BNB

VISA Credit Card

solution for your online transaction.

If you are frustrated about carrying a big wad of cash while traveling, nervous about theft or about misplacing it, and embarrassed while paying for dinner with your business associates in cash, we have the solution. In January 2005, we launched Bhutan’s first globally accepted Gold Visa Credit Cards. Now, the one we issue is fully EMV compliant and is accepted at tens of millions of locations worldwide, be it for shopping or dining.*

Before you use your credit card, please make sure you have activated it, by generating a Green PIN from a BNB ATM nearest to you.

General Information

primary and supplementary cards.

The primary card is issued in the name of the applicant, who can further apply for two supplementary cards (for his/her intimate family members).

Credit Card is a loan facility and you must process it well-in-advance before your planned travel. Since credit processing requires substantial time, requests for immediate issuance of credit cards are NOT entertained.

Charges

if your are using BNBL Credit Card, you should know the charges.

Credit Card

Nu. 1,499

New Card Fee

Nu. 599

Supplementary Card

Nu. 599

Annual Fee

Nu. 200

Replacement Fee

–

PIN Regeneration Fee

Nu. 599

Renewal Fee

1.5% per Transaction

Forex Transaction Fees

Eligibility

specific conditions for salary based credit cards are:

  • Must be a Bhutanese citizen and an employee of the Government, Listed Company who is a PF member.
  • A Departmental undertaking form should be signed by the head of the Organization that you are working for.
  • All other documents listed in the form (as required by the bank) should be submitted.

specific conditions for collateral based credit cards are:

  • Must be a Bhutanese citizen.
  • Must put forward fixed collateral in the form of land, building, listed company shares (other than BNBL shares) and fixed deposits.
  • The credit limit will be based on total collateral value. (50% of the total value of the collateral)

Applying for Credit Card

follow the steps to apply for credit card:

  • Pick up a credit card application form (a pdf version is available HERE)
  • Fill it up and submit it to the nearest BNBL branch/extension office. It should be accompanied by all the documents (checklist of the required documents is on the form). Once the full set is received by us, we conduct a credit check with the other financial institutions before beginning the credit process.
  • After approval, you will be required to complete the documentation as required by the Credit Department. Thereafter, the card is printed and you will be informed to collect it from the branch/extension nearest to you.
  • The card is issued for an initial period of 5 (five years) and renewed if required
  • We issue a single card that works both for INR and USD
  • As per RMA regulations, the maximum annual limit on credit cards is USD 1,000.00 and INR 150,000 per month. This is subject to change as per approval of the RMA.
  • Corporate credit cards/ cards issued to students studying abroad can have higher limits (Max USD 10,000 per year) based on approvals by the RMA.