In most cases, citizens with full civil capacity (citizens aged 65-438+08 in Chinese mainland) who have a certain direct source of income can apply for a credit card from the issuing bank. Sometimes, legal persons can also act as applicants.

Individuals applying for credit cards must have a fixed occupation and a stable source of income, and provide guarantees to banks. The forms of guarantee include personal guarantee, unit guarantee and personal fund guarantee.

The application method is generally by filling in a credit card application form, which generally includes the applicant's name, basic information, economic situation or income source, guarantor and its basic information.

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Usually, the bank will review the information and economic situation of the applicant according to the application materials to judge whether to issue a credit card to the applicant. The factors considered include the applicant's past credit record, the applicant's known assets, professional characteristics, etc. The specific factors and process of the issuer's audit are trade secrets, which are generally difficult for the outside world to understand.

Card opening is mainly through telephone or internet. , check the relevant personal information provided at the time of application, and go through the card opening procedures after meeting the requirements. At this time, the applicant becomes the cardholder and can officially start using it after signing on the back of the card. After a credit card is opened, it is generally necessary to set a password for the card.