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SENDING MONEY FROM SPB TO UNITED STATES

Way to Russia Talk Lounge Forum Index -> Travel Advice (Practicalities)

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Coriale Just Starting Joined: 15 Mar 2008 Posts: 7 Location: Saratoga Springs NY ST. Petersburg Russia	Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 12:29 am    Post subject: SENDING MONEY FROM SPB TO UNITED STATES I LIVE IN SPB WITH MY FIANCE 1/2 THE YEAR. I LIVE IN NEW YORK THE OTHER 1/2. I NEED TO KNOW THE BEST, SAFEST, CHEAPEST WAY TO SEND 30K FROM SPB TO MY ACCOUNT IN THE U.S. IF ANYONE CAN HELP WITH THIS IT WOULD BE MUCH APPRECIATED. THANK YOU
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Varrah Lounge Lizard Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Posts: 80 Location: St.-Petersburg, Russia	Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 11:11 am    Post subject: 1. Turn off CAPS Lock 2. Try paypal
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danbrew Just Starting Joined: 17 Mar 2010 Posts: 8	Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 12:47 am    Post subject: The only way - in a million years - that I would send that much money in or out of Russia is via a wire transfer from my banks wire department. Period. Any other method would expose you to fees and the chance of fraud. Paypal? Please. They'd want to charge you a fee based upon the transaction amount - at least 2%. You should not pay a few based upon the amount - that's just plain crazy. I've sent many tens of thousands and dollars back and forth between banks via wire transfers and, if I paid a fee at all, it was something like $15. If you're really talking 30,000 USD, then you have a relationship with both banks most likely. I find it hard to believe that you would be charged a fee at all. Note that brokering institutions in the US are required by law to *report* any transaction over $10,000 US (and record anything > $3000 US), so unless you're trying to do this on the sly, I can't imagine why you just wouldn't ask your bank to do it.
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Varrah Lounge Lizard Joined: 26 Jun 2008 Posts: 80 Location: St.-Petersburg, Russia	Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 4:34 pm    Post subject: Russian banks are far far worse then you can imagine. It's a big question where the fare will be more - on PayPal or in a Russian bank... Even when you go abroad from Russia, you're asked to declare money if the summ is greater than 5000 USD. So sending such summ via wiretransfer is also not that easy.
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