On 28 May 2024, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) issued a new General Licence INT/2024/4761108 which permits the use of retail banking services of designated credit or financial institutions. The payments should be made or received for the personal use of a non-designated person and the total value of such payments processed by the UK financial institutions between 28 May 2024 (the date of issuance of this General Licence) and 23:59 on 27 May 2026 (the date of expiry of this General Licence) should not exceed £50,000.
Examples of “personal use” may include, but are not limited to, payments from immediate family members to a non-designated person for living expenses or UK tuition fees.
Such payments should not result in violations of the UK Russia Sanctions Regulations 2019.
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