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Which Halifax accounts accept US citizens

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Halifax has been checked for US citizens across 7 account types. 5 are open to a US person (1 with strings) and 2 are closed.

If you already have an account with Halifax, a second one there is usually the easier application, because Halifax has already checked who you are. Each account below carries its verdict, the evidence behind it and the date it was checked.

At a glance

Account Verdict Last checked
Current accounts Opens
Savings accounts Opens
Cash ISAs Opens
Stocks & shares ISAs Halifax Share Dealing Skip
Brokerage accounts Halifax Share Dealing Skip
Mortgages Opens
Credit cards With strings

Current accounts

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Opens

Halifax asks that you are 18 or over and resident in the UK, with no tax-residency test and no US exclusion. The Halifax brand is moving to Lloyds, so applicants who do not use the Halifax app are being pointed at Lloyds accounts.

FSCS £120,000 · Halifax app, or online for existing customers

Account Terms The catch
Current Account
Monthly fee
Free
Interest
None
Abroad
2.99% conversion fee, plus £0.50 a payment and £1.50 a cash withdrawal
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Reward Current Account
Monthly fee
£3 a month, refunded any month you pay in £1,500 or more
Interest
1.50% AER up to £3,999.99 and 3.00% AER from £4,000 to £5,000, nothing above
Abroad
No Halifax fees on spending or cash withdrawals abroad
 Two separate direct debits must go out each calendar month.
Ultimate Reward Current Account
Monthly fee
£19 a month
Interest
None
Abroad
No Halifax fees on spending or cash withdrawals abroad
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Source: Halifax current accounts, 2026-08-17 Last checked Halifax's own page

Savings accounts

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Opens

Halifax asks only that you are 16 or over and resident in the UK, with no sole-tax-residency wording and no US-person bar; most accounts open without a Halifax current account. Note the FSCS limit is shared with Bank of Scotland, so holding money at both does not double your cover. The US taxes the interest as ordinary income.

FSCS £120,000, shared with Bank of Scotland · online, app, phone or branch

Account Terms The catch
Regular Saver
Access
Regular saver
Rate
8.00% AER, fixed
Min
£25 a month
Max
£250 a month
Rate as of
 Pay in £25 to £250 a month; no withdrawals unless you close it, and an Everyday Saver opens alongside.
Fixed Saver
Access
Fixed term
Rate
3.80% AER, fixed
Term
1 year
Min
£500
Max
£9,000,000
Rate as of
 No withdrawals during the term, and closing early carries a charge.
Bonus Saver
Access
Easy access
Rate
3.00% AER, variable
Min
£1
Max
£9,000,000
Rate as of
 Two or fewer withdrawals in the account year, otherwise it drops to 0.65%.
Everyday Saver
Access
Easy access
Rate
1.00% AER, variable
Min
£1
Rate as of
 The top rate needs £100,000 or more; £25,000 or more earns 0.90% and less than that 0.75%, on the whole balance. After 12 months it becomes an Instant Saver.
Fixed Saver (2 year)
Access
Fixed term
Rate
4.00% AER, fixed
Term
2 years
Min
£500
Max
£9,000,000
Rate as of
 Deposits only in the first 10 days, no withdrawals, and closing early costs 180 days of interest. Interest paid monthly or annually at the same AER.
Fixed Saver (5 year)
Access
Fixed term
Rate
4.00% AER, fixed
Term
5 years
Min
£500
Max
£9,000,000
Rate as of
 Deposits only in the first 10 days, no withdrawals, and closing early costs 365 days of interest. Interest paid monthly or annually at the same AER.

Source: Halifax savings, 2026-08-17 Last checked Halifax's own page

Cash ISAs

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Opens

Halifax asks that you are 18 or over, resident in the UK for tax purposes and have a National Insurance number. Its conditions repeat the statutory test and add only the Crown employee extension. The IRS still taxes the interest as US income, as the wrapper gives no US relief.

FSCS £120,000, shared with Bank of Scotland · online, app, phone or branch

Account Terms The catch
ISA Saver Fixed
Access
Fixed term
Rate
4.10% AER, fixed
Term
2 years
Min
£500
Rate as of
 No withdrawals, and closing early costs at least 90 days of interest.
ISA Bonus Saver
Access
Easy access
Rate
3.00% AER, variable
Min
£1
Rate as of
 Drops to 0.65% from the month of a third withdrawal in the twelve-month term.
ISA Saver Variable
Access
Easy access
Rate
1.00% AER, variable
Min
£1
Rate as of
 The top rate needs £100,000 or more; £25,000 or more earns 0.90% and less than that 0.75%, on the whole balance. It becomes an Instant ISA Saver after 12 months.
ISA Saver Fixed (1 year)
Access
Fixed term
Rate
4.00% AER, fixed
Term
1 year
Min
£500
Rate as of
 Withdrawals only by closing or transferring the account, and charges apply.
ISA Saver Fixed (5 year)
Access
Fixed term
Rate
4.10% AER, fixed
Term
5 years
Min
£500
Rate as of
 Withdrawals only by closing or transferring the account, and charges apply.
ISA Reward Bonus Saver
Access
Easy access
Rate
3.00% AER, variable
Min
£1
Rate as of
 Needs a qualifying Halifax current account. Drops to 0.65% from the month of a third withdrawal until the end of the account year.

Source: Halifax cash ISAs, 2026-08-17 Last checked Halifax's own page

Stocks & shares ISAs

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Halifax Share Dealing

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To open any account you must not be a US person, a US citizen, or US tax resident by any other route. That is a citizenship test, so living here does not help. Note that Halifax, Lloyds and Scottish Widows all run on the same platform and share this exact clause, so shopping between them on price achieves nothing if you are American.

FSCS £85,000 · Halifax Share Dealing Limited, one platform with Lloyds and Scottish Widows

Source: Halifax Share Dealing terms, section 4.1, 2026-08-17 Last checked Halifax Share Dealing's own page

Brokerage accounts

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Halifax Share Dealing

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Halifax puts a citizenship test in its eligibility list beside the residence one, requiring that you are not a US person, a US citizen, or US tax resident by any other route. Both tests must be met, so living in Britain does not rescue it.

FSCS £85,000 investment cover · online and phone

Source: Halifax Share Dealing terms and conditions, 2026-08-17 Last checked Halifax Share Dealing's own page

Mortgages

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The most permissive high street lender here on immigration, and it is worth reading the exact wording: once you meet its residency test there is no requirement to hold a particular type of visa, and no minimum validity left on it. That test is permanent right to reside, or five years in the UK, or one year on £50,000 income alone or £75,000 jointly, which reaches 95% loan to value. Fail all three and you are held to 75%. It takes a dollar salary with a fifth knocked off. Note this is Bank of Scotland plc trading as Halifax, the same book that writes new Lloyds mortgages, so the three brands are one chance rather than three.

Through a broker · one book with Lloyds and Bank of Scotland

Account Terms The catch
Home mover 2 year fixed
Rate
4.59%, fixed
Then
7.24% homeowner variable rate
Term
Fixed to 31 December 2028
Max LTV
60%
Product fee
£999
Rate as of
 Loans from £25,000 to £2,000,000. A fee free version is 4.76%. Non-UK nationals reach 95% loan to value on the residency test, at higher rates than this tier.
Home mover 2 year tracker
Rate
4.06%, tracker
Then
7.24% homeowner variable rate
Term
Fixed to 31 December 2028
Max LTV
60%
Product fee
£1,499
Rate as of
 Base rate plus 0.31%. The identical product is sold under the Lloyds brand at the same rate and fee, which is the clearest proof the two are one book.

Source: Halifax Intermediaries lending criteria, non-UK nationals and non-sterling income, 2026-08-17 Last checked Halifax's own page

Credit cards

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With strings

US persons: app only for existing Halifax customers, and everyone else is sent to Lloyds

Halifax asks only that you are a UK resident aged 18 or over with a regular income, so citizenship is irrelevant here too. The live barrier is the brand move to Lloyds: new applications run through the Halifax app for people already registered for its online banking, and everyone else is pointed at Lloyds, which wants three years of UK address history.

Halifax app · one group with Lloyds, Bank of Scotland and MBNA

Account Terms The catch
Cashback Credit Card
Representative APR
23.9% APR representative
Card fee
Free
Abroad
A non-sterling purchase fee applies, but the rate is not published
Rate as of
 You can only apply through the Halifax app.
Clarity Credit Card
Card fee
Free
Abroad
No non-sterling purchase fee
 The rate and credit limit are shown only after an eligibility check, so nothing is published in advance.

Source: Halifax credit cards pages, 2026-08-17 Last checked Halifax's own page

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