How can international visitors open a TBC Bank account and get a bank card in Tbilisi without an appointment?

From messages by 2 participants in 2 sources · Last activity: 16 days ago

TL;DR

At a TBC branch, travelers can reportedly take a queue ticket on arrival rather than book ahead; a passport and local SIM card were required. At the Alexander Kazbegi Avenue branch, the account and card were arranged initially, while the physical card was due later.

What the community said

Before receiving the physical TBC card, ATM cash deposits using passport details may fail: one recent customer repeatedly received an error. Check the available top-up method at the branch once the card is issued.

17 days ago TBC ATM cash deposit

A customer reported that no advance appointment was needed at TBC: visit the branch and take a ticket for the in-branch queue.

25 days ago TBC Bank

For this TBC account and card application, the reported requirements were a passport and a local SIM card; no separate KYC questionnaire was completed in that case.

25 days ago Passport and local SIM card

The application was handled at the TBC branch on Alexander Kazbegi Avenue. The card was arranged during the visit, but the physical plastic card was expected on the next working day.

25 days ago Alexander Kazbegi Ave