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Opening a Bank account: what do I need?

  • 03-09-2013 02:45PM
    #1
    wklize
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36 ✭


    Hello,

    I would like to open my bank account as soon as I move to Dublin before my course starts. I would like to know how I can open a bank account and what do I need?

    Forgot to mention I am a postgraduate student. Will I need just and ID and my flat contract? Or do I also need a letter from the college or something? If so where can I pick it up from?

    Moreover, what's the best bank to open a student account in your experience?

    Thanks!
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  • #2
    jimgoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,209 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    Just did that very thing this morning, as it happens, at Permanent TSB. I gave them a passport as ID, and my car insurance certificate as proof-of-address and that was fine.


  • #3
    bscm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,101 ✭✭✭bscm


    You need photo ID/passport, proof of address (recent bill usually suffices), and some form of student ID (or proof of college acceptance) to open a student/postgrad/relevant account.


  • #4
    wklize
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36 ✭wklize


    So I suppose the contract of my flat and an ID should be fine. Thanks so much for the help!


  • #5
    galwayjohn89
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,930 ✭✭✭galwayjohn89


    When I opened one in BOI in Trinity all I needed was my Student card and that was it. Needed a proof of address and passport for the loans though.


  • #6
    wklize
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36 ✭wklize


    I don't have a student card yet, but I suppose I will manage to get it by 18 September


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  • #7
    bscm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,101 ✭✭✭bscm


    wklize wrote: »
    I don't have a student card yet, but I suppose I will manage to get it by 18 September

    If you have a tuition fee invoice or something similar they normally accept that, just as long as it has your details on it so you can prove you attend a college.


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