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Which Shawbrook Bank accounts accept US citizens

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

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Shawbrook requires applicants to be permanently resident in the UK and liable to pay tax only in the UK, so a second tax residency puts a US person outside its published criteria.

Source: Shawbrook Bank, opening an account, 2026-08-17 Last checked Shawbrook Bank's own page

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Shawbrook's ISA eligibility requires you to be liable to pay tax only in the UK, which excludes a US person with US tax obligations. The wrapper would give no US relief in any case.

Source: Shawbrook Bank, All about ISAs, 2026-08-09 Last checked Shawbrook Bank's own page

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