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Apply for an account overseas

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Please answer all the mandatory questions below.

When you apply, we'll run automated checks on the data we hold and receive from you. We’ll decline your application if we detect fraud.

For details on how we manage your data, read our Privacy notice.

Check if you can apply

Are you 18 years old or above?

Yes

You don't meet the age criteria.
You must be at least 18 years old to apply for an account overseas.

Do you live in the UK?

Yes

This application is for UK residents only.
Visit Overseas account opening to see other ways to apply.

Are you an HSBC Premier or Jade customer?

Yes

Where do you want to open an account?

Do you have a Hong Kong identity card?

Yes

You can apply for an account using our app: open an HSBC account online

Please visit an HSBC branch at the location to open your account.

To apply for an account, arrange a callback with our International Banking Centre.

To apply for a:

sole account in Canada visit International banking
joint account in Canada arrange a callback with our International Banking Centre

To open an account, please visit an HSBC branch in France.

To apply for a:

sole account in China, arrange a callback with our International Banking Centre
joint account, please visit an HSBC branch in China

Which type of account are you applying for?

Sole account

Joint account

We'll ask you to enter your details and those of the person you're applying with in the next steps in this form.

Where do you want to open an account?

Please visit an HSBC branch at the location to open your account.

As part of the account opening process, you'll need to visit an HSBC branch in China within 10 weeks of your application being approved.

To apply for an account in India, arrange a callback with our International Banking Centre.

To open a joint account, please visit an HSBC branch in China.

To open a joint account, call us on +1-877-850-4722 or +1-716-841-0613 (Monday to Friday, 7:00 to 18:00 EST).

To apply, visit HSBC Premier

To apply, visit HSBC Expat

To apply, visit HSBC Singapore

Do you have a Hong Kong identity card?

Yes

You can apply for an account using our app: open an HSBC account online

Are you moving to Canada?

Yes

To apply for a sole account in Canada, visit International account opening.

Is the joint applicant 18 years old or above?

Yes

They don't meet the age criteria.
They must be at least 18 years old to apply for an account overseas.

Do they live in the UK?

Yes

This application is for UK residents only.
Visit Overseas account opening to see other ways to apply.

Why would you like an account outside the UK?

I’m moving to work or study

I travel regularly for work or holidays

I've got financial commitments outside the UK

I'm a foreign national returning home

I want to manage my foreign currency

Something else

Please provide more details

An overseas account is for banking outside the UK.
Find out more about our foreign currency account and how to apply.

Why would you like an account outside the UK?

I’m moving to work or study

I travel regularly for work or holidays

I've got financial commitments outside the UK

I want to manage my foreign currency

An overseas account is for banking outside the UK.
Find out more about our foreign currency account and how to apply.

Why would you like an account outside the UK?

I travel regularly for work or holidays

I've got financial commitments outside the UK

I want to manage my foreign currency

Something else

Please provide more details

To apply for a sole account in Canada, visit International account opening.

An overseas account is for banking outside the UK.
Find out more about our foreign currency account and how to apply.

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Your personal details

Personal details

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The details you give us should match what's shown on your official documents, like your passport, driving licence and tax ID.

Your personal details

Title

Preferred title

First name

Middle name(s) (Optional)

Last name

Are you known or have you ever been known by any other name(s)?

Yes

First name

Middle name(s) (Optional)

Last name

Date of birth

Town or city of birth

Country or region of birth

Nationality

Are you a dual national?

Yes

Country or region

Country or region (Optional)

Do you have a tax ID number?

This could be a social security number, National Insurance number (UK), Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (US) or any other foreign tax ID number

Yes

Tax ID number

Where was your tax ID number issued?

Why you don't have a tax ID number?

I don't need to pay tax where I live

I don't have one

I do not know what this is

Their personal details

Title

Preferred title

First name

Middle name(s) (Optional)

Last name

Are they known or have they ever been known by any other name(s)?

Yes

First name

Middle name(s) (Optional)

Last name

Date of birth

Town or city of birth

Country or region of birth

Nationality

Are they a dual national?

Yes

Country or region

Country or region (Optional)

Do they have a tax ID number?

This could be a social security number, National Insurance number (UK), Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (US) or any other foreign tax ID number

Yes

Tax ID number

Where was their tax ID number issued?

Why you don't have a tax ID number?

They don't need to pay tax where they live

They don't have one

They do not know what this is

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Contact details

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Your contact details

What is your current living situation?

Home address

First line of your home address

Town or city

State, province or county

Postcode (or ZIP code)

Country or region

Date you moved to this address

We need to know where you've lived for the past year

Can we write to you at this address?

Yes

Postal address

First line of your postal address

Town or city

State, province or county

Postcode (or ZIP code)

Country or region

Phone number and email address

Phone number

Include the dialling code, eg +447123456789

Email address

We'll use this to keep you updated about your application

Their contact details

Does the other applicant live with you?

Yes

First line of their home address

Home address

Town or city

State, province or county

Postcode (or ZIP code)

Country or region

Date they moved to this address

We need to know where they've lived for the past year

Can we write to you at this address?

Yes

Postal address

First line of their postal address

Town or city

State, province or county

Postcode (or ZIP code)

Country or region

Phone number and email address

Phone number

Include the dialling code, eg +447123456789

Email address

We'll use this to keep them updated about the application

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Work history

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To open your account overseas, we need a few details about your employment or education. You can only complete one section, so select the one most relevant to you. Please complete the information as it appears on official documents.

Your work history

Are you currently employed?

Include full or part-time work

Yes

Your current employer

Employer name

First line of employer's address

Town or city

State, province or county

Postcode (or ZIP code)

Country or region

What industry do you work in?

Select the option that best describes the industry you work in

What is your occupation?

Select the option that best describes the type of work you do.

Full job title

Start date

Annual salary before tax

Enter only numbers, e.g. 50000

Currency you're paid in

Have you been employed before?

Yes

Most recent employer

Employer name

First line of employer's address

Town or city

State, province or county

Postcode (or ZIP code)

Country or region

Which industry did you work in?

Select the option that best describes your previous employer's business.

What was your occupation?

Select the option that best describes the type of work you did.

Full job title

Start date

End date

Annual salary before tax

Currency you were paid in

Are you currently self-employed or have you been before?

Yes

Self-employment details

Business name

First line of business address

Town or city

State, province or county

Postcode (or ZIP code)

Country or region

Which industry do you work in?

Choose the option that best describes the industry you work in

What is your role within the business?

Business owner

Key controller

What is your occupation?

Select the option that best describes the type of work you do.

Full job title

Start date

Annual salary before tax

Currency you pay yourself in

Annual turnover

Annual turnover currency

Are you currently in education?

Yes

Education

Name of your school, college or university

Enter the place where you're studying

Date you'll finish your education

Their work history

Are they currently employed?

Include full or part-time work

Yes

Their current employer

Employer name

First line of employer's address

Town or city

State, province or county

Postcode (or ZIP code)

Country or region

What industry do they work in?

Select the option that best describes the industry they work in

What is their occupation?

Select the option that best describes the type of work they do.

Full job title

Start date

Annual salary before tax

Enter only numbers, e.g. 50000

Currency they are paid in

Have they been employed before?

Yes

Most recent employer

Employer name

First line of employer's address

Town or city

State, province or county

Postcode (or ZIP code)

Country or region

Which industry did they work in?

Select the option that best describes their previous employer's business.

What was their occupation?

Select the option that best describes the type of work they did.

Full job title

Start date

End date

Annual salary before tax

Currency they were paid in

Are they currently self-employed or have they been before?

Yes

Self-employment details

Business name

First line of business address

Town or city

State, province or county

Postcode (or ZIP code)

Country or region

Which industry do they work in?

Choose the option that best describes the industry they work in

What is their role within the business?

Business owner

Key controller

What is their occupation?

Select the option that best describes the type of work they do.

Full job title

Start date

Annual salary before tax

Currency they pay themself in

Annual turnover

Annual turnover currency

Are they currently in education?

Yes

Education

Name of their school, college or university

Enter the place where they're studying

Date they'll finish their education

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Income and wealth

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Your source of income

What is the primary source of your income and wealth?

Their details

First name

Middle name(s) (Optional)

Last name

Date of birth

Employment status

Occupation

Please describe their field of employment

Employer's name

Start date

Approximate net worth

Net worth currency

Where did they build up their net worth?

Date of retirement

Annual salary before tax

Currency of their salary

Name of your income or wealth source

Include the full name(s) of any person or business

Their source of income

What is the primary source of their income and wealth?

Their details

First name

Middle name(s) (Optional)

Last name

Date of birth

Employment status

Occupation

Please describe their field of employment

Employer's name

Start date

Approximate net worth

Net worth currency

Where did they build up their net worth?

Date of retirement

Annual salary before tax

Currency of their salary

Name of their income or wealth source

Include the full name(s) of any person or business

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Banking with us

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Your existing account(s)

Where do you bank the most?

Do you have an HSBC account outside the UK?

Yes

Where do you have an HSBC account?

Their existing account(s)

Where do they bank the most?

Do they have an HSBC account outside the UK?

Yes

Where do they have an HSBC account?

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About your new account

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Initial deposit currency

Select the deposit currency, eg US account will use USD

Initial deposit total amount

We need to know how much money you'll deposit when you open your account

How will the initial funds be transferred into the account?

We need to know how the deposit will reach your account

Cash deposit

Electronic transfer

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Review your application

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You're almost done. Please check all the information you gave us and select 'Back' if you need to make any changes. When you're ready, select 'Submit'.

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Are you 18 years old or above?

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Do you live in the UK?

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Where do you want to open an account?

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Are you a Premier or Jade customer?

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Which type of account are you applying for?

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Do you hold a Hong Kong ID?

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Is the joint applicant 18 years old or above?

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Does the joint applicant live in the UK?

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Are you moving to Canada?

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Why would you like an account outside the UK?

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Please provide more details

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Why would you like an account outside the UK?

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Why would you like an account outside the UK?

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Please provide more details

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About you

Title

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Preferred title

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First name

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Middle name(s)

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Last name

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Are you known or have you ever been known by any other name(s)?

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First name

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Middle name(s)

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Last name

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Date of birth

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Town or city of birth

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Country or region of birth

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Nationality

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Are you a dual national?

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Country or region

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Country or region

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Country or region

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Do you have a tax ID number?

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Tax ID number

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Where was your tax ID number issued?

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Why you don't have a tax ID number?

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Contact details

What is your current living situation?

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First line of your home address

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Town or city

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State, province or county

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Postcode (or ZIP code)

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Country or region

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Date you moved to this address

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Can we write to you at this address?

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First line of your postal address

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Town or city

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State, province or county

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Postcode (or ZIP code)

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Country or region

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Phone number

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Email address

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Work history

Are you currently employed?

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Employer name

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First line of employer's address

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Town or city

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State, province or county

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Postcode (or ZIP code)

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Country or region

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What industry do you work in?

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What is your occupation?

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Full job title

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Start date

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Annual salary before tax

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Currency you're paid in

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Have you been employed before?

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Employer name

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First line of employer's address

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Town or city

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State, province or county

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Postcode (or ZIP code)

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Country or region

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Which industry did you work in?

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What was your occupation?

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Full job title

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Start date

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End date

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Annual salary before tax

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Currency you were paid in

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Are you currently self-employed or have you been before?

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Business name

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First line of business address

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Town or city

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State, province or county

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Postcode (or ZIP code)

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Country or region

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Which industry do you work in?

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What is your role within the business?

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What is your occupation?

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Full job title

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Start date

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Annual salary before tax

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Currency you pay yourself in

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Annual turnover

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Annual turnover currency

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Are you currently in education?

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Date you'll finish your education

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Name of your school, college or university

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Income and wealth

What is the primary source of your income and wealth?

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First name

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Middle name(s)

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Last name

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Date of birth

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Employment status

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Occupation

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Employer's name

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Start date

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Approximate net worth

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Net worth currency

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Where did they build up their net worth?

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Date of retirement

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Annual salary before tax

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Currency of their salary

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Name of your income or wealth source

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Banking with us

Where do you bank the most?

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Do you have an HSBC account outside the UK?

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Where do you have an HSBC account?

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About the joint applicant

Title

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Preferred title

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First name

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Middle name(s)

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Last name

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Are they known or have they ever been known by any other name(s)?

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First name

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Middle name(s)

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Last name

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Date of birth

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Town or city of birth

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Country or region of birth

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Nationality

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Are they a dual national?

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Country or region

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Country or region

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Country or region

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Do you have a tax ID number?

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Tax ID number

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Where was your tax ID number issued?

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Why you don't have a tax ID number?

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Contact details

Does the other applicant live with you?

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First line of their home address

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Town or city

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State, province or county

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Postcode (or ZIP code)

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Country or region

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Date they moved to this address

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Can we write to them at this address?

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First line of their postal address

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Town or city

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State, province or county

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Postcode (or ZIP code)

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Country or region

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Phone number

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Email address

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Work history

Are they currently employed?

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Employer name

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First line of employer's address

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Town or city

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State, province or county

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Postcode (or ZIP code)

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Country or region

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What industry do they work in?

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What is their occupation?

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Full job title

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Start date

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Annual salary before tax

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Currency they're paid in

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Have they been employed before?

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Employer name

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First line of employer's address

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Town or city

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State, province or county

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Postcode (or ZIP code)

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Country or region

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Which industry did they work in?

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What was their occupation?

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Full job title

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Start date

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End date

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Annual salary before tax

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Currency they were paid in

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Are they currently self-employed or have they been before?

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Business name

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First line of business address

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Town or city

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State, province or county

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Postcode (or ZIP code)

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Country or region

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Which industry do they work in?

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What is their role within the business?

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What is their occupation?

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Full job title

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Start date

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Annual salary before tax

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Currency they pay themself in

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Annual turnover

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Annual turnover currency

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Are they currently in education?

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Date they'll finish their education

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Name of their school, college or university

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Income and wealth

What is the primary source of their income and wealth?

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First name

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Middle name(s)

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Last name

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Date of birth

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Employment status

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Occupation

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Employer's name

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Start date

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Approximate net worth

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Net worth currency

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Where did they build up their net worth?

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Date of retirement

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Annual salary before tax

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Currency of their salary

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Name of your income or wealth source

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Banking with us

Where do they bank the most?

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Do you have an HSBC account outside the UK?

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Where do they have an HSBC account?

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About your new account

Initial deposit currency

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Initial deposit total amount

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How will the initial funds be transferred into the account?

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Declaration

I confirm the answers I've given are correct to the best of my knowledge.

We've received your application

What's next?

You'll need to book an appointment with an International Case Manager who will guide you through the next steps.

During the appointment, you’ll need:

valid proof of identity, such as your passport, driving licence or national ID
proof of your current address, such as a bank statement or utility bill

If you applied for a joint account, you'll also need the second applicant's employment, income, tax details and their addresses for the last 12 months.

Your International Banking case manager may ask for additional documents.

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Personal details

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Contact details

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Your contact details

Home address

Postal address

Phone number and email address

Their contact details

Home address

Postal address

Phone number and email address

Work history

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Your work history

Your current employer

Most recent employer

Self-employment details

Education

Their work history

Their current employer

Most recent employer

Self-employment details

Education

Income and wealth

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Your source of income

Their details

Their source of income

Their details

Banking with us

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Your existing account(s)

Their existing account(s)

About your new account

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About you

Contact details

Work history

Income and wealth

Banking with us

About the joint applicant

Contact details

Work history

Income and wealth

Banking with us

About your new account

Declaration

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