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   GreenSkyOverMe (Monika) (greenskyoverme@ohai.social)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Jan-2026 01:14:24 JST GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)

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   • David Hembrow

   @hembrow If you feel like it you can use my invite link https://wise.com/invite/ihpc/monikae10 I get I think 10-30€ if you later really use it, and I think you get the card for free instead of 10€, but you don’t actually need the card.

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     GreenSkyOverMe (Monika) (greenskyoverme@ohai.social)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Jan-2026 01:14:25 JST GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)

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     • David Hembrow

     @hembrow On Wise.com I was able to get a British account from outside of the UK. No guarantee that it will be accepted by the pensions, but give it a try.

     Other advantage is that they have the best exchange rates.

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     David Hembrow (hembrow@todon.eu)'s status on Wednesday, 28-Jan-2026 01:14:27 JST David Hembrow

     Here I am, approaching the age at which several tiny company pensions for the many companies that I worked for in the UK ought to start paying out, and I'm faced with this.

     "You must be a UK resident".

     "UK passport or driving licence"

     "must be a UK current account in your name"

     No, no, and No.

     Brexit took away a good part of my income, which is part of why I'd like to be able to access these pensions early.

     Brexit also took away my UK bank account.

     Brexit is also the reason why I changed nationality as a result of which I no longer have a UK passport (or driving licence).

     I've sent them a message of course to ask how I can access my pension. Hopefully I will actually be able to access it, BECAUSE IT'S MY MONEY WHICH I EARN'T. But I won't believe it until they actually start paying out.

     Brexit really is the gift which keeps giving.

     Also: in sensible countries you don't have to try to prove who you are by sending photocopies of paper bank statements. Why is this still how things are done in the UK ?

     #brexit #britishpension #pension #retirement