Just wondering if anyone can advise how/where their foreign nanny / au pair obtained a bank account in the UK. Mine has been to Abbey, Natwest, and Nationwide. Nationwide wasn't sure if they could do it. Abbey said no way until she's been here a year, and Natwest has different set of requirements every time she goes in. I do not want to pay her in cash as that makes my record keeping a pain. Can anyone recommend a bank that will let her open an account?