Documents required to open a personal bank account

Identification doucments required for opening account with most major banks in UK are as below

Almost all banks needs one id proof and one address proof.

Barclays

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http://www.barclays.co.uk/CurrentAccounts/Identificationdocumentsrequired/P1242557966027

Halifax

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http://www.halifax.co.uk/SecurityandPrivacy/provingyouridentity.asp

ICICI Bank UK

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This is the best option for Indians as it supports on-line money transfer to Indian bank account within seconds.

http://www.icicibank.co.uk/current_account_applynow_documents_guide.html

lloydstsb

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http://www.lloydstsb.com/stand_alone/proof_id.asp

Royal Bank of Scotland

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http://www.rbs.co.uk/personal/current-accounts/g2/switching.ashx#section4

Natwest

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http://www.natwest.com/personal/current-accounts/open-account-branch.ashx#