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HELP! Opening UK (NI) bank account from US
It seems from what Ive read so far that I cannot open a UK (Northern Ireland) bank account from the US without having a CURRENT "proof of address" (utility bill)...?!? How can you provide that ahead of a move? (you can't)...
HELP.... there obviously must be ways to get around this, but how, and are they both affordable (to ordinary (not rich) ex-Pats looking to move home), and SECURE....?? Any advice gratefully received. Thanks. |
Re: HELP! Opening UK (NI) bank account from US
Originally Posted by Cainess
(Post 13027944)
It seems from what Ive read so far that I cannot open a UK (Northern Ireland) bank account from the US without having a CURRENT "proof of address" (utility bill)...?!? How can you provide that ahead of a move? (you can't)...
HELP.... there obviously must be ways to get around this, but how, and are they both affordable (to ordinary (not rich) ex-Pats looking to move home), and SECURE....?? Any advice gratefully received. Thanks. One solution is to use the Wise (previously Transferwise) multi-currency account (previously known as the Borderless Account) until you are able to open a UK bank account. |
Re: HELP! Opening UK (NI) bank account from US
I just posted about this under the “International Banking†thread.
Can highly recommend the Wise multi currency account. |
Re: HELP! Opening UK (NI) bank account from US
Originally Posted by Helen1964
(Post 13028687)
I just posted about this under the “International Banking†thread.
Can highly recommend the Wise multi currency account. https://britishexpats.com/forum/movi...anking-939525/ |
Re: HELP! Opening UK (NI) bank account from US
Originally Posted by Cainess
(Post 13027944)
It seems from what Ive read so far that I cannot open a UK (Northern Ireland) bank account from the US without having a CURRENT "proof of address" (utility bill)...?!? How can you provide that ahead of a move? (you can't)...
HELP.... there obviously must be ways to get around this, but how, and are they both affordable (to ordinary (not rich) ex-Pats looking to move home), and SECURE....?? Any advice gratefully received. Thanks. Have you looked at opening a HSBC account in the US and seeing if you'd be able to transfer it to the UK as soon as you have a UK address? |
Re: HELP! Opening UK (NI) bank account from US
Originally Posted by DaveLovesDee
(Post 13028772)
Hello stranger... Long time, no see..
Have you looked at opening a HSBC account in the US and seeing if you'd be able to transfer it to the UK as soon as you have a UK address? Thanks to everyone else who has made comment on this thread since I posted a few days ago! (MidAtlantic, Helen and Durhamlad) :thumb: |
Re: HELP! Opening UK (NI) bank account from US
Originally Posted by Cainess
(Post 13029412)
Dave, I think we'd prefer to open an account with the likes of Wise, who are specifically set up to be "international" (online). As soon as I get back home, one of the first things I will do when I can "prove address" is open a conventional bank account with a UK bank, and use Wise as a back-up or for moving money internationally.
Thanks to everyone else who has made comment on this thread since I posted a few days ago! (MidAtlantic, Helen and Durhamlad) :thumb: |
Re: HELP! Opening UK (NI) bank account from US
i formerly used The isalamic Bank of Britain now renamed but still in business
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