The easiest way is not to go to a bank that has its head up its arse (pardon my french)
Case in point: I opened a bank account with Lloyds, and I just showed them my work contract (but apparently the only information they needed was my passport)
I know very well that some banks are terribly unfriendly to recently relocated people... and the whole system is quite fucked up, example: Three.co.uk rejected a contract for a 14£(fourteen)/month mobile contract with me, after a credit check (that was back in December, after I already got salary after relocating, paid my bills, etc.)
Now the situations changed... but I find it terribly laughable how a company has a whole set of people and systems to prevent fraud for the whopping incredible amount of 14£ (after a month, if I don't pay they could simply cut off my service)
fraud prevention is obviously serious business...
Case in point: I opened a bank account with Lloyds, and I just showed them my work contract (but apparently the only information they needed was my passport)
I know very well that some banks are terribly unfriendly to recently relocated people... and the whole system is quite fucked up, example: Three.co.uk rejected a contract for a 14£(fourteen)/month mobile contract with me, after a credit check (that was back in December, after I already got salary after relocating, paid my bills, etc.)
Now the situations changed... but I find it terribly laughable how a company has a whole set of people and systems to prevent fraud for the whopping incredible amount of 14£ (after a month, if I don't pay they could simply cut off my service) fraud prevention is obviously serious business...
but you cannot trust a consumer for 14£, really?