Opening an Australian Bank Account from UK
Nov 1st 2006, 5:52 pm
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Opening an Australian Bank Account from UK
A couple of people have mentioned that they were able to open their Australian bank accounts over the internet before they actually emigrated. Which banks did you use and was it difficult?
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Nov 1st 2006, 6:45 pm
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Re: Opening an Australian Bank Account from UK
Decembers issue of Australia and New Zealand magaznie came today. There's a page in it about migrants banking before they move.
Try www.westpac.com.au/migrantbanking
Marc.
Try www.westpac.com.au/migrantbanking
Marc.
Nov 1st 2006, 6:58 pm
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Re: Opening an Australian Bank Account from UK
Originally Posted by dade
A couple of people have mentioned that they were able to open their Australian bank accounts over the internet before they actually emigrated. Which banks did you use and was it difficult?
Thanks
Sani
Thanks
Sani
Graham
Nov 1st 2006, 9:08 pm
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Re: Opening an Australian Bank Account from UK
Originally Posted by dade
A couple of people have mentioned that they were able to open their Australian bank accounts over the internet before they actually emigrated. Which banks did you use and was it difficult?
Thanks
Sani
Thanks
Sani
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Nov 1st 2006, 9:16 pm
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Re: Opening an Australian Bank Account from UK
Originally Posted by northerner
We were with HSBC in the UK and so stuck with them, process was relativly painless, went to the branch here in Sydney when we arrived and picked up our cards etc. - no problems.
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Nov 1st 2006, 9:18 pm
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Re: Opening an Australian Bank Account from UK
Originally Posted by brissydeb
HSBC is probably one of the easiest routes as they have branches all over the UK.
Another big plus with them is that if you leave money in your UK account it does not cost you anything to take it out abroad.
Nov 1st 2006, 11:12 pm
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Re: Opening an Australian Bank Account from UK
We opened a migrant banking account with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
You can download a form online or call their London branch.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Senator House, 85, Queen Victoria St, London, EC4V 4HA
Tel: 020 7710 3999
The application is done in about a week and your given a sort code and account number.
I think if you send over less than £30,000 there is a small fee but its waived if you send a higher amount.
You have to validate it at the other end where you will recieve your cards, to take out money.
You can download a form online or call their London branch.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Senator House, 85, Queen Victoria St, London, EC4V 4HA
Tel: 020 7710 3999
The application is done in about a week and your given a sort code and account number.
I think if you send over less than £30,000 there is a small fee but its waived if you send a higher amount.
You have to validate it at the other end where you will recieve your cards, to take out money.
Nov 1st 2006, 11:21 pm
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Re: Opening an Australian Bank Account from UK
Originally Posted by brido
We opened a migrant banking account with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
You can download a form online or call their London branch.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Senator House, 85, Queen Victoria St, London, EC4V 4HA
Tel: 020 7710 3999
The application is done in about a week and your given a sort code and account number.
I think if you send over less than £30,000 there is a small fee but its waived if you send a higher amount.
You have to validate it at the other end where you will recieve your cards, to take out money.
You can download a form online or call their London branch.
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Senator House, 85, Queen Victoria St, London, EC4V 4HA
Tel: 020 7710 3999
The application is done in about a week and your given a sort code and account number.
I think if you send over less than £30,000 there is a small fee but its waived if you send a higher amount.
You have to validate it at the other end where you will recieve your cards, to take out money.
We did this before our move, got a mortgage and credit card with CBA no probs. We did send a fair bit of money through, profit on house, savings ect, which was good because the bank manager, who we met when we first got here was referee for our first rental house so we didn't need any proof of work ect (not that we had a job).
Nov 1st 2006, 11:50 pm
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Re: Opening an Australian Bank Account from UK
Originally Posted by Milo
We did this before our move, got a mortgage and credit card with CBA no probs. We did send a fair bit of money through, profit on house, savings ect, which was good because the bank manager, who we met when we first got here was referee for our first rental house so we didn't need any proof of work ect (not that we had a job).
We went with Commonwealth Bank too and have found the whole experience scarily painless and simple
Got a good exchange rate and the tellers at the Oz end have been friendly and helpful (now thats a first for me)
