Hi all,
I have been living in the UK for the past 13 years (I am Italian with no British citizenship) and I am going to move to Berlin in March. I am rather unsure what to do with my UK Bank accounts (HSBC Advanced, Halifax ISA & Credit Card and Barclays Credit Card). Is anyone aware of any issue with keeping UK bank accounts opened as a EU citizen leaving the UK imminently? I have come across some contradictory information: in some cases it is possible to change your UK address to an abroad one, in other cases you do need to be a UK resident (unless you go for an international account, e.g. HSBC). In principle, for pension reasons, I would like to be able to keep them open (Brexit and all that)
Thank you so much for your help!
I.
EU citizen living in the UK and moving to Berlin: UK bank accounts
Guestposter155
06 December 2018 23:45:52
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As EU citizen, you will have no formal problems moving to Berlin.
Regarding your UK bank accounts and whether you can keep them without UK address, you better ask on the UK forum, not here!
2627
Like Beppi mentioned, the question about UK banks is best posted on the UK page. But with Brexit so much up in the air who can say what the rules will be. Maybe Brexit doesn't even happen. I can imagine banks have planned out a couple of possible scenarios to fit to different outcomes but any certainty is impossible at this point. But why don't you ask your bank! Who would know better than them?
I really don''t understand some of the questions here sometimes. Why do people speculate or ask opinions on a forum rather than the people or organization involved?
7416
With regards to retaining your UK bank account; I kept my account with what is now HSBC open for the 15 years I lived in Germany, but it was >20 years ago and things may have changed; I do recall reading that some banks will make a decision based on your circumstances and why you need to keep an account open if you are leaving the country; receipt of a UK pension was deemed as being one of the reasons they would permit the account to remain open; bottom line though is it's probably best to ask your bank.
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