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Start your application without photo ID
No photo ID? You can still start your application
You can apply for an account with us online without photo ID, but you will need to give us your original documents within 14 days.
Once you complete your application you will be given a reference number. Make a note of this number as you'll need it when you present your original documents as the final part of your application.
You won't be able to use your account until we see your original documents and your reference number.
For a reminder of the documents we accept, please return to our What you need to open a current account page.
Find out how to get your original documents to us:
You can bring your documents into a NatWest branch.
Make sure you remember to bring the reference number you were given when you completed the online application with you. You will need this along with the original copies of your photo ID.
You can post your documents to us.
Make sure you include your reference number when you post your documents.
Please send them to:
Manchester Centre
Account Opening Team
1 Hardman Boulevard
Manchester
M3 3AF
Our Accounts
You can apply for either a Select or a Reward account without photo ID.
Select account
The one that just gets things done.
Basic current account today, access to NatWest's vast offering for your future tomorrow.
- Access to a 5 star rated account.
- Free of monthly fees.
- Quick to set up, easy to use.
Must be 18+ UK resident to apply.
Reward account
Get money back on your everyday spend with over 20 retailers for only £2 a month.
- Earn £4 a month in Rewards for 2 or more direct debits of at least £2.
- Earn £1 a month in Rewards just by logging into our mobile app.
- Earn from 1% back in Rewards when you spend at our partner retailers.
- Earn Rewards as cash back into your account or e-gift codes with our retail partners.
Must be 18+, UK resident, and pay in £1,250 to an eligible NatWest account every month. T&Cs apply.