How to Open an Account

Step 1 - Complete an application form

Apply online using our Internet Application Form.

Or

Download and print an application form in PDF format.

(The form is provided in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.
If you do not have a copy of Acrobat reader click here)

Step 2 - Source relevant forms of identification

If you are a new customer you will need to source Relevant Forms of Identification as follows:

Applying by Post
When posting your application, return with one form of identification from List A, accompanied by a cheque drawn on an Irish bank account in your own name (s) and two forms of address verification from List B for each applicant (see below).

OR

If your postal application is not accompanied by a cheque drawn on an Irish bank account in your own name (s), your application must be returned with two forms of identification from List A and two forms of address verification from List B for each applicant.

If you do not have the two forms of identification from List A, one form from List A, legally certified by a professional person (Solicitor, Accountant, Bank Manager, Garda Officer or Embassy/Consular staff) will suffice. This must be accompanied with two forms of address verification from List B for each applicant.

Dropping into the Branch
If you can call to any of our offices in Dublin/Cork/Galway/Limerick or Waterford, new customers will simply require;

• A photocopy of your current Passport/Driving License
AND
• A most recent original of one of the following;
  ·  Utility bill, ie Telephone/Gas/Electricity
  ·  Mobile phone bill
  ·  Bank/Credit card statement
  ·  Motor/Household Insurance statement

Step 3 - Send your application with identification
(if relevant) to:

Freepost,
Personal Deposits,
Anglo Irish Bank,
18/21 St. Stephen's Green,
Dublin 2,
IRELAND.

Provision of confirmation of identity is required by Section 32 of the Criminal Justice Act 1994

Should you require any assistance with the completion of this form, please contact our Personal Deposit Desk on
1850 44 22 22 (8am to 8pm, Monday to Friday) where our Personal Deposit Team will be delighted to assist you.

**Apply online**

Non-Residents Information
For non residents, applications must also be accompanied with a Non Resident Declaration and a Bank Reference.
Please download and complete the following with your application:

• Non Resident Declaration (PDF)
• Bank Reference (PDF)

**Apply Online**

• Call us on 1850 44 22 22.
• Email us at [email protected]
• Call in to our offices in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick or Waterford