How to start your child's overseas education journey

Our student bank accounts vary by country and region, and eligibility might depend on the student's age, proof of enrollment, or minimum total relationship balance. We offer day-to-day accounts that include a cash welcome deposit and no monthly fees or account opening minimum deposit.

Some student accounts come with fee-free credit card and interest-free overdraft. Our chequing accounts for students may offer free cash withdrawals and unlimited chequing account transactions, and all of our student accounts can be accessed easily through online and mobile banking.

If you're an HSBC Premier customer, you can open an overseas account for your child so they can enjoy the same global Premier privileges and emergency support.

Take a look at the HSBC website for the country/region you're interested in for the most up-to-date student account information.

We can arrange for an account to be opened before your child arrives through our dedicated International account opening team. There are no service charges for international account openings through our International Banking Centre (IBC) for HSBC Premier customers. We can have your child's ATM card ready ahead of time before the move or sent to their new address overseas.

You can find more information about this on our overseas account opening page.

Yes, if you open an HSBC Premier account for your child, they can share your Worldwide Premier status and support in their new country with a Relationship Manager. They can send money instantly and for free between your accounts and will have access to emergency cash advances at any of our branches around the world. All our HSBC Premier benefits can be found on our Premier page.

Find all the information about the steps involved in opening an account for your child on our overseas account opening page.

Yes, you can do with HSBC Global View and Global Transfers. With Global View, you link and view all of your eligible worldwide HSBC accounts with a single log on. This service is free for HSBC Premier customers.

To use Global View and Global Transfers, you must have online banking set up in the countries and regions you hold eligible HSBC accounts. You'll need to enter your log on details to link your accounts and move money between them. Instructions for setting up this service may vary slightly by region.

Global View and Global Transfers are not available in all countries and territories where HSBC Premier is offered. The list of countries is subject to change. Please contact your HSBC branch for more information.

Global View is available in South Korea, but not Global Transfers.

For more information, please see our page on Global transfers made easy.

You'll find all the information about the steps involved in opening an account for your child on our overseas account opening page.