Before you start

  • We'll ask you for:
  • • Two forms of primary ID (your Australian driver's licence, passport or Medicare card)
  • • Info about your income, expenses, assets, loans and other credit cards.

  • To apply, you need to:
  • • Be over 18 and an Australian permanent resident
  • • Compare our credit cards rates and fees
  • • Supply valid identification document details so that Bankwest can verify my identity with the document issuer. By agreeing to   proceed with electronic identification, I consent to Bankwest sending my information to credit reporting bodies for this purpose. If   Bankwest is unable to verify my identity electronically, I will need to attend a branch or Australia Post to complete the identification   process.
  • • Know that we might call, email or SMS you about this application.
  • • If I am a foreign tax resident, I will provide my valid Tax Identification Number (TIN) if required.
  • • Any cards on your new account will be sent to your residential address, not a postal address.
  • Read our Privacy Collection Notice that describes the main ways we collect, use, and share your personal information
  • when you apply for or hold a credit card and you acknowledge the information in this Privacy Collection Notice and
  • our Privacy Statement and you consent to us:
  • • Exchanging your personal information with credit reporting bodies to verify your identity
  • • Exchanging your personal information with other credit providers
  • • Validating your address with a third party service provider
  • • Sending you direct marketing messages, but you can opt out of receiving them anytime by calling
  •   13 17 19 or by using the unsubscribe function for electronic messages

One last thing
Are you expecting any changes to your financial situation that will affect your ability to make the expected repayments?*

Like extended leave, retirement, parental leave, big expenses, etc.