Bank Application Help.

apapatheo84

Hi

I am UK citizen from birth and have been working in Greece for the last three years, employed by a Greek company.

To cut a long story short I am now trying to finalise a job offer from a UK company but they want proof of UK address & UK Bank account.

My problem is that my account with HSBC was closed due to it being inactive for 6 months, I presumed I would just be able to reactivate it, but the only document I had with a UK address on was my provisional driving license, and they would not allow this. They have since offered me a passport account, which I have to pay for...typical...this is despite there still being 36quid left in the original account which I didn't know about.

Due to circumstances I have had no UK address and no bills of any sort in UK whilst I've been living in Greece, so it is impossible for me to prove my address.

I have been left in a vicious cycle, I can't get a job because I can't prove my address, it is ridiculous, and then if I can't get a job, I can't get a UK address. If anybody knows anything I can do, or has any experience with something similar I would be grateful for any help you could offer. Fortunately the job I'm applying for is overseas again so I don't have to prove address history to rent an apartment etc, but I need to prove this to my future employers.

Regards

InsideInsurance

I would in the first instance speak to the employers, presumably they know you are looking to relocate back from Greece? Seems a little unreasonable for them to offer a job to someone who they know is overseas and then expect them to immediately be able to give a UK address for themselves.

On the otherside, a few offer ex-pat bank accounts, may be worth checking if any of those providers home the account in the UK