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Brexit Loons getting their paws into banking

Legacy_user
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in Budgeting & bank accounts
Apparently, the Brexit loonies now want banks and other financial institutions to check on the immigration status of their customers.

I'm looking foward to this and hearing other loony announcements from HM Government that highlight the benefits of being an 'independent country' again.

:T:T:T
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  • Marktheshark
    Marktheshark Posts: 5,841 Forumite
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    You mean follow the Law of this country.

    Oh No heaven forbid those loons make banks obey the law.
    Thats only for the working class.
    I do Contracts, all day every day.
  • bigadaj
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    Heng_Leng wrote: »
    Apparently, the Brexit loonies now want banks and other financial institutions to check on the immigration status of their customers.

    I'm looking foward to this and hearing other loony announcements from HM Government that highlight the benefits of being an 'independent country' again.

    :T:T:T

    Are you the anti Freddie?
  • System
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    Which country would that be - there are 3 legal systems in the UK.
    Marktheshark wrote: »
    You mean follow the Law of this country.

    Oh No heaven forbid those loons make banks obey the law.
    Thats only for the working class.
    This is a system account and does not represent a real person. To contact the Forum Team email forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com
  • System
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    I should probably be insulted but have no idea what 'anti Freddie' is ;)
    bigadaj wrote: »
    Are you the anti Freddie?
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  • colsten
    colsten Posts: 17,597 Forumite
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    Marktheshark wrote: »
    You mean follow the Law of this country.
    What law would that be please? The "Banks Have To Check Immigrations Status" Act of 200x?
  • meer53
    meer53 Posts: 10,217 Forumite
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    Banks were doing this way before any Brexit vote.
  • colsten
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    meer53 wrote: »
    Banks were doing this way before any Brexit vote.

    I count as an immigrant and I have accounts with just about every bank (incl the one you work for) and with many building societies. Not once in the last 28 years have I ever been asked by any of them for any documents that confirm my immigration status. How they would have checked it without me providing these documents is a mystery to me as there is no central database of any sort that contains this information. Furthermore, EU citizens have the right to settle without even a residence permit. At least they do so far.
  • Vortigern
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    bigadaj wrote: »
    Are you the anti Freddie?
    Heng_Leng wrote: »
    I should probably be insulted but have no idea what 'anti Freddie' is ;)
    Referring to bigfreddiel, our local Brexit loony ;-)
  • meer53
    meer53 Posts: 10,217 Forumite
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    edited 5 October 2016 at 1:01PM
    colsten wrote: »
    I count as an immigrant and I have accounts with just about every bank (incl the one you work for) and with many building societies. Not once in the last 28 years have I ever been asked by any of them for any documents that confirm my immigration status. How they would have checked it without me providing these documents is a mystery to me as there is no central database of any sort that contains this information. Furthermore, EU citizens have the right to settle without even a residence permit. At least they do so far.

    More than a year ago we started asking for Residency Permits and Right to Reside Visas for all non EU Passport holders at account application stage.
  • alternate
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    Well they let the yanks demand to know if every customer has any US citizenship.
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