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Which Robinhood UK accounts accept US citizens

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Robinhood UK has been checked for US citizens across 2 account types. Both are closed to a US person.

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Explicit twice over: you can apply only if you are not a US person as the Internal Revenue Service defines one, and if you become one at any point you will be required to close the ISA. The account opening checklist repeats it in a single line.

ISA managed by Quai Investment Services · securities held with Robinhood Securities in the US

Source: Robinhood UK stocks and shares ISA key features, 2026-08-17 Last checked Robinhood UK's own page

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The cleanest double trap on this site. The UK agreement makes you represent for the life of the account that you are not a US person as the Internal Revenue Code defines one, while the US arm requires a legal US residential address, so an American who has moved to Britain is locked out at both ends by design. Note also that the UK brokerage assets are not FSCS protected: they sit with Robinhood Securities in the US under SIPC.

Not FSCS. SIPC $500,000 via Robinhood Securities in the US

Source: Robinhood UK customer agreement, 2026-08-17 Last checked Robinhood UK's own page

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PFIC

Almost every UK-domiciled fund is a PFIC, taxed by the US at punitive rates with heavy filing. This is why US citizens hold individual shares, not UK funds.

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ISA US tax

The IRS does not recognise the ISA wrapper. Cash ISA interest and stocks ISA gains are taxable on your US return, and fund holdings drag in PFIC rules.

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FATCA

FATCA makes UK banks report accounts held by US persons to the IRS. It is not a tax; it is a reporting trail. Where it bites is access.