When you check into a hotel or rent a car using your ICICI Bank Student Forex Prepaid Card, the merchant may block a certain amount on your card. This is called pre-authorisation. We recommend that you DO NOT use your Forex Prepaid Card at the time of checking-in or initiating a rental. Use any other credit card for making the reservations. Merchants will allow you to use your ICICI Bank Forex Prepaid Card at the time of settling your final bill.
If you have used your ICICI Bank Student Forex Prepaid Card for check-in or while renting a car, please ensure that at the time of final settlement you cancel the pre-authorisation and take a fresh authorisation for the actual bill amount. If this is not done, pre-authorised funds may not be available to you immediately. Based on Visa norms, ICICI Bank may not be able to credit you the pre-authorised amount for up to 31 days from the date of pre-authorisation.