Check you have the right documents to prove your identity

Each of these documents must show your current address.

Unless we say otherwise, we will not accept 2 of the same type of document. For example, we will not accept 2 council tax statements. we will only accept 1 council tax statement and 1 document of a different type.

We cannot accept:

• photocopies or documents printed from the internet (such as an online bank statement you have printed out)
• bank or building society statements printed in your local branch, even if they have been dated and stamped by the bank staff
• documents or images downloaded from the internet and sent to us as digital files

We will accept:

• a bank or building society statement from the last 3 months (we will accept 2 statements, but only if they are from different banks or building societies)
• a utility bill from the last 3 months (we will accept gas, electric, telephone landline, water, satellite TV or cable TV bills but not mobile phone bills)
• a credit card statement from the last 3 months (we will accept 2 statements, but only if they are from different credit-card providers)
• a council tax statement from the last 12 months
• a mortgage statement from the last 12 months
• a letter from the last 3 months from any of the following:
  • HM Revenue and Customs
  • the Department of Work and Pensions
  • a Jobcentre Plus – or any other employment service
  • a local authority
• a P45 or P60 tax statement from the last 12 months
• a paper version of a current UK driving licence (not the paper counterpart to a photocard)
• a driving licence photocard issued by the DVA in Northern Ireland (not the paper counterpart)
• a pension, endowment or ISA statement from the last 12 months
• a valid UK firearms licence with photo