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Trouble opening an account as a sixth-former?
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Barbara1001
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My granddaughter hopes to start university in September.
She needs to register bank details with the Student Loan people.
She had an interview at Santander today.
Her ID was ok. After a half hour discussion, the system declined her application.
The system does not give a reason for this.
Does anyone have any ideas?
The member of staff suggested that it might be because she has no income but that leaves her in a 'Catch 22' position...
Thanks for any advice.
She needs to register bank details with the Student Loan people.
She had an interview at Santander today.
Her ID was ok. After a half hour discussion, the system declined her application.
The system does not give a reason for this.
Does anyone have any ideas?
The member of staff suggested that it might be because she has no income but that leaves her in a 'Catch 22' position...
Thanks for any advice.
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You say she hopes to go to UNI.
Has she got the following
To open a student account you may need to produce:
A copy of your student loan financial assessment form
Proof that you are in fact a student (usually the AS12 letter from UCAS)0 -
just open a current account and then once her results come in, go in and bring proof of unconditional acceptance that she is a uni student so she can upgrade her account0
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just open a current account and then once her results come in, go in and bring proof of unconditional acceptance that she is a uni student so she can upgrade her account
I had to do this with HSBC ( I already had an account with them). I also had to provide a letter from my university .0 -
A letter from the university or university enrollment papers will do the job.We've removed your signature, if you don't know why please read the Forum rules or contact forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com0
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