Identification for student bank accounts

Applying for Student Additions account , Higher Education Account or Graduate Additions ?

Here's what you will need to show us to prove your identity and address.

Why do I need to show ID?

In short, because of government regulations. We're legally required to verify who you are and where you live before we can open your account. To do this, you'll need to take two original documents (not photocopies) from the lists below into any branch.

To confirm who you are, we need 1 of the following: 

• Full passport
• European Union member state Identity Card
• UK Photocard driving licence or UK full paper driving licence
• UK Armed Forces ID card
• Student ID card (if you don’t have any of the above)

To confirm where you live, we need 1 of the following:

• UK photocard driving licence or UK full paper driving licence with current address (if you haven’t already used this to prove who you are)
• Gas bill that’s less than 3 months old
• Water bill that’s less than 3 months old
• Telephone bill that’s less than 3 months old (unfortunately we cannot accept mobile phone bills)
• Local authority or council tax bill issued within the current financial year
• Bank statement from another bank that’s less than 3 months old (unfortunately we cannot accept internet statements)
• UK credit card statement that’s less than 3 months old (unfortunately we cannot accept internet statements)
• If you're applying for Student Additions, we need to see a UCAS letter with your name and address. If you can’t provide a UCAS letter, you can show us another form of proof that you're a student – such as your student ID – plus another item from this list that proves your address

If you’re applying for a graduate account, we also need to see proof that you’ve completed your studies, such as your degree certificate.

If you have any questions about the documents you need, including other options available, please speak to a Personal Banker at any of our branches.

If you have any questions or don't have any of the documents listed, don't worry. Simply contact us on 0800 015 4996 ¹ and we'll do our best to help you.