1 Saint-Laurent, located on the Maroni river, which forms the natural border between Surinam and French Guyana.  Saint-Georges, on the Oyapock river, which is the natural border between Brazil and French Guyana.
Non-local personal and business checks. If the check is from a bank in a different federal reserve district than the depositing bank, it can be held for 5 business days under normal circumstances. Exceptions for new customers during the first 30 days. Banks are not required to give next day ability on the first $100 of deposits, and both local and non-local personal and business checks can be held for a maximum of 11 business days. For items typically available on the next day, the first $5000 must be released on the next business day, but any amount over $5000 can be held for 9 business days.
6 months is the federal regulation. After that, it is stale dated and the bank that it is drawn on likely will not pay it. So if you deposit it at your bank, and they don't notice the date, the other bank will return it, and it will be charged back against your account. Source(s): 4 years banking experience.