Bonds & Savings Platforms for an American national, British resident

stoneman

poseidon1 said:

londoner62 said:

wmb194 said:

londoner62 said:

Can anyone provide a quick answer to which platforms such as HL, Raisin, etc. allow USA nationals, British residents (with an NI number) to open new bonds via their platforms? I am struggling to find any for my wife who has lived in the UK for thirty plus years!

Many thanks for any help offered.

Take a look at this recent thread. Principality, Coventry and Lloyds appear to confirmed options. Plum is a possibility as well.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6555741/best-savings-accounts-for-american-expats/p3

Thanks for all the suggestions and help mentioned so far including the thread mentioned. To clarify, I was referring to new bonds for savings only. To date she has been able over the last year or so to open savings bonds with Hodge bank, Beehive (now Nottingham BS), MBNA with no issues. 

stoneman's attitude and philosophy is an interesting one. One has to assume that if he is prepared to mislead uk financial institutions, he has a similar disregard for  IRS annual FBAR reporting, where ISA income and gains are potentially taxable in the US.

I have never worked in the US or ever had a TIN. Chase ( owned by Morgan Stanley) asked me once to fill out a W8 but when I explained that I came over here when I was 15 they were cool. 

londoner62

Update to my earlier posts.

The wife was able to easily open a new one year bond yesterday with Secure Trust Bank as a British resident.

She also recieved comms from Vida bank saying she should be eligible.