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State Bank Foreign Travel Card

A reloadable prepaid travel card offered in Visa and Mastercard single- or multi-currency variants for overseas , merchant and online use.

Product typeTravel / forex cardIssuance fee₹100 + GSTDaily transaction limitsATM: 3 transactions and USD 3,000 equivalent; PoS: 20 transactions and USD 10,000 equivalent; online: 20 transactions and USD 10,000 equivalent
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State Bank Foreign Travel Card

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1Do you meet this requirement: Available to Indian residents travelling abroad except to Nepal and Bhutan, including eligible students and official travellers?

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3Document checkDo you have this required document or proof: Signed application form?

4Document checkDo you have this required document or proof: Passport valid for at least six months?

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SBI State Bank Foreign Travel Card
Offered byState Bank of India

Most countries outside India, Nepal and Bhutan

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Supported currenciesUp to nine currencies: USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, JPY, SAR, SGD and AED, depending on the selected Visa or Mastercard variantView source
Visa multi-currency supports all nine published currencies; other variants publish smaller currency sets.
Source
State Bank Foreign Travel Card
Page / section
One Card, Multiple Currencies / Variants
Accessed
13 Aug 2026
Confidence
high
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Daily transaction limitsATM: 3 transactions and USD 3,000 equivalent; PoS: 20 transactions and USD 10,000 equivalent; online: 20 transactions and USD 10,000 equivalentView source
Limits may vary with card settings or regulatory updates.
Source
State Bank Foreign Travel Card
Page / section
Usage Limits
Accessed
13 Aug 2026
Confidence
high
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Minimum loadUSD 200 / GBP 120 / EUR 150 / CAD 200 / AUD 200 / JPY 15,800 / SAR 750 / SGD 250 / AED 750View source
Minimum load varies by currency.
Source
State Bank Foreign Travel Card
Page / section
Features, Limits and Charges
Accessed
13 Aug 2026
Confidence
high
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NetworkVisa, MastercardView source
The manually reviewed product summary states: “A reloadable prepaid travel card offered in Visa and Mastercard single- or multi-currency variants for overseas , merchant and online use.”.
Source
State Bank Foreign Travel Card — official product page
Page / section
Published card network
Accessed
13 Aug 2026
Confidence
high
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Product typeTravel / forex cardView source
The manually reviewed product summary states: “A reloadable prepaid travel card offered in Visa and Mastercard single- or multi-currency variants for overseas , merchant and online use.”.
Source
State Bank Foreign Travel Card — official product page
Page / section
Published product type and usage scope
Accessed
13 Aug 2026
Confidence
high
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AvailabilityInternational / overseas usage (as described in the product summary)View source
The manually reviewed product summary states: “A reloadable prepaid travel card offered in Visa and Mastercard single- or multi-currency variants for overseas , merchant and online use.”.
Source
State Bank Foreign Travel Card — official product page
Page / section
Published product type and usage scope
Accessed
13 Aug 2026
Confidence
high
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Issuance fee₹100 + GSTEffective 19 Aug 2026View source
The Foreign Travel Card row lists issuance at ₹100 + .
Source
Debit Card Related Charges
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Foreign Travel Card — issuance
Accessed
30 Sept 2026
Confidence
high
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Published card chargesVisa page schedule: issuance ₹100 + GST; reload ₹50 + GST; ATM withdrawal USD 1.75 equivalent; refund/cash-out ₹100 + GST; add-on ₹100 + GST (up to 2); cross-currency 3% + GST. Mastercard PDF schedule: initial purchase/load ₹100 + applicable GST, reload ₹50 + GST, additional card ₹100 + GST, cash-out/refund ₹100 + GST; currency-specific ATM and over-counter fees, inactivity and shortfall fees, free purchase/balance-enquiry/replacement rows, and 3% cross-currency fee are detailed in the retained Mastercard table.View source
The Visa schedule is transcribed from the current product page. Mastercard charges are variant-specific and are supported by the linked one-page ; its exact currency rows and conditions are preserved in the product table bundle.
Source
State Bank Foreign Travel Card; Mastercard Foreign Travel Card Charges
Page / section
Visa variant: product-page Charges; Mastercard variant: page 1, fees table and footnotes
Accessed
3 Oct 2026
Confidence
high
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Cross-currency charge3% of the transaction amount + GST on cross-currency transactions.View source
The current Foreign Travel Card page states a cross-currency charge of 3% of transaction amount plus .
Source
State Bank Foreign Travel Card
Page / section
Charges — Cross Currency Charges
Accessed
3 Oct 2026
Confidence
high
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Benefits and features

  • Single- and multi-currency variants
  • International , PoS and online use
  • Reload through digital channels
  • Up to two add-on cards

Eligibility

  • Available to Indian residents travelling abroad except to Nepal and Bhutan, including eligible students and official travellers.
  • Online application produces a reference; branch completion and document submission remain required.

Passing a listed condition does not mean the bank will approve an application.

Documents the bank lists

  • Signed application form
  • Passport valid for at least six months
  • card
  • Proof of travel
  • Residence proof if the address differs from the passport

Related official documents

SBI Debit Card Related Chargesofficial-tariff · current · accessed 8 Sept 2026
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SBI Debit Card Related Chargesofficial-charge-table · current · accessed 30 Sept 2026
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SBI Mastercard Foreign Travel Card — charges and limitsofficial-card-fee-schedule-pdf · current · accessed 3 Oct 2026
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State Bank Foreign Travel Card — official product pageofficial-product-page · current · accessed 3 Oct 2026
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SBI Prepaid Cards — Current Catalogue and Reviewed Product Pagesofficial-product-catalogue · current · accessed 13 Aug 2026
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Forex markup for named debit variants · Published treatmentNo variant-specific rate published; generic international rate not applied

This value is copied from payment cards — unresolved variant fields. Check the table notes before relying on it.

Source: Debit Card Related Charges · Issuance, international transaction and product-specific rows Open official source ↗

Published tables

Complete rates, limits and schedules

Tables preserve every reviewed row and column from the cited official source.

Table 1 · 5 rows · 2 columnsSBI payment cards — unresolved variant fieldsFinal product-specific treatments after checking the current tariff and pages.View tableHide table

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SBI payment cards — unresolved variant fields
Field groupPublished treatment
Forex markup for named debit variantsNo variant-specific rate published; generic international rate not applied
Forex markup for eZ-Pay and Gift CardNot applicable to the published prepaid stored-value use case
Gold International, Family and One Touch networkNo exclusive network published
RuPay issuanceNo separate variant-specific issuance amount published
One Touch and business-card geographyIndia catalogue availability; no separate territory list published
  • Not published is used only after the complete current tariff and product page were reviewed; it does not mean the product is missing from the catalogue.
Debit Card Related Charges · Issuance, international transaction and product-specific rows · effective 19 Aug 2026 · accessed 29 Aug 2026Open official source ↗
Table 2 · 39 rows · 3 columnsSBI debit-card and prepaid-card chargesCurrent charge rows transcribed from SBI's official debit-card-related charges page.View tableHide table

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SBI debit-card and prepaid-card charges
Charge groupCard / servicePublished charge
IssuanceClassic / Silver / Global / ContactlessNil
IssuanceGold₹100 +
IssuanceMy Card International₹250 +
IssuancePlatinum₹300 +
Issuance Everyday₹350 +
IssuanceMastercard World₹800 +
IssuancePragati Platinum₹399 +
IssuanceNari Shakti Platinum₹499 +
Issuance One Touch₹399 +
IssuanceBusiness debit cardNil
IssuanceVisa InfinitePlastic ₹800 + ; metal ₹3,000 +
Annual maintenance from second yearClassic / Silver / Global / Contactless₹200 +
Annual maintenance from second yearYuva / Gold / Combo / My Card (image)₹250 +
Annual maintenance from second yearPlatinum₹325 +
Annual maintenance from second yearPlatinum RuPay Business₹350 +
Annual maintenance from second yearPride / Premium Business₹425 +
Annual maintenance from second year Everyday₹350 +
Annual maintenance from second yearMastercard World₹800 +
Annual maintenance from second yearPragati Platinum₹349 +
Annual maintenance from second yearNari Shakti Platinum₹399 +
Annual maintenance from second yearOne Touch₹200 +
Annual maintenance from second yearVisa Infinite₹800 +
ReplacementNari Shakti Platinum₹499 +
ReplacementPragati Platinum₹399 +
ReplacementVisa InfinitePlastic ₹300 + ; metal ₹3,000 +
ReplacementOther debit cards₹300 +
International transactionBalance enquiry₹25 +
International transaction cash withdrawal₹100 minimum + 3.5% of transaction amount +
International transaction / e-commerce3% of transaction amount +
eZ-PayIssuance / replacement₹150 +
eZ-PayReload₹10 + (nil through RINB / )
Gift CardDefault mag-stripe — issuance / replacement₹100 +
Gift CardImage-based — issuance / replacement₹105 +
AchieverIssuance₹150 +
AchieverReload₹10 + (nil through RINB / )
AchieverReplacement₹150 +
Foreign Travel CardIssuance₹100 +
Foreign Travel CardAdd-on₹100 +
Foreign Travel CardReload₹50 +
  • Rows apply only to the named variant or service; this is a shared issuer tariff, not a claim that every listed row applies to every card. The complete card and prepaid fee tables are retained.
  • The page's separate Internet Banking section retains a legacy 12.36% service-tax note; it is not applied to card rows that explicitly say + .
Debit Card Related Charges · Issuance, annual maintenance, replacement and international/prepaid-card charge tables · effective 19 Aug 2026 · accessed 30 Sept 2026Open official source ↗
Table 3 · 2 rows · 3 columnsSBI payment cards — annual-fee and forex treatmentSource-backed treatment for fields absent from the variant rows.View tableHide table

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SBI payment cards — annual-fee and forex treatment
Product groupAnnual feeForex markup
Achiever, eZ-Pay, Foreign Travel, Gift, RuPay and FamilyNot publishedProduct-specific rate not published in the reviewed tariff
GoSmart, , , Mumbai Metro, Nagpur, Nation First, and Singara transit cardsPublished separately where applicableNot applicable to domestic /transit stored-value use
  • No fee is converted to zero unless explicitly publishes NIL.
Debit Card Related Charges · Annual maintenance and international transaction charge tables · effective 19 Aug 2026 · accessed 29 Aug 2026Open official source ↗
Table 4 · 4 rows · 2 columnsSBI international debit-card chargesCharges shown in SBI's official debit-card tariff.View tableHide table

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SBI international debit-card charges
Transaction typeCharge
International balance enquiry₹25 +
International cash withdrawal₹100 minimum + 3.5% of transaction amount +
International /e-commerce3% of transaction amount +
Foreign Travel Card cross-currency transaction3% +
  • Product pages and account/card eligibility still govern whether a particular variant can be used internationally.
  • Tariff page last updated 18 April 2024; confirm the current schedule before applying.
Debit Card Related Charges · International Transaction Charges; Foreign Travel Card · effective 18 Apr 2024 · accessed 8 Sept 2026Open official source ↗
Table 5 · 3 rows · 3 columnsForeign Travel Card — daily usage limitsCurrent visible product-page limits; final limits may vary with settings or regulatory updates.View tableHide table

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Foreign Travel Card — daily usage limits
ChannelTransactions per daySpend limit per day
withdrawal3USD 3,000 or equivalent
transactions20USD 10,000 or equivalent
Online transactions (e-commerce)20USD 10,000 or equivalent
  • states that limits may vary based on card settings or regulatory updates.
State Bank Foreign Travel Card · Usage Limits · accessed 3 Oct 2026Open official source ↗
Table 6 · 6 rows · 2 columnsForeign Travel Card — visible product-page chargesCharges shown on the current SBI product page. These are retained as the product-page schedule; the separately reviewed Mastercard-specific schedule appears in the variant table below.View tableHide table

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Foreign Travel Card — visible product-page charges
ChargePublished amount
Issuance₹100 + once
withdrawalUSD 1.75 or equivalent per transaction
Reload₹50 + per load
Refund / cash-out₹100 + per request
Add-on card₹100 + ; maximum 2 cards
Cross-currency transaction3% of transaction amount +
  • This is the complete charge list visible on the product page. Mastercard-specific fees are separately tabulated from the linked Mastercard schedule.
State Bank Foreign Travel Card · Charges · accessed 3 Oct 2026Open official source ↗
Table 7 · 12 rows · 3 columnsForeign Travel Card — Mastercard fee scheduleVariant-specific Mastercard fee table. These amounts must not be applied to the Visa variant unless separately published there.View tableHide table

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Foreign Travel Card — Mastercard fee schedule
ChargePublished amountApplicability / conditions
Initial purchase and load₹100 + applicable Per card
Reload₹50 + applicable Per reload
Additional card linked to the same funds₹100 + applicable Maximum one additional card under this schedule
Cash-out / refund₹100 + applicable Per transaction
withdrawal — / / / SGD / / / card currencyUSD 1.75 / GBP 1.25 / EUR 1.50 / SGD 2.00 / AUD 2.50 / CAD 2.50 / AED 6.50Per withdrawal; corresponding loaded-currency fee applies when that currency has sufficient funds, otherwise the fee is converted at the card rate
balance enquiryFree operator may charge separately
Purchase at merchantFreeMerchant may set its own charges or limits
Monthly inactivityUSD 1.50Per month after 12 months without use
Shortfall feeUSD 15As stated in the schedule
Cash over the counter at a bank — / / / SGD / / / USD 7.50 / GBP 4.00 / EUR 6.00 / SGD 10.00 / AUD 9.74 / CAD 10.00 / AED 30.00Per transaction
Replacement cardFreeAs stated in the schedule
Cross-currency transaction3% of transaction amountApplicable taxes are additional; conversion follows the card-network rate and the stated currency-funding order
  • as applicable is charged on fee rows. If the transaction currency is not loaded or has insufficient funds but the card has sufficient total funds, conversion uses available funds in this order: , , , SGD, , , , at the Mastercard exchange rate; the 3% cross-currency fee plus applicable taxes applies.
  • For transactions in a loaded currency with sufficient balance, the corresponding-currency fee applies; otherwise the fee is converted at the card rate.
  • operators may charge their own fees. Merchants and operators may set their own charges or limits.
  • The schedule identifies the Mastercard card as issued by under licence from Mastercard Asia/Pacific Pte. Ltd.
Mastercard Foreign Travel Card — charges and limits · page 1, complete fee table and notes · accessed 3 Oct 2026Open official source ↗
Table 8 · 10 rows · 3 columnsForeign Travel Card — Mastercard limitsVariant-specific Mastercard schedule limits; maximum load rules defer to RBI/FEMA limits rather than publishing a fixed rupee or foreign-currency cap.View tableHide table

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Foreign Travel Card — Mastercard limits
LimitPublished valuePeriod / conditions
Minimum loadUSD 200At load
Maximum load/reload and maximum balance at one timeAs permitted by / guidelines for a visit abroadNo fixed amount in the schedule
Maximum load over 12 monthsAs permitted by / guidelinesAggregate total loads across all prepaid cards issued to the customer in the 12-month period are subject to / limits
cash withdrawalUSD 10,000Per 24 hours
Merchant spendingUSD 10,000Per 24 hours
Cash over the counter at banksUSD 500Per 24 hours
Additional cards1Maximum
Active accounts1Maximum
attempts3Per 24 hours
Card validityExpiry date printed on the cardNo fixed term stated in this schedule
  • / rules govern maximum loads; the schedule does not state a fixed maximum value. Do not substitute a generic numeric cap.
  • The 24-hour transaction caps and issuer/network/operator limits may be subject to applicable regulations and operational controls.
Mastercard Foreign Travel Card — charges and limits · page 1, complete limits table and footnotes · accessed 3 Oct 2026Open official source ↗

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