UK bank for ex pats ?

Hi all

Could anyone please be kind enough to let me know of a UK bank that will allow you to have an account whilst you live in Thailand as an expat . When I move here for good I will have no UK address
Thankyou

easterneye wrote:Hi all

Could anyone please be kind enough to let me know of a UK bank that will allow you to have an account whilst you live in Thailand as an expat . When I move here for good I will have no UK address
Thankyou

Don't know if they are all the same but Lloyds closed my account when they found out I was no longer on the electoral role.
Cheeky buggers sent me a cheque, payable to me , drawn on their bank .Had a hell of a job getting it cashed .I had , up to then used my daughters home address in the UK for communication, but of course I wasn't registered for voting or local poll tax there .So they must have done a survey.

Easterneye, there shouldn't be a problem in you having or opening a UK bank account (per say), simply because you live in Thailand.

(Assuming you don't already have an account), it's more a case of the difficulties of satisfying the Money Laundering legislation requirements. That means, supplying the bank with documentation to verify your ID, - usually a passport, or a Uk driving licence, and separate documentation to verify your address, such as a utility bills, (not mobile phone) bank or credit card statements.

I continue to maintain a UK bank account, since moving to Thailand, though I have opened other accounts since, through the Internet using my address in Thailand. For the latter I had to send certified copies of my passport and I used UK credit card/other bank statements (originals) to verify my address here.

If you visit the UK often, it may be easier to open an account whilst you are there, after deciding whether you would use an address in Thailand, or an address in the UK. You would of course have to produce suitable documents (as suggested above) addressed to you at whatever address you chose to use.

hi i have posted this before. i opened a bank account at hsbc in uk then asked them to open a bank account for me at hsbc in rama rd bangkok. i had to have it signed in uk with a notory solicitor i transfered money to bangkok and also transfered a few bob back to uk no problem. malc

Hi all
Thanks for the help lads ,especially Bob as that is interesting as we have a joint account with HSBC allready here in the UK ,, we also have online banking ,,,,,,, thats good news I looked on their website but could see nothing about this,, I will make appointment to go into the bank.
Cheers lads

Have you got any family/friends back in the YUK?
If you can keep a postal/care of address you shouldn't have any probs ... you'll even still get your heating allowence ( if you've retired ) whilst you're over here sweating!

panick wrote:Have you got any family/friends back in the YUK?
If you can keep a postal/care of address you shouldn't have any probs ... you'll even still get your heating allowence ( if you've retired ) whilst you're over here sweating!

And of course you will be giving false information that can be deemed as breaking the law with very severe financial penalties .