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I'm now in London and will stay here for about a month and will be back here again from now and then.

I tried to go to about 4-5 bank to open a bank account but almost all of them is asking for landline or other utility bills.

I don't have all this and as long as i'm in London, I stayed in Hotel room only.

do anyone have idea about how to open a bank account for non-resident ?

thanks for your kind help.

[yngvarr]

they won't open u an account, if u don't give'em some confirmation of ur proper british address.. so, if u haven't got one, i don't think u can get an account here.. anyway, the best way to check it is to call customer service line of one of the banks.

[boredatwork]

You're not allowed to open bank accounts in most countries unless you live there.

[Londondude]

Hello there

I have been staying in the UK for a while and have managed to open a bank account without a utility bill.

If you have a relative here or a friend who can INTRODUCE you as a relative or close friend to the bank. You need to make an appointment with the bank clerk or manager at the bank then both of you need to go through and see the person. This takes about 1-2 hours.
This is how mine was done.

Otherwise give 1st Contact a call. They can do it for you for about £35.
They use a similar technique but you don't have to go to the bank.

Hope this helps
Londondude

[arnie7]

You usually need a utility bill but the address doesn't need to be in the UK.

Banks specifically aiming for non-resident accounts include HSBC.com, Barclays.co.uk and citibank.co.uk but most banks (not building societies usually) will open non-resident accounts. It's usually easiest if you go to a major branch.

Failing that, you can also open non-resident accounts in the various offshore islands eg Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Gibraltar. Although not in the UK, the banks are within the UK banking system and many people use banks in these places when doing their UK banking. For instance, natwestinternational.com (a major UK bank).

[arnie7]

If you are living in the UK, it's different. You don't need an introduction or a utility bill. What happens is that you fall under the "other methods" sections of the various forms if you don't have utility bills or other proofs of address. Usually, that means that the bank manager/clerk goes round to visit you at home to provide the proof of address (they obviously won't accept hotel addresses, unless you happen to own the hotel of course).

[expatintheuk]

I think you'll find that the majority of UK banks will require you to have proof of ID and proof of residence.

Barclays Wealth do an account, specifically for non-UK residents.

Their site has the following criteria

To open a bank account for you, all we need is to clearly establish your identity and place of residence. This can be done by bringing in person your passport and a recent utilities bill.

Possibly worth checking out if you are still looking:

non UK resident bank account

hope this is useful

[montyzuma]

not for a 2 year old post it isnt

[MOLLYGOULD]

lloyds does not require proof of address, abbey, and neither does halifax (for its basic account). cooperative bank will run a full credit check on you.