bureaucracy

arksie

Word of warning here! If applying to open an easy access account with Bank of Cyprus, be prepared for ultra bureaucracy. Unlike experiences in the past with Halifax and Leeds Building Society where you just open it online with your personnal details, thay want a certfied copy of either your driving license or passport, that is signed at the post office for which there is a charge. Nothing about that in the information notes though! Complete waste of time filling in the form and sending it.

May be a good idea sticking to a British Bank perhaps with an application?

eskbanker

http://www.bankofcyprus.co.uk/personal-savings-everyday-banking/access-accounts/identification-requirements-for-personal-customers/ says:

If we cannot verify your details electronically we may also require additional paper based identification documents before opening the account. These are listed in the 'Non-UK residents' section here. We will contact you if this is required.

and the linked non-UK residents page at http://www.bankofcyprus.co.uk/international/eligibility-and-identification-requirements/identification-requirements-to-open-an-international-account/ then states:

For applicants in the EU, the acceptable documents listed in the table above must be certified as true copies of the original(s) by either:

A UK or EU bank
UK or EU accountant
UK or EU solicitor
A UK Post Office

Ballard

arksie wrote: »

May be a good idea sticking to a British Bank perhaps with an application?

Presuming that you're talking about Bank of Cyprus (UK) Limited it is a British bank.