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Bank Account and photo identification

NAS94017
4 months ago

I have recently been made an appointee for my brother and I have been asked to set up a bank account for him.

I am not sure where exactly where to begin with this as this was previously dealt with by the company that used to care for him.

He is non-verbal and unable to communicate properly so bringing him to the bank to open the account is not an option.  He also does not currently hold any photo ID as we have not previously required this for anything but I am sure that I would need a passport or something in the lines of photo identification to get an account set up. Again, I don't think that it would be an option to bring him to get a passport photo taken.

I would be very grateful for any advice around opening an account and how to go about obtaining photo ID for him. I feel very out of my depth with this.

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  • 4 months ago

    I don't know, have you tried contacting various banks and asking about the requirements and explaining his situation? I find the whole photo ID thing really diificult, especially where you need two forms of photo ID, in particular a full driving licence and passport. My 89 year old Mum is really hit by this as she'd never driven and no longer travels, it feels like a tax on being able to live in the 21stC.

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  • 4 months ago

    I don't know, have you tried contacting various banks and asking about the requirements and explaining his situation? I find the whole photo ID thing really diificult, especially where you need two forms of photo ID, in particular a full driving licence and passport. My 89 year old Mum is really hit by this as she'd never driven and no longer travels, it feels like a tax on being able to live in the 21stC.

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