Opening Bank Account

houman1979 · Post by **houman1979** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 8:39 am

Dear All,

I am granted Tier 1 General and plan to travel to UK around April 2010. I have a question about opening bank account in the UK. Is it possible to open a bank account in UK before finding a job? It is possible that I cannot find the job for some months and then not having a bank account will be a big problem.

Best Regards

Master_Blaster · Post by **Master_Blaster** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 9:22 am

You can indeed open a bank account without a job. But for most of the bank accounts you would need a utility bill in your name, as an address proof.

There are some accounts like HSBC passport, which open an account for a new comer for some monthly fee (for 1 year) to save hassles. Check out the internet for the same.

ChetanOjha · Post by **ChetanOjha** » Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:03 am

If you have HSBC or ICICI accounts in India than that can help you as well. You will find HSBC everywhere but ICICI is limited to only few places.

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Opening Bank Account

Opening Bank Account