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DV 2018 OC Selectees

I’m sorry to those that missed out, I know the feeling y’all are going thru at this time.
 
mrajkumarfj said:
any chance that VO could go above that September cut-off number or may call in for case numbers just above that cut-off
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No, the VO does not have that discretion, nor does anyone else. In any case interviews are scheduled by kcc. The embassies only make slots for the cases they are given by kcc.
 
Hey guys,
Does anyone have any links to resources or advice about the best way to move funds from aud to usd pre relocation?
Appreciate any help!
 
PaigeKN said:
Hey guys,
Does anyone have any links to resources or advice about the best way to move funds from aud to usd pre relocation?
Appreciate any help!
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I was a long term Australian Citibank customer and had zero luck with them in the US, their rates are also not that great.

I ended up using ozforex (ofx) multiple times over the past 3 years, I’m not sure if they still do it but I got 5 fee free transfers, and over 5k was free anyway. Their forex rates are also usually way above any other options.

They also have Australian accounts you can deposit into and in the US they use Bank of America, so my transfers are usually done in a day or two.
 
PaigeKN said:
Hey guys,
Does anyone have any links to resources or advice about the best way to move funds from aud to usd pre relocation?
Appreciate any help!
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Mijoro said:
Citibank is your best bet
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FlyingDonkey said:
I was a long term Australian Citibank customer and had zero luck with them in the US, their rates are also not that great.

I ended up using ozforex (ofx) multiple times over the past 3 years, I’m not sure if they still do it but I got 5 fee free transfers, and over 5k was free anyway. Their forex rates are also usually way above any other options.

They also have Australian accounts you can deposit into and in the US they use Bank of America, so my transfers are usually done in a day or two.
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It often depends more what type of customer band you are than where you bank - for many banks, their elite/private client customers get low or no fee for fx transfers and sometimes get wholesale fx rates, whereas “normal” customers get not great rates and not great fees. For the latter, the specialist forex transfer companies (I guess like ozforex) are often better choices than banks
 
SusieQQQ said:
It often depends more what type of customer band you are than where you bank - for many banks, their elite/private client customers get low or no fee for fx transfers and sometimes get wholesale fx rates, whereas “normal” customers get not great rates and not great fees. For the latter, the specialist forex transfer companies (I guess like ozforex) are often better choices than banks
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Agreed, I was a relatively high value client from running business accounts through them, but it really seemed that the US side had no idea about Oz and visa/versa...It would also vary wildly based on your local branch in the US too how much they are willing to dig.
 
Finally!

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Now to rebook everything to get back home!
 
We were high value clients in Australia. We got lucky in that our HSBC guy in NYC who did our banking when we got here was also an Aussie. Definitely helped.
 
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