Posted: Wed May 31, 2006 5:46 am-
Another tip for you is to get 3 months of back statements from RBC mailed to your UK address as well. Costs a bit extra but will help. Some banks ask for 3 months of bank statements from your home bank.
But I think if you show an RBC statement with your UK address it should be ok.
My rommie is having a problem because after 3 months of living in the UK the UK banks wont accept bank statements from home. So best to get on this asap.
It is a hard one and frustrating, but I can tell you Smile the internet bank has been the best over here. One thing is that you have to have a UK bank before you can open an account with them. I opened a Basic account at HSBC and then opened a current account with Smile, they gave me £500 over draft, credit card and loan.
www.smile.co.uk
Take care!