UK Bank account help

[omdano]

Hello ,

I am not a resident of the UK .
But i have a paypal account with some money .
I want to withdraw that .
What are my options ?
Can i open a UK bank account from my country (UAE ) ?

[JamesNorth101]

Its possible with certain banks.

Its always a lot easier to come to the UK and do it though

[omdano]

I see that Barclays Offers Non-UK residential accounts .
They have a few branches here in the UAE .
HSBC is in the same street i am in ...

Seems like i am in luck

[omdano]

Or i can easily Make a paypal account for my country and send the money as payments t that account ...
Does Paypal allow multi-accounts ?

Edit :

My question is like this ,
There is a bank "Al mashreq" That has a branch in the UK .
If i get a bank account in that bank . Wouldn't that count as a UK bank account too ?
What defines a "UK Bank account" And makes it different than a US bank account ?

[JamesNorth101]

It would need a UK sort code and an account number.

[entohouse]

I buy bitcoin when I have balance on multipul accounts and after I change it I transfer to main account, it works fine.

[omdano]

@entohouse

I thought of that , But couldn't find anybody who sells bitcoin for paypal funds .


Edit : Got recommendations ?

[richie2065]

You cant open a UK bank account with your current status im afraid - you need to be of resident

[mhhbizz]

you need proof of address in the UK. unless you have some agent/partner that can be your representative in the UK. not sure which bank but i think it was barclays.