Hi folks does anybody know a good bank to approach? My asawa has her visa FLR visa for 2.5 years and can now work. She has found a job and needs a bank account for the wages...Tesco just turned her down. Does anybody know a bank that likes to say 'yes'
I opened a joint accout at Lloyds as I already held an account with them and six months later the missus opened her own
Agree with Keith. Open a joint account with your own current bank. Or even try getting her to open a solo account with your bank. We were able to do that at Lloyds.
Ta for replies/advice... Got application appnt with Lloyds next week. They said Jasmin's visa and new job should be okay to secure a current acount
I believe that's correct. Not so long ago they would accept any settlement route visa. It might be the case these days that any visa allowing right to work would need to be presented. Worth checking.
Hi...We had same problem we got the gas account changed into my wife's name no direct debit...then after first bill used that to get bank account...tsb rbs...Nat west no prob with proof of address after that capital one credit card easy peas too...A secured one first then normal one next...or joint account but still need bills/address proof?
nPower would not change electric/gas account into joint names. No problem changing water bill into joint names and increase the direct debit at the same time, unless you shower together!
i'm with them, however we won't have much in our name beyond the basics as we're moving in with parents to start with. as for the specifics of what the above bank wants, they said that alongside the standard visa documents it had to be national insurance number to get a joint or solo account - they didn't seem interested in whether she had a job or not.
Surprises me a little that you had a problem Steve, NatWest were no problem for us for a change, the loved one opened an account without any bother after she obtained the first FLR after marriage.
Get her to do new application for gas in her name...u switch whatever,....old account in your name closes new one in hers opens!...bills in her name hey presto...get paper bill go bank open bank account.
The problem is flr and visa don't make any difference the criteria to open an account needs a bill in there name as a proof of address.....
Hi folks fyi Lloyds opened an account (I don't bank there) Sounds like other banks would have done so too, reading the replies above (ta!)...we were just unlucky applying to Tesco
