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Opening bank account

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london_prem
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Opening bank account

Post by london_prem » Thu Feb 11, 2010 8:27 pm

I am coming to London on Tier 1 general.

1) How to open bank account in UK? What about address proof if I am living without any signed contract?

2) Can I open bank account when I arrive in Uk without having job?

3) There are some companies mentioned on workgateways.com which says they will help in opening bank account. Are they worth?

Thanks

aruni4470
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Re: Opening bank account

Post by aruni4470 » Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:27 pm

london_prem wrote:I am coming to London on Tier 1 general.

1) How to open bank account in UK? What about address proof if I am living without any signed contract? you can open a bank account with your indian address in HSBC Passport. You can even open online. http://www.hsbc.co.uk/1/2/passport

2) Can I open bank account when I arrive in Uk without having job? Yes

3) There are some companies mentioned on workgateways.com which says they will help in opening bank account. Are they worth? Dont Know

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Wow so many questions in so many threads? You must be really excited of coming to UK. Just relax and you will be fine. All the best!!!

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Post by geriatrix » Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:15 am

Please post non-immigration related queries in the relevant forum.


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Re: Opening bank account

Post by Tim555 » Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:59 pm

london_prem wrote:I am coming to London on Tier 1 general.

1) How to open bank account in UK? What about address proof if I am living without any signed contract?

2) Can I open bank account when I arrive in Uk without having job?

3) There are some companies mentioned on workgateways.com which says they will help in opening bank account. Are they worth?

Thanks
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Post by geriatrix » Thu Feb 18, 2010 4:15 am

To open a regular bank account in the UK (unlike the HSBC passport thing), you will need to provide address proof (e.g.- tenancy agreement) and a copy of passport & visa pages.

Sort out a place to live, then it's not a big deal.


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