Thank you for your reply. Fairholme Funds, Inc. does accept foreign accounts. I am attaching our requirements for foreign individual accounts:
* New account application (attached above with a current prospectus for Fairholme Funds, Inc.)
* W8BEN form (attached above with instructions)
* Copy of a valid / current government issued ID (i.e. passport)
Mail original documents to:
Fairholme Funds, Inc.
c/o PNC Global Investment Servicing (U.S.), Inc.
P.O. Box 9692
Providence, RI 02940-9692 USA
Once the documents are received, our transfer agent will conduct a review at which time they may request additional documentation before we can establish the account. Once the account is approved and established, we will contact you with an account number you can use if you wish to wire funds, or you can enclose a check with the original paperwork. Please make the check payable to Fairholme Funds, Inc., and the check needs to be in US Dollars.
If you have any additional questions or require further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me at XXXXX between 9am and 5pm EDT Monday – Friday. Our direct number, to use from outside the US is XXXXX.
Sincerely,
Ms. Maury Newman
Maury Newman FAIRHOLME tel.XXXXX fax.XXXXX.
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