I have no passport/driving licence/birth certificate Can i get a bank account?

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any ideas?

Why no birth cert?

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Hi gggl

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get a duplicate birth cert then

and you'll probably need household bills

aha, you dont esist them!
phantom of the net....

I'm sure you do have to have some proof of personal ID now because of money laundering laws - just address proof isn't good enough. But if you have an account already maybe that is proof in itself?

Just lost it a long time ago - i didnt mean literally dont exist lol

I just wanted to go and open a basic account tomorrow and wondered if i'd be able to with bills etc

Agree with JanH. Banking tightened up a few years back and you may need birth certificate, passport or may be driving licence with photo in addition to household bill as proof of address.

opening a UK bank account (for overseas students, dunno if it all applies to Brits}

aha - have you got "Benefits book or original notification letter from the Benefits Agency (including Dept. of Work and Pensions) and/or Job Centre Plus confirming the right to benefit"?

That will do apparently. (I'm thinking child benefit) (though if you are anything like me you will not know where a letter is!)

Full list here (from RBS)

ThanksforthatJanH-and you're rightI havenoidea wherethey are!!!(mustget a new keyboard too!!)

It's becauseaman just came roundwith £200 credit formeand i couldntgivehim anything but bills for ID so hewent away lol

if youwere born in the uk getting a replacement birth certificate is a doddle. costs about a tenner i think. you just go to the registry office near where you were born, and they shoudl dig it out.

You can also order your birth certficate online:

GRO