Quote Originally Posted by poss30 View Post
yeah thanks for that guys.i will do it when im with my gf then.my bank is barclays here but if we open an hsbc bank account in phili and i open a hsbc bank account in england its gotto be cheaper than western *****. if .no no no when my mahal gets visa im gonna fly over to bring her back with me also ive put on the application i will be available if needed if we get interview.

im dont want my mahal walking around schipol airport lost .only thing is i use klm coz they fly from durham tees vally which is 5 mins away but i cant get one way flight for her only in business class £1500 cheapest for 1 way im gonna have to ring them
My wife bought a ticket one way (quite common in phill) using KLM via Scipol far easier to buy in phill than by a brit in the UK.

You don't need an account say you want to transfer money for example by phill rem or pnb you can ring them up and give them the details via debit card or transfer money into a local bank over the counter with say barclays for philrem and they do all the work.

The exchange rate with westen union

£ 500.00 Money transfer fee* £ 37.00 Total estimated amount £ 537.00

Estimated exchange rate 1 United Kingdom Pound = 81.4347891 Philippine Peso
Estimated local currency pay out = 40717.40 Philippine Peso

pnbs rate 84.15 and 5 pound charge = 42075 pesos

phill rem 83.90 and 7 pound charge =41950 pesos

plenty more remittance companies the two i used as examples are not perfect imo, you can pay more to have the money delivered direct to her door if you really want.