Acceptable Personal Identification Requirements for Online Account Opening

 

The following is a list of acceptable forms of proof of identity that you can use in order to open an account online. 

 

Country of Issue of Customers Photographic ID   

Acceptable Photographic ID Types 

Additional Documentation

EEA* (Incl. UK & Ukraine) EEA Passport 
Customer must also present valid Student-ID if they wish to avail of a Student Account  
Irish Passport Card
EEA National Identity Card (Excluding Italian, Romanian, Portuguese & Ukrainian issued documents) 
Non EEA
Non EEA Passport  
 
 
 

*The following is a list of countries in the European Economic Area (EEA)

Austria

Greece

Netherlands

Belgium

Hungary

Norway

Bulgaria

Iceland

Poland

Czech Republic

Ireland

Portugal

Croatia

Italy

Romania

Cyprus

Latvia

Slovakia

Denmark

Liechtenstein

Slovenia

Estonia

Lithuania

Spain

Finland

Luxembourg

Sweden

France

Malta

United Kingdom**

Germany

 

Ukraine***

** Please note: While the United Kingdom is no longer an EU state or EEA country, it will remain a Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) reachable country and treated as an EEA country for the purposes of opening an account remotely.

*** Please note: Due to the EU Temporary Protection Directive, people who were legally residing in Ukraine who cannot safely return to their country of origin, do not need a visa to travel to Ireland and are therefore treated as an EEA country for the purposes of opening an account remotely.