TheSubMainMan

Unless I'm a "Premier Account holder" I have to pay them £100 to open up an account in OZ:curse:

"OK, become a Premier account customer then" I hear you say. But that account sucks, it's overly complicated, and even they don't fully understand it. It comes with a set of secret rrequirements that only a few mystic banking people know about!!! I think you can go on a training course to learn all about it

I've seen all the other banking threads, But I was just wondering is this a new charge? Did anyone else pay them the £100?

GinaUK

HSBC have very few branches and ATMs in Oz.

Find out which bank has plenty of ATMs where you want to move and go with them. We've opened an account with Westpac (going to Perth). We did it over the 'phone - completely hassle-free: two accounts set up and internet banking. Opening the account didn't cost anything. Already transferred money into the savings account with HiFX.

Forget HSBC.

Gina

Red_V_Roger

I agree - Westpac were fantastic to deal with over the phone, set up joint current and savings account then called back a few days later to set up telephone and internet banking.

Just hope we find them as good when we get to Oz...!

TheSubMainMan

Cheers for the replys,

Do you have that phone number? or did you just pull it off there web site?

I'll skype them...

Cheers,

Amazulu

Open a HSBC account when you get here. It's easy as.

Red_V_Roger

We followed exactly this post....

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=452418

windog

Are you sure its £100 charge and not that they just want a deposit of at least £100 to open the account with? This is not that unusual over here

dave99

This isnt true, I had a standard hsbc account in the UK and last year asked them to open up an australian one, they did so with no charges. I transfered my money over using moneycorp and have never had any problems.

Rather than open an account with an oz bank I still use my hsbc one, it works out great.

TheSubMainMan

Fantastic,

How did I miss that one

I thought HSBC would be easy and I liked there serious saver account. No one mentioned the £100 fee before so I was a bit surprised.

I'll get that setup tonight. cheers,

Nic938

Gina
Sorry to hijack the thread but I have been trying to open an account with Westpac over the phone, problem is the phone no doesn't seem to be working. Can you tell me which phone no. you used please.

Nic

Issie

Yup ....they told me the same....so i told them to go and shove it


We had already opened an ANZ while we were in Australai so we will stick with just that one. We wanted HSBC because we were with in the UK them but bollocks to that

Red_V_Roger

I used the numbers on this thread...though we got up at 5AM UK time to ring mid-afternoon Oz time - I think the contact centre is in Taz

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=452418

Nic938

Thanks for the no. will give it a try

Nic

GinaUK

LOL! It's a 24 hour call centre - you can phone them anytime! Yes, it's in Tassie.

Gina

Bix

Wouldn't bother with HSBC if you are coming to QLD.
I don't think there are any branches here at all.

I went to my local HSBC to open an Aus account before emigrating and they suggested I join another bank !!!