Opening a Bank Account in the UK before Arrival

If you are coming to one of our schools in the UK for a long-term course, you may like to open a bank account in the UK.

St Giles has a partnership with Edustep’s 'Pay To Study' service enabling you to open a UK Bank Account with Barclays Bank before you arrive in the UK, so it is ready for you when you get here!

Edustep provide a user friendly and free service. They will complete your application on your behalf so you can start banking before you arrive and will have your UK Bank Card ready for your collection on arrival.

To learn more information about the servive, and register for this free service please visit their website by clicking here.