Opening $US account in U.K.
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What experience have any of yuo had with opening a $US account in the U.K., while living in the U.S.?
I know people (including me) have had trouble opening regular checking/current accounts in the UK while living here. But what about $US accounts?
I bank with Barclays, who I believe have the facility for a $US account. Is this the kind of thing I could do via a letter? I won't be going home for a while, and I need to open it within the next few weeks/months. Tired of messing with bouncing exchange rates when sending money home and want to have it sitting in a $US account at home for the moment.
I know people (including me) have had trouble opening regular checking/current accounts in the UK while living here. But what about $US accounts?
I bank with Barclays, who I believe have the facility for a $US account. Is this the kind of thing I could do via a letter? I won't be going home for a while, and I need to open it within the next few weeks/months. Tired of messing with bouncing exchange rates when sending money home and want to have it sitting in a $US account at home for the moment.
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Originally Posted by dunroving
What experience have any of yuo had with opening a $US account in the U.K., while living in the U.S.?
I know people (including me) have had trouble opening regular checking/current accounts in the UK while living here. But what about $US accounts?
I bank with Barclays, who I believe have the facility for a $US account. Is this the kind of thing I could do via a letter? I won't be going home for a while, and I need to open it within the next few weeks/months. Tired of messing with bouncing exchange rates when sending money home and want to have it sitting in a $US account at home for the moment.
I know people (including me) have had trouble opening regular checking/current accounts in the UK while living here. But what about $US accounts?
I bank with Barclays, who I believe have the facility for a $US account. Is this the kind of thing I could do via a letter? I won't be going home for a while, and I need to open it within the next few weeks/months. Tired of messing with bouncing exchange rates when sending money home and want to have it sitting in a $US account at home for the moment.
We bank with the Lloyds TSB Overseas Club in the Isle of Man and it operates exactly the same as a usual current account with a combined Cashpoint (ATM) and Visa credit card, cheque book and telephone banking. Ours is a current account in sterling but you can also have an account in US$ or Euros.
http://www.lloydstsb-offshore.com/Ex...ling+USD+Euro/
(It also informs you how to open an account...it's not difficult at all
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Virtually all the well-known British banks and building societies have branches on the Isle of Man or/and the Channel Isles and they operate just the same as on the mainland, with the exception that any money you deposit which was not earned/derived in the British mainland is not subjected to tax by the Inland Revenue. Many of these banks also offer accounts in US$ and Euros too. If you go to this website, go to the 'Advertisers & Links' index and in the drop down column you will find lots of links to the various offshore banks and b/s:
http://www.expatinvestor.com
Hope this helps!
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Originally Posted by Englishmum
Since you're not living in the UK (yet) you just need to open a current account with an offshore bank in the Isle of Man, Jersey or Guernsey. When you move back to the UK you just transfer the account to a convenient local branch.
We bank with the Lloyds TSB Overseas Club in the Isle of Man and it operates exactly the same as a usual current account with a combined Cashpoint (ATM) and Visa credit card, cheque book and telephone banking. Ours is a current account in sterling but you can also have an account in US$ or Euros.
http://www.lloydstsb-offshore.com/Ex...ling+USD+Euro/
(It also informs you how to open an account...it's not difficult at all
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Virtually all the well-known British banks and building societies have branches on the Isle of Man or/and the Channel Isles and they operate just the same as on the mainland, with the exception that any money you deposit which was not earned/derived in the British mainland is not subjected to tax by the Inland Revenue. Many of these banks also offer accounts in US$ and Euros too. If you go to this website, go to the 'Advertisers & Links' index and in the drop down column you will find lots of links to the various offshore banks and b/s:
http://www.expatinvestor.com
Hope this helps!![Smile](https://britishexpats.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif)
We bank with the Lloyds TSB Overseas Club in the Isle of Man and it operates exactly the same as a usual current account with a combined Cashpoint (ATM) and Visa credit card, cheque book and telephone banking. Ours is a current account in sterling but you can also have an account in US$ or Euros.
http://www.lloydstsb-offshore.com/Ex...ling+USD+Euro/
(It also informs you how to open an account...it's not difficult at all
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Virtually all the well-known British banks and building societies have branches on the Isle of Man or/and the Channel Isles and they operate just the same as on the mainland, with the exception that any money you deposit which was not earned/derived in the British mainland is not subjected to tax by the Inland Revenue. Many of these banks also offer accounts in US$ and Euros too. If you go to this website, go to the 'Advertisers & Links' index and in the drop down column you will find lots of links to the various offshore banks and b/s:
http://www.expatinvestor.com
Hope this helps!
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