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by tekaweni » Mon Mar 12, 2007 2:16 pm
Hi, you dont say under what conditions you will be in UK but if its settlement on a work permit then the following describes my obtaining a bank account the day after I arrived here back in 2001.
1) They wanted proof of where I lived. In my case I provided a rental agreement.
2) Proof of a job. In my case the letter of appointment was fine. I didnt have payslips as hadnt worked a full month yet.
3) ID. My passport was fine.
That was enough to get me a current account with Barclays, the other banks will probably want the same. You wont need an NI number as most likely you wont even have one until you've been here for several months.
HTH
Kim
If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always gotten