If you are an international student studying here in Teesside University for a year or more. You might want to create a bank account. We have variety type of banks in Middlesbrough such as Barclyas, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, National Westminster and Royal Bank of Scotland to be choose from.
You are required to provide these documents to start up an account:
- Valid passport or EU ID card
- official university letter
- bank statement from home bank ( not necessary )
- document confirming your UK address
Check out different facilities of these bank offers to you, and choose wisely. You might want to consider some facilities such as bank cheques, debit card, credit card, saving accounts, and other scheme for students varies to decide on your bank.
There is a HSBC atm machine within University Main Entrance and Student Union. Its free withdrawal, although you might have other bank accounts. Not to worries about lack of ATM in Middlesbrough as there are a lot of ATM machine within town, Tesco express and Sainsbury's Local.
I would advise students not to carry too much cash upon arrival in UK, just bring sufficient cash to last a month is more than enough. You may consider other options such as traveller cheque and international credit card to loosen up the worries of losing money to bad guys. Besides that, you can shop with free Debit card provided in any banks and you dont have to bring much cash with you most of the time.
Hope that this will help out, cheers
