I wanted to schedule a payment of $100 every month to a relative in China. Any companies out there that is reliable and doesn't charge lots of fees?
2006-08-07 20:57:47 · 11 answers · asked by Happy 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
I did some more research and came to the conclusion that the best way is to just mail a check. It does take 30 for the check to clear though.
2006-08-13 20:38:18 · update #1
try paypal
but they recipient will need an email address.
2006-08-07 21:00:29 · answer #1 · answered by boaqdhyaj hampanirekyui 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
uh, I live in China currently, and I use Western Union whenever sending money home to my family in Canada. I know that you can also send money from North America abroad the same way. It's a flat rate of 20 or 25 US dollars. It's changed since the first time that I used western union, so i can't remember whether it's 20 or 25. All you need is your contacts passport number and correct spelling of their name and you shouldn't have any problems. If you're only sending 100 dollars a month, it's a little expensive to be spending 20-25 dollars each time, why don't you see if you can send the payments every 2 or 3 months? The flat rate stays the same, and you don't have to do it as often. Good Luck.
2006-08-08 04:04:57 · answer #2 · answered by soft rockstar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say PayPal would be the cheapest way. It does take 3 days I believe for money to be transferred to a bank account but that's a lot better than the 30 days you mentioned for a check to clear! Other than that maybe ask your bank if they have international accounts and maybe you can get your relatives an account that they can access from China that way you can transfer money between accounts. I'm not sure if this is possible but it's worth asking.
2006-08-14 11:36:21 · answer #3 · answered by vegasinco 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Western Union
2006-08-08 04:56:31 · answer #4 · answered by penny_zf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Western Union
2006-08-08 04:23:04 · answer #5 · answered by a_phantoms_rose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would ask someone from my bank. It seems to me that if direct deposit is available then that wuold be the fastest,cheapest method.I mean having your bank transfer the funds from your account to the family members acount.
2006-08-14 16:36:25 · answer #6 · answered by iceman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
western money transfer or just wire it to an account in international bank with a banch in that city where you want to send
2006-08-08 04:50:54 · answer #7 · answered by Explorer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Contact one of the Fujian snakeheads.
Chinese people seem to think they are the best in handling international transactions.
Color of law not needed for any of them, apparently.
2006-08-08 04:03:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
western union probably--in continental us, mexico and canada it is 67.70$ to send. However i just sent money to my fiance who is in Nigeria working and it was only $48.00 to send WU go figure why it was cheaper to send internationally??
2006-08-13 15:00:41 · answer #9 · answered by sheri h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Western Union. you can do it online or thru the agent.I think thru the agent is cheaper
2006-08-08 04:01:48 · answer #10 · answered by Nue 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋