The easiest way to send money is by electronic transfer of funds from a bank in your home country into your UK account. To do this the bank in your home country will need:
- your UK bank's name and full address
- your name as given on your UK bank account
- your UK bank account number
- your UK bank's sort code (a several digit code that identifies your bank)
Money can also be transferred using a banker's draft. This is a document drawn up by the bank in your home country and sent to you by post. You present the banker's draft to your bank in the UK who will credit to money to your account. It is advisable to arrange for your banker's draft in sterling as a banker's draft in another currency could take several weeks to clear.