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Which account is best for me?

Hello!
In a few weeks, as I'm starting my undergraduate course at KCL, I'll have to create my account at some British bank. The question is - which one to choose?

For quite a long time (after reading articles at this website) I thought that Halifax student account is the best choice. Well, as I found out recently (thank you for help!), it is not.

Therefore the question arises - which bank account is the best choice? The problem is that I am not eligible for the majority of student accounts as I've not been a permanent resident in UK for 3 years (I'm just moving to UK). However, I come from an EU country, if it changes anything.

Thank you for your help!
Best regards,
Theriel

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  • melancholly
    melancholly Posts: 7,457 Forumite
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    usually HSBC is one of the few options that takes students from oversees - EU or not.
    :happyhear
  • Rikki
    Rikki Posts: 21,625 Forumite
    I think Nat West have accounts for oversea students. Might be worth a look.
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  • theriel
    theriel Posts: 15 Forumite
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    It is paid as far as I remember 7 pounds a month... so no, thank you. I think I will have to make use of some basic accounts then...
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