ID Requirements

ID Requirements for sending and receiving money

For receive Transfers only
£0.00 - £599.99
One form of primary identification (as defined below) verifying the full name
or
One form of non-primary identification verifying the full name and one form of non-primary identification verifying the current/permanent address

For Send & Receive Transfers
£600.00 - £1,999.99
One form of primary identification verifying the full name
or
One form of non-primary identification verifying the full name and one form of non-primary identification verifying the current/permanent address

For Send & Receive Transfers
£2,000 and above
One form of identification verifying the full name & one form of identification verifying the current/permanent address.

The same document must not be used to verify both name and address.


Forms of identification verifying the full name:



Primary ID:

  • Current signed passport
  • Residence permit issued by Home Office to EU nationals on sight of own country passport
  • Self-employed in the Construction Industry – tax exemption certificate with photograph of holder (Forms CIS5, CIS6 or SC60)
  • If the person is an asylum seeker, Immigration Office forms SAL1 or SAL2 (only if issued before 31st Jan 2002)
  • Home Office IND Application Registration Card
  • Certificate of Registration (Immigration Act 1971) issued by the Police or Customs
  • National Identity Card
  • Current full or provisional UK photo-card driving licence

Non-primary ID:

  • Current full UK old style paper driving licence
  • Birth certificate
  • Building industry sub-contractors certificate issued by the Inland Revenue
  • Inland Revenue tax notification
  • Firearms certificate
  • Police warrant card
  • Forces ID card

Forms of identification verifying the current/permanent residential address:


Non-primary ID:

  • Record of home visit by a FEXCO MT company representative
  • Confirming from an electoral register search that a person of that name lives at that address
  • Utilities bill (up to three months old) or a certificate from a supplier of utilities confirming the arrangement to pay for the services on prepayment terms
  • Credit reference agency search
  • Local authority tax bill (valid for the current year)
  • Current full or provisional UK photo-card driving licence or full old-style paper driving licence (if not used for evidence of name)
  • Bank, building society or credit union statement or passbook (up to three months old) containing current address
  • The most recent original mortgage statement from a recognised lender
  • Solicitor’s letter confirming recent house purchase or land registry confirmation
  • Local council rent card or tenancy agreement from a recognised lettings or estate agent
  • A letter from a hostel manager confirming temporary residence on a letter headed paper or with a company stamp
  • A tenancy agreement from a local housing association
  • A letter from the matron of a nursing home or residential home for the elderly
  • If customer is in transit at an International Airport, photocopy of flight ticket & passport.



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