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Santander student acc application keeps getting declined

Idk what is wrong but my santander student acc keeps getting rejected. For My friend it opened straight away and her card got sent to her but for me it kept getting declined so many times. Did this problem happen to you ? What is the potential reason?
Original post by Mvt083
Idk what is wrong but my santander student acc keeps getting rejected. For My friend it opened straight away and her card got sent to her but for me it kept getting declined so many times. Did this problem happen to you ? What is the potential reason?


Are you British or Have the right to be opening bank accounts?


Have you ever been restricted from a bank before or involved in any fraudulent activity?
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Original post by Caspertheghost1
Are you British or Have the right to be opening bank accounts?
Have you ever been restricted from a bank before or involved in any fraudulent activity?


Im not British but I have BRP card and have a provisional driving license. When it asks for my nationality and country of birth I dont put england or uk.
Reply 3
Original post by Mvt083
Im not British but I have BRP card and have a provisional driving license. When it asks for my nationality and country of birth I dont put england or uk.

One of the criteria for the Santander student account is that "You’re 18 or over and live in the UK permanently". So it may be that it's your immigration status that's the issue.
Reply 4
Original post by martin7
One of the criteria for the Santander student account is that "You’re 18 or over and live in the UK permanently". So it may be that it's your immigration status that's the issue.


Yh could be but I do live in the uk permanently?
I think the best option is to go to a branch and do it
Original post by Mvt083
Yh could be but I do live in the uk permanently?
I think the best option is to go to a branch and do it


How long have you been here and what kind of brp do you have? What are the permissions
Applying multiple times may also have been a bit of a red flag.
Reply 7
Original post by Admit-One
Applying multiple times may also have been a bit of a red flag.


Yes I agree I tried way too many times 😂
Reply 8
Original post by Caspertheghost1
How long have you been here and what kind of brp do you have? What are the permissions


5+ yrs, I have the permission to stay.
Thing is the application gets rejected before I reach the step of providing evidence such as BRP.
BRP isnt the reason I think
Original post by Mvt083
5+ yrs, I have the permission to stay.
Thing is the application gets rejected before I reach the step of providing evidence such as BRP.
BRP isnt the reason I think


May be you’re applying for overdraft?
Reply 10
Original post by Caspertheghost1
May be you’re applying for overdraft?


No. I think i got it sorted I had to take an alternative route, I applied for a current account first and now Im gonna go to a branch and transfer it into a students account.
Thank you so much for your help and advices 💞

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