HSBC Premier is available to you, if you pay your annual income into your HSBC Premier Account and you either:
Have an individual annual income of at least £75,000 and one of the following with HSBC UK: a mortgage, an investment, life insurance or a protection product.
OR
Have savings or investments of at least £50,000 with HSBC UK, within 6 months of opening your account
OR
Hold and qualify for HSBC Premier in another country.
If you'd like to open an HSBC Premier Account, please ensure you fulfil all the following criteria:
1. you are 18 years or older
2. your residential address is within the EU, or, if you live outside the EU, you can still apply for an HSBC Premier account subject to local rules and regulations and meeting the UK proof of address requirements.
You can provide us with certified proof of your identity and address and one month's bank statements from your current bank (translated into English if appropriate).
3. If you are resident in the UK, ensure you are happy for us to undertake a credit register search (PDF).
In order to qualify for lending, savings and travel insurance benefits and preferential rates you will need to be a UK resident. This is subject to status and meeting HSBC's proof of UK address requirement.
For eligibility purposes, please note: HSBC in the UK excludes M&S Bank, first direct and HSBC Expat. For the second criteria listed above (‘an individual annual income of at least £75,000 and one of the following products with HSBC in the UK’), in the case of a joint account, at least one of the parties must have an individual annual income of at least £75,000. The investment, life insurance or protection products also include those purchased through one of HSBC's advisers.
HSBC Premier is subject to status. We'll review your account on a regular basis and if you no longer meet the qualifying criteria, we'll transfer your account to another account.