branches or other Indian Banks Branches, whether advised through us or not.
Discounting the Documents or bills , at competitive rate of interest, drawn under D/A LCs opened by our branches or other Indian Banks Branches.
Issuing Letter of Credit for India for import of goods in USA.
Issuance of Guarantees through our branches in India or Standby Letter of Credit in USA.
Collection of Import / Export documents.

We give commercial loans / line of credit, at competitive rate of interest linked with either BOI US Prime or LIBOR, for domestic business.
We give loans for Real Estate Business, focused exclusively on Motel Financing, at competitive rate of interest.
We give loans against Foreign Currency Non-Resident Deposits or NRE Repatriable Rupee Term Deposits of Bank India.

Standby Letter of Credit, for both USA and India.
Participation in Syndicated Loans.
Investment in bonds / other securities of USA or Indian origin.

We provide assistance in opening of FCNR / NRE / NRO Accounts in US Dollars / Indian Rupee for NRIs at our branches in India. Please CLICK HERE to see the features of various NRI schemes available with Bank of India.