Opening a UK Bank Account from Canada
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Opening a UK Bank Account from Canada
Hi
We have lived in Canada for nearly 10 years, but now need to open a UK bank account.
We have looked at Barclays but the part of the webpage we checked out states you have to keep 25,000 UK pounds in the chequing account at all times!
Any input would be awesome!
Thanks Guys
We have lived in Canada for nearly 10 years, but now need to open a UK bank account.
We have looked at Barclays but the part of the webpage we checked out states you have to keep 25,000 UK pounds in the chequing account at all times!
Any input would be awesome!
Thanks Guys
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Re: Opening a UK Bank Account from Canada
I don't believe you can open a UK account from here as one has to go into a branch with ID. You may be better to open a GBP account here with HSBC.
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Re: Opening a UK Bank Account from Canada
Aviator is correct - it can't be done due to Money Laundering controls.
HSBC might be your best bet.
Why do you need a UK account? Inheritance or moving or something?
HSBC might be your best bet.
Why do you need a UK account? Inheritance or moving or something?
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Re: Opening a UK Bank Account from Canada
Hi
We have lived in Canada for nearly 10 years, but now need to open a UK bank account.
We have looked at Barclays but the part of the webpage we checked out states you have to keep 25,000 UK pounds in the chequing account at all times!
Any input would be awesome!
Thanks Guys
We have lived in Canada for nearly 10 years, but now need to open a UK bank account.
We have looked at Barclays but the part of the webpage we checked out states you have to keep 25,000 UK pounds in the chequing account at all times!
Any input would be awesome!
Thanks Guys
Last edited by MarylandNed; Apr 14th 2015 at 10:08 pm.
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Re: Opening a UK Bank Account from Canada
Technicalities of opening a UK account from abroad (they usually require UK residency to open, but not to continue) are you sure you haven't been looking at off shore accounts (which you can open outside the UK) which sometimes require minimum/high balances?
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Re: Opening a UK Bank Account from Canada
Hi Guys
thanks for all your replies. BristolUK...yes it was an off shore account with Barclays....
thanks for all your replies. BristolUK...yes it was an off shore account with Barclays....