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I need to provide instructions to my oversea bank. I filled out the form and sent it to the bank.

They called me on my account's phone number to let me know that the form was rejected because "my signature doesn't look similar enough to the signature in my account". I was then told to guess what the account's signature looked liked and try to reproduce it.

Unfortunately, my signature changes over time. In fact, I can't even reliably produce 2 identical signatures one after the other, so for me to guess and reproduce what my signature looked like in their 5 years old records is next to impossible.

I am thinking of sending a copy of my passport and try to reproduce that signature, but I don't know if it will be accepted.

The bank has no branch in my country so the only alternative I can think of is to fly to the bank's country and handle the transaction in person. Of course this would be expensive and extremely inconvenient at this point.

Is there another way I can prove my identity to the bank? Maybe a legal procedure like signing in front of a notary?

Sylver
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You're going to have to work it out with the bank. This is one of those things where the Internet isn't going to be able to help you much because it's entirely up to the bank to decide how they will verify your identity. A copy of your passport is a good idea, but you need to ask them if it will help.

I think the take-home message is that you need to develop a consistent signature. Obviously the bank is worried about fraud and identity theft, and rightfully so when a signature doesn't match.

Rocky
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