opening a aussie bank account
May 14th 2014, 6:24 pm
#16
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Re: opening a aussie bank account
Hi open a bank account from the UK, The Commonwealth Bank was the one we used when we first migrated, just arrived in Perth went to the head bank in Perth with our passports and picked up our cards etc but I would use HSBC you can open an account in the UK for an overseas account in Aus and have your cards delivered to your address here in the UK and take them with you. Good luck
May 14th 2014, 9:09 pm
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There's plently of local banks, including 4 big ones. Fees are certainly only for the bogan. Still I wouldn't go near a local aussie bank with any serious money.
May 15th 2014, 7:09 am
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I suppose the "local Banks subject is down to the area etc you live. I would not invest serious money in a bank anyway lol
May 15th 2014, 7:21 am
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I would go with HSBC, they were great in Australia and have been here as well.
May 15th 2014, 9:50 am
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There's bound to be people that have had problems of course but as I say both here and in Australia they have been excellent. The only real issue I had in Australia was that the bank was in a Chinese area and all the staff were Chinese speakers first and it was sometimes difficult to understand and be understood.
May 15th 2014, 11:33 am
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They wouldn't give me a mortgage in the UK whilst living in Oz. I was told this throw bullet proof glass in a tin pot 2 horse village in Surrey. Then again none of the high street banks in the UK will either. No other complaints. They make me coffee in the Sydney branch.
May 15th 2014, 10:56 pm
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Cheers for that! I like coffee.
May 16th 2014, 6:27 am
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Re: opening a aussie bank account
I have found their online security including their little keypad thingy very reassuring.
May 18th 2014, 5:53 am
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Re: opening a aussie bank account
I opened an ANZ account before I left for Aus, they have an office in London.
May 28th 2014, 11:06 pm
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I am afraid that HSBC have weak customer service. Ask a banking question much beyond how many cents in a $ and they struggle. Call centre also weak unless you happen to speak mandarin as you struggle to understand what is being said.