Do not leave cash or travellers cheques in your room unattended, even if the door is locked. To open an account you will require some form of identification, such as your passport. Some banks may ask for a letter of introduction from your own bank at home and a recent bank statement. The UK has a national banking system. There are branches of the Bank of Scotland and the Clydesdale Bank on campus, and branches of all major UK banks in the city centre close by.
Several banks have officers with specific responsibility for students.
Banks encourage students to open accounts and offer special advantages to encourage them to do so. Compare what is on offer before you make your decision. In general, banks do not offer the normal overdraft facility to overseas students. Cheque guarantee cards are not normally issued to anyone following a course of less than three years' duration. Applications can be made for the above and exceptions are made in certain circumstances, normally at the bank's discretion.