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What makes me eligible to open an ISA?
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You must:    
  • be over 18 years old (except for cash ISAs were you must be over 16 years old); AND     
  • be normally resident and ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom, or if not so resident performing duties (or married to a person who performs such duties) as a Crown employee serving overseas by virtue of section 132(4)(a) of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1998 (Crown employees serving overseas); AND     
  • not have opened another ISA of the same component (i.e. cash* or stocks & shares) in the current tax year; AND     
  • have made a valid application; AND     
  • have made a valid ISA subscription (that is a payment/deposit).
* Interactive Investor does not offer a cash component within an Interactive Investor ISA.
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