Another thing to keep in mind is that you can open up a US bank account (given you're in the US) without a social security number. I did that in the early years of being in the US. So if it's important to have a US bank account, then all it takes is a trip.
On Sep 14, 5:45 am, Geoff McQueen <geoff.mcqu...@hiivesystems.com> wrote: > a foreign currency account is very different to a foreign bank account. > > people here will want to do a "wire" (direct deposit/eft), and they'll want > to know your routing number (bsb) and your account number. > > bet you a glass of your finest lager that cba provides you with an aussie > based account without any of these details, but where the funds are in USD. > that will be useless to you. much like CBA and the rest of the australian > banks, actually. four pillars of bad service and high pricing. > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 03:04, Steven Noble <ste...@snoble.net> wrote: > > Thanks Geoff. Good advice. Hope all is going well for you stateside. > > > I've since discovered that my bank, CBA, offers foreign currency accounts, > > which made me wonder whether the advice to go with Citibank was because they > > had a key advantage? Cheaper? Friendlier? Etc? > > >http://www.commbank.com.au/business/international/international-payme... > > > Likewise with Ozforex -- I'm guessing you compared them to a bunch of other > > international exchange providers and found they were > > cheaper/friendlier/whatever? > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach > > Australia mailing list. Visthttp://siliconbeachaustralia.orgfor more > > > Forum rules > > 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. > > 2) No jobs postings. You can usehttp://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs > > > To post to this group, send email to > > silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en > > -- > Geoff McQueen > Founder & CEO > Hiive Systems > > Phone: 1.877.425.7315 (US) - 1800 2 44483 (AU) > Cell/Mobile: 650.450.4384 (US) - 0414.678.466 (AU) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs To post to this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
