MELIAEA1ADH
BANK MELLI IRAN is identified on the SWIFT network by the BIC code MELIAEA1ADH, registered in UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, settling primarily in AED. International wire transfers routed through this institution can be tracked free of charge by pasting your UETR or payment reference on the Ohmyfin homepage.
| Institution | Country | Location | Branch |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELI | AE — United Arab Emirates | A1 (live BIC) | ADH (branch code ADH) |
| SWIFT/BIC | MELIAEA1ADH (branch, 11-char) |
|---|---|
| Bank | BANK MELLI IRAN |
| Country | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (ISO AE) |
| Primary currency | AED (inferred from country) |
The SWIFT/BIC (Business Identifier Code) is the international standard ISO 9362 for identifying financial institutions in cross-border payments. MELIAEA1ADH uniquely identifies BANK MELLI IRAN in UNITED ARAB EMIRATES on the SWIFT network and is used as the routing identifier in field 57A of an MT103 message (or the equivalent BICFI element in an ISO 20022 pacs.008).
Because MELIAEA1ADH is an 11-character BIC, the trailing ADH identifies a specific branch within BANK MELLI IRAN. The corresponding 8-character head-office BIC is MELIAEA1.
Payments routed through BANK MELLI IRAN can be tracked end-to-end via SWIFT GPI when both the sender and receiver are GPI-enabled. Ohmyfin provides free public lookup of any UETR — paste yours on the homepage to see the latest available status, including which correspondent banks the payment has passed through.
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MELIAEA1ADH is the unique SWIFT/BIC code identifying BANK MELLI IRAN in UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. The first four characters (MELI) are the institution code; the next two (AE) are the ISO 3166-1 country code for United Arab Emirates; the next two (A1) are the location code; the final three (ADH) are the branch code.
Use the Ohmyfin SWIFT tracker on the homepage. Paste the UETR (field 121) or the payment reference (field 20) and Ohmyfin returns the latest available SWIFT GPI status, including each correspondent bank the payment passed through on the way to BANK MELLI IRAN.
MELIAEA1ADH is 11 characters long — branch code ADH. An 8-character BIC identifies the bank's head office; an 11-character BIC identifies a specific branch. Both are valid in MT103 field 57A.
BANK MELLI IRAN's primary settlement currency is AED (UAE Dirham). AED clears via UAEFTS. 1-2 business days.
1-2 business days. Settlement system: UAEFTS. CBUAE clearing.
Most delays at the beneficiary bank come from sanctions/AML screening on the ordering customer, missing remittance information in field 70, or arrival after the local RTGS cut-off. Use Ohmyfin to see which hop is holding the payment so you can chase the right party.