Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Purposes to Send Money Abroad


International money transfer:

An international fund transfer is a service that allows us to send money for different purposes. There are many reasons for sending money abroad.

AD I (Bank) are allowed to do both current and capital account remittances, but  ADII (like Orient Exchange) are permitted to do remittance to Foreign Countries only for 17 purposes under LRS, which are listed below. The outward remittance transactions can be either a Telegraphic Transfer or Demand Draft. ADII has arrangements with different banks for processing the wire transfer Transactions. The transactions are processed on the verification of KYC of the remitter.

The purposes permitted by RBI under AD-II

a.       Private Visits,

b.       Remittance by tour operators /&travel agents to overseas agents or principals or hotels,

c.       Business Travel,

d.       Fee for participation in global conferences and specialized training sector

e.     Remittance towards participation in international events, competitions (towards training sponsorship and prize money),

f.        Film Shooting expenses

g.       Medical Treatments abroad,

h.       Disbursement of Crew Wages,

i.         Overseas Education,

j.         Remittance of the scheme under educational tie-up arrangements with universities abroad,

k.       Remittance under fee for examinations held in India and also abroad and additional score sheets for  GRE, TOEFL, etc.,

l.         Employment, processing assessment fees for overseas job applications,

m.     Emigration and emigration consultancy fees,

n.       Skills/credentials assessment fees for intending migrants,

o.       Visa Fees,

p.       Processing fees for registration of documents as required by Portuguese / other governments.

Registration or subscription or membership fees to international organizations.

Why People Transfer Money Internationally

Generally, people transfer money for different purposes. Here we will give common reasons for transferring money. Many of them choose wire transfer through AD-II for a better rate as compared to banks.

          1)      Remitting for ‘Overseas tuition fees/university fee’ - for children’s education

          2)      Friends and family - as maintenance or gift.

          3)    Paying bills - Like school fees or utility, expenses bills need to paid abroad.

          4)       Property buy/sell

                 There are lump sum amount of money transfer /receive when you are planning to buy property abroad or selling a property in abroad. You need to ensure that fees and exchange rate not paid much while transferring

          5)      Pension transfer

People that paid in the US, but stay/live or taken extended holidays abroad need to do an outward money transfer.

          6)      Salary transfers

If you work overseas you need to send money through international payment. Also if you sit in a home country and work for foreign the country then the company has to do an international money transfer.

7)    Overseas mortgage payments.

8)    Buying or selling big-ticket assets

9)    Emigration

If have planning to move from other countries, some amount of property sale or limited amount in saving bank account to be transfer

10)  Paying for wedding abroad

11) Paying accommodation or luxury holidays overseas

12)Paying investment or Divestments

13) Topping up a foreign bank account

Tips for saving money while transferring international payments.

-          If you plan for sending money then get’ best deal’

-          When you transfer money, it includes fee and exchange rate. Whether you transfer a large amount of money or small, charges and the exchange rate cost added up. You need to find solutions for reducing charges and get  better exchange rate.

-          Watch on companies that claim on offer- fee-free fund transfers as they often manage the exchange rate to make a profit.

-          The actual cost of the transfer is nobody knows & it hidden, so the customer should ask how much FX getting in hand like EUR/JPY, GBP/AED, etc…

-          If you go to banks, they are expensive and a lot of documentation and procedures to follow. Try with FX broker or money changer who deal in online and offline forex services.


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