Opening a bank account in Scotland

Julien

Founder

Member since 11 March 2005

Grand Baie

17 years of happy life abroad

Julien

28 September 2011 09:43:18

52402

Julien

28 September 2011 09:43:18

52402

Grand Baie

Hi all,

is it difficult for expats to open a bank account in Scotland ?

Which documents are required to open a bank account in Scotland ?

How long does it take to open it ?

Is there any restriction for expats regarding the services (loans for instance) ?

Which bank would you recommend ?

Thanks in advance for your participation,

Julien

redaccordion

New member

Member since 29 September 2011

Edinburgh

redaccordion

30 September 2011 13:43:52

redaccordion

30 September 2011 13:43:52

Edinburgh

We went with HSBC and brought a copy of our lease and passport. It wasn't complicated, but the line was loooooong. I'd recommend making an appointment, wherever you go. No one seems to be in a hurry around here. It took about a week to get our card, another few days to get our pin, and we are still waiting on the online banking security key. But everyone was nice there. Went with HSBC on recommendation of others here ... heard many complaints about RBS. But there are a lot more branches of RBS, so it's a toss-up.