Guest melissa Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Can you open an account online with an Aussie bank. And does it take long if you can. I want to transfer money as quick as i can. I've got an account opening with Commenwealth Bank on friday hopefully, if it all goes through. But if i could do it quicker i can get the current good rate. Darren. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jewels1356 Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 try westpac.au you can open an account now julie xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest melissa Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 Do you know if the account is instantly activated, as i thought they would need ID to start it up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jewels1356 Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 not sure but if ou go to thier webbsite you can find out i think you have to wait 48rs i opened mine on hols this year ,let me know how you get on good luck julie xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chris_mac Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 not sure but if ou go to thier webbsite you can find out i think you have to wait 48rs i opened mine on hols this year ,let me know how you get on good luckjulie xxx You cant open them online from outside the uk... They send you an email with 24hr contact telephone number to open one if you are overseas.. Ive been trying over the last couple of days and hopefully succeeded today. Heres the numbers Commonwealth: 0061 2 9999 3283 (24 hr) Westpac: 0061 2 9293 9270 (business hours) Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest heieup Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 You can set up a purchase though with a currency trader and fix the rate today. E.g. I am using Hifx (loads of others available) you can ring up and agree a contract to buy today and pay the rest at a date to suit in the future. So you can have the rate fixed at the current good rate and then make the payment later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 You can set up a purchase though with a currency trader and fix the rate today. E.g. I am using Hifx (loads of others available) you can ring up and agree a contract to buy today and pay the rest at a date to suit in the future. So you can have the rate fixed at the current good rate and then make the payment later. I've just done that today, i got $2.42. It's going up and down like a yoyo, so concidering how bad the rate has been, i'm happy with that. We've been working our budget out at $2.00 for the last 6 months, to be on the safe side. So this has cheered us right up! We have now opened an account with the commonwealth bank, it only took two days after we sent them the ID ect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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