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Application forms are available in Romanian, Polish, Spanish, French, Mandarin, Arabic and Portugese from any HSBC branch. Or you can apply online and bring one form of identification and one non-UK address verification to your local branch when you arrive in the UK to confirm who you are and where you've come from.

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What you should know before you apply

HSBC Passport has an initial fixed term of 12 months and is renewable monthly afterwards. HSBC Passport currently has an £8 per month fee.

To apply for HSBC Passport you must be 16 years or over and live in the UK or have the intention to move to the UK within the next three months.

To make sure you can open an HSBC Passport account, you'll need to read through our Important Documents.

Here is what you will need

We will need you to bring in one form of identification and one non-UK address verification

Identification

  • Valid Passport
  • National Identity Card

Non-UK address verification

  • Driver's Licence (must include address, signature and photograph)
  • Valid National Identity Card
  • Bank, building society or credit union statement
  • Gas, electricity or home telephone bill
  • If you are a international student: From a UK university, college or recognised language school, In English, on headed paper with the school's address, signed and dated, stating the duration of your course and your non-UK address.

Please note: we do not accept online bills or statements. National Identity Card cannot be used to both prove identification and verification of address. Gas, Electricity and Telephone Bills, letters from university, college or language schools and Bank Statements must be dated within the last 4 months at the time that account opening is completed (when you arrive in the UK). We may undertake further checks and request additional information. 'Non-UK' means your home country, the place you are relocating from.


Apply Online

Please read the Your Information (PDF) statement which explains how we will use your personal information.

By clicking 'Apply' you will be confirming you meet the eligibility criteria set out on this page.

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Apply in Branch

To find out more or apply for HSBC Passport talk to one of the team.




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What happens next?

Once you're in the UK and your account has been opened, the following will occur:

1.Your card will be ordered. 2.We will send your PIN number to your UK address in three to five working days. 3.And when you make your first deposit, you will receive your first statement which you can then use as UK identification.

Important Documents


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To read our PDF files you'll need to have Acrobat Reader 4.0™ or above. We think most of you will have this but if you don't, it's free and can be downloaded from Adobe UK. If you are accessing this website using screen reading technology that cannot read PDFs, a converter is available at Access Adobe.