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Non resident UK bank accounts


International UK and offshore bank accounts for non residents

Open a UK offshore bank account


Having an international bank account with us of means ease of financial transactions - from using a cash machine to receiving an international payment - wherever you are in the world. Also there may be good tax planning reasons for you to open an account in one of our offshore locations.
The Isle of Man is an offshore jurisdicion. Jersey also offers good local and offshore banking facilities and Gibraltar as well, with the governments of both territories making strong commitments to account security.

Most UK banks/building societies have branches offshore that would welcome you to invest in Sterling as an EU resident. Your worldwide interest income is taxable in Spain in any case.

Most Spanish banks will offer you Sterling Savings account, however the rates are not as good as UK. HSBC, Lloyds, RBOS and Barclays all have offices in Spain.

Most UK banks will not allow you to open an account unless you have a UK address. Obviously your first point of call is to phone Barclays.
If you have residencia you are subject to spanish tax system which does not have the equivalent to IR85 and all savings are subject to tax. If you intend to keep quiet about UK generated income, you ought to be aware that there are reciprocal agreements for exchange of financial information.