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Hi mden, and certainly would have been a better arrival with a softer landing.
Is it just one bank you have tried re getting a credit account and I would try approaching the situation if you can by checking on which bank your employer uses if they will be using a pay into bank account for wages which is the normal situation, and see about oprning a savings account for that purpose with a credit card attached, there being various bank products along those lines.
If it is already the bank that your wages will be paid into, also check out other banks as your employer can pay into any bank or even a credit union and you may even do better with the latter, but the banking industry all over the globe is a bit on tenterhooks given the situation emanating from Wall st. and the US generally and that is rapidly spreading to the UK and Europe.
As a fallback, if your UK account is still open, you could still look at making deposits from here, either through a bank or via internet transfers - it just being an added expense but not too much if you made a payment every two/three months if possible.
I've moved it for you mden, and with a slightly modified title for whereas we might be Aussies, it is either Oz or Australia or downunder that you're in or where - Aussieland kind of grates!
Last edited by Wanderer; 11-01-2008 at 10:33 AM.
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