Letter of Introduction to UK Banking Facilities

If you are an International Student and wish to open a bank account in Aberystwyth you may need to request a Letter of Introduction to UK Banking facilities.

Once you have formally registered as a student with the University you can request a letter to support your request to open a bank account in Aberystwyth.

Before you request the letter you must have chosen the bank you wish to apply to open an account with.  The banks available in Aberystwyth are:

HSBC, Nationwide Building Society, NatWest, Principality, Santander, TSB

If you need to request a letter for use with Nationwide Building Society or Barclays Bank plc, please e-mail aocstaff@aber.ac.uk 

You MUST make sure that your name on your student record appears as it does on your Passport.  If you wish to request a change to your name you can do this under the Personal Section of your Student Record.

You must have a term and home address listed on your student record otherwise your request will not be processed.

Before you request your letter, ensure your name on the Student Record appears as it does on your passport.  If you wish to request a change to your name, you can do so on My Personal Information.     

To request the letter, please follow the steps below:

  • Log into https://studentrecord.aber.ac.uk/
  • Go to My Personal Information
  • Select Download Official Letter
  • Go to Choose Your Programme and check the course displaying is the course you would like to download a letter for.
  • Go to Choose type of letter required, select Introduction to UK Banking Letter.
  • You will have the option to download the letter as a PDF document or you can print the letter from the Hugh Owen letter and other printing locations. Printed letters must be in colour.

If your name or address is incorrect and you need to change this you can do so by choosing the ‘incorrect’ button and this will direct you to the area to change your details.  If you are missing a home or term address on your record you will not be able to proceed with your request.

You must then confirm your course and choose the bank that you wish to apply for an account with.

The letter will generate immediately if you choose to print it yourself.

You can print the letter from the Hugh Owen Library or from any location with a colour printer but it MUST be printed in colour.

The letter will be available to reprint from your Student Record for a period of 7 days.

If you are an International English Centre student you will need to request this letter directly from the Centre (tesol@aber.ac.uk) .