Here's how to open Aus Bank acc from UK in 5 days
Aug 8th 2006, 12:50 pm
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Here's how to open Aus Bank acc from UK in 5 days
Hi,
Read a lot of threads on how to do this, and researched a bit. Then spoke to my excellent agent, Annie at Global Visas and wished I had done that immediately.
Westpac have an office over here, with a chap called Anthony working in the migrant Banking office. You ring him (pm me for his number), he emails you a form, you sign and fax back and you get a savings and current account in 2-4 days. You dont need any id at all, you do all that when you get there. You cant withdraw until you have done the id thing, but you can deposit all you like.
Better still, they give you a better interest rate on your savings than they do resident Aussies, to win your business, and they were competitive even before that.
Read a lot of threads on how to do this, and researched a bit. Then spoke to my excellent agent, Annie at Global Visas and wished I had done that immediately.
Westpac have an office over here, with a chap called Anthony working in the migrant Banking office. You ring him (pm me for his number), he emails you a form, you sign and fax back and you get a savings and current account in 2-4 days. You dont need any id at all, you do all that when you get there. You cant withdraw until you have done the id thing, but you can deposit all you like.
Better still, they give you a better interest rate on your savings than they do resident Aussies, to win your business, and they were competitive even before that.
Aug 8th 2006, 1:20 pm
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Re: Here's how to open Aus Bank acc from UK in 5 days
Originally Posted by TheAshleys
Hi,
Read a lot of threads on how to do this, and researched a bit. Then spoke to my excellent agent, Annie at Global Visas and wished I had done that immediately.
Westpac have an office over here, with a chap called Anthony working in the migrant Banking office. You ring him (pm me for his number), he emails you a form, you sign and fax back and you get a savings and current account in 2-4 days. You dont need any id at all, you do all that when you get there. You cant withdraw until you have done the id thing, but you can deposit all you like.
Better still, they give you a better interest rate on your savings than they do resident Aussies, to win your business, and they were competitive even before that.
Read a lot of threads on how to do this, and researched a bit. Then spoke to my excellent agent, Annie at Global Visas and wished I had done that immediately.
Westpac have an office over here, with a chap called Anthony working in the migrant Banking office. You ring him (pm me for his number), he emails you a form, you sign and fax back and you get a savings and current account in 2-4 days. You dont need any id at all, you do all that when you get there. You cant withdraw until you have done the id thing, but you can deposit all you like.
Better still, they give you a better interest rate on your savings than they do resident Aussies, to win your business, and they were competitive even before that.
better still....phone ANZ....10 mins later...you have a ABN, Swift code.
No forms or anything!
TC
Aug 8th 2006, 1:25 pm
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Re: Here's how to open Aus Bank acc from UK in 5 days
Can you post the number etc for ANZ ?
I am waiting on the details, but it was 5.55% for Aus customers, so it will be over that.
I am waiting on the details, but it was 5.55% for Aus customers, so it will be over that.
Aug 8th 2006, 1:31 pm
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Re: Here's how to open Aus Bank acc from UK in 5 days
Originally Posted by TheAshleys
Can you post the number etc for ANZ ?
I am waiting on the details, but it was 5.55% for Aus customers, so it will be over that.
I am waiting on the details, but it was 5.55% for Aus customers, so it will be over that.
http://www.anz.com.au/aus/contact/default.asp
TC
Aug 8th 2006, 2:37 pm
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Re: Here's how to open Aus Bank acc from UK in 5 days
Originally Posted by touchingcloth
what interest rate did they quote you?
Aug 13th 2006, 8:52 am
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Re: Here's how to open Aus Bank acc from UK in 5 days
Originally Posted by TheAshleys
6.05% paid quarterlty so long as you make no withdrawls, which is fine by us
Anyway, you've said that they pay 6.05% quarterly as long as there's no withdrawals? Does this mean if for talking sake, you put £100,000 in an Oz bank that every quarter you'd receive 6.05% of that? Surely not? That seems soooo high. I mean that's £6000 a quarter? Or am I totally missing something here. Help me oh wise financial people, normally I just spend the money I have and don't have time to think about interest rates etc. LOL.
Thanks!
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Aug 13th 2006, 9:15 am
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Re: Here's how to open Aus Bank acc from UK in 5 days
No, the interest is paid quartely, but the % is for the year.
I've read a bit more now, and it is paid monthly on the acc I am having, not quarterly.
I've read a bit more now, and it is paid monthly on the acc I am having, not quarterly.
