Trying to get Euro bankers draft in UK

CatBrighton

Hi all,

I am trying to get a Euro bankers draft in the UK to pay for the application fees for an Irish citizenship via naturalisation application. Unlike other citizenship applications, the fee must be paid via a euro bankers draft. I spoke to HSBC and the post office and neither of them do this and say they can't think of another bank that would. I spoke to my local Allied Irish Bank branch to and they said they couldn't do it either.

I have enquired if I can do a euro transfer directly (which HSBC do) and I am just waiting to hear back. In the meantime, any one know of a way of getting a euro bankers draft in the UK?

Thanks.

PRAISETHESUN

You might need to open a euro account with HSBC (or another bank) who should then allow you get a bankers draft. Barclays offer a euro account that comes with a cheque book - it might also offer banks draft services, but you'd need to ask. https://www.barclays.co.uk/current-accounts/euro-account/

Otherwise if you are able to do a bank transfer, open a free euro account with Revolut and use that to make the euro transfer without the hassle or fees of organising an overseas transfer with your current bank

londoninvestor

Santander do it for £10 (follow this link and click the "Currency Cheque" tab) - but that'll be £10 on top of an uncompetitive exchange rate.

jonesMUFCforever

CatBrighton wrote: »

Hi all,

I am trying to get a Euro bankers draft in the UK to pay for the application fees for an Irish citizenship via naturalisation application. Unlike other citizenship applications, the fee must be paid via a euro bankers draft. I spoke to HSBC and the post office and neither of them do this and say they can't think of another bank that would. I spoke to my local Allied Irish Bank branch to and they said they couldn't do it either.

I have enquired if I can do a euro transfer directly (which HSBC do) and I am just waiting to hear back. In the meantime, any one know of a way of getting a euro bankers draft in the UK?

Thanks.

Your UK bank should be able to arrange this for you - you need to tell them which country it should be drawn on with a payee name and amount.
It will be costly relative to the amount required.

CatBrighton

Thanks for the help, as I mentioned, I can get a Euro transfer done with HSBC no problem, it’s a bankers draft specifically I am after. I am enquiringly with the Irish government if they will accept the HSBC transfer, just wanted to know in the meantime if anyone knew of a way to get a bankers draft, not arrange a transfer. Thanks.

CatBrighton

Ps I’ll enquire if the HSBC and Barclays Euro accounts allow this, thanks

eDicky

As a UK resident you are able to open a euro bank account in RoI, KBC Ireland is usually considered the easiest.

CatBrighton

Thanks for the advice edicky

BPL

I chatted to KBC & no they don't do Euro Bank drafts. I asked Halifax, Allied Irish, Bank of Ireland, Ukster Bank, Danske Bank, First Direct, Nationwide in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK and NONE of them do Euro Bank Drafts that are accepted by the DoJ in Dublin for Citizenship appliucations as they are all UK Banks. Halifax did do one for a customer but it was rejected. Until I hear more from the DoJ AFAIK you need a Bank in ROI that still issues BDs in Euros.

Thrugelmir

A way of restricting applications from non residents perhaps. 

Andr3wF

How did you get on getting a bankers draft CatBrighton? My father is having the same problem. He’s sent one from HSBC but it was rejected. Did you find a way to get a bankers draft they will accept or does anyone else? Thanks.