I am looking for a better way to send money to the Philippines

[patrickm1978]

Normally I use the post office to send moneygram to our family
But the rates are not great and they charge £9.50 when we send money. I have looked online at western union and world remit but they don't take maestro card they just seem to take MasterCard and visa . I have used paypal before but it takes 3 days before our family get the money and the rates are not as good as some others such as world remit.
So is there anyone that take maestro card and give good rates
Thanks

[lordna]

Philippines National bank (PNB) , Earls court i believe but do it online and the charge is about £5.50 up to £1000 i think

https://www.pnbeonline.co.uk/

[Terpe]

There's lots of remittance organisations and lots of routes.
Mostly you'll need to set up an account or register.

Just for something a little different have you considered a pre-paid card like Caxton?
These can be very useful and are easy to load up.
Take a card for yourself and a second for your partner. Top up the card here and the funds are immediately available for your partner to get via any ATM

Not for everyone, but I've found it very handy from time to time.
Worth thinking about

[alanp]

My wife uses cbngrupo their rates are good my wife just deposits the money online and then call them to send it.I checked their website the have an off in Belfast. Their website is cbngrupo.net look under offices you will find the address of their branch

[stevewool]

the last one i used was world remit, they took my debit card and all went went, in fact i shall used them all the time or until something that could be even cheaper then they was

[Michael Parnham]

Philippines National bank (PNB) , Earls Court i believe but do it online and the charge is about £5.50 up to £1000 i think

https://www.pnbeonline.co.uk/

£5.50 up to £10,000. In 2010/2011 when the charge was £5 I sent two large amounts £7000 & £5000 and each were £5!

[lordna]

£5.50 up to £10,000. In 2010/2011 when the charge was £5 I sent two large amounts £7000 & £5000 and each were £5!

With effect from 14th February 2011 Amounts in GBP
Remittance amount Web/On-line Others

1 to 1,000 5.50 6.50
1,001 to 2,000 7.00 8.00
2,001 to 4,000 12.00 15.00
4,001 to 6,000 15.00 18.00
6,001 to 8,000 20.00 25.00
8,001 to 10,000 25.00 30.00
10,001 to 50,000 30.00 35.00

For every 10,000 in excess of 50,000 Additional £10

[Michael Parnham]

With effect from 14th February 2011 Amounts in GBP
Remittance amount Web/On-line Others

1 to 1,000 5.50 6.50
1,001 to 2,000 7.00 8.00
2,001 to 4,000 12.00 15.00
4,001 to 6,000 15.00 18.00
6,001 to 8,000 20.00 25.00
8,001 to 10,000 25.00 30.00
10,001 to 50,000 30.00 35.00

For every 10,000 in excess of 50,000 Additional £10

It was before Feb 14 when my transfers took place because Feb 14 2011 was the date of my flight to Philippines, but having said that I was not aware of changes in transfer charges above £1000 because all amounts since then have been less than a £1000!

[Jentobeharrison]

Hello! May I know what would be the best way to pay my fiancee visa? I know it's an online payment but my fiance will pay it. Usually he sends me money through Western Union but the transfer fees aren't that friendly and we are expecting that it will be so expensive if he's going to use it to transfer 851 GBP.

Any suggestions? Or is it possible to let him pay it online whilst he's in UK? Should I just give him my visa4UK logins?

[stevewool]

again world remit just 1 fee for as much as you want to send , thats what i would use if i was sending money

[Jentobeharrison]

again world remit just 1 fee for as much as you want to send , thats what i would use if i was sending money

Oh, it looks like Xoom of USA. Thank you so much for this!

[chino]

http://www.metrorem.co.uk/ - £6 fee but great rates..

[Dav87]

Hi you use the Paypal its free or minimal prices
cheers
Dav

[marga]

Hello! May I know what would be the best way to pay my fiancee visa? I know it's an online payment but my fiance will pay it. Usually he sends me money through Western Union but the transfer fees aren't that friendly and we are expecting that it will be so expensive if he's going to use it to transfer 851 GBP.

Any suggestions? Or is it possible to let him pay it online whilst he's in UK? Should I just give him my visa4UK logins?

He can do the payment online just give him your log-in details at the visa4uk website.That's what we did and no problems at all.

[phil148]

I paid for my wife's visa online from the UK, and I was charged by my bank 27.00 GBP for paying visa4uk. So just let your husband pay for it online. The charge is for converting GBP to USD, because visa4uk only wants to get paid in USD.

[Apple]

Hi,

Try Orbit Remit

[Apple]

Normally I use the post office to send moneygram to our family
But the rates are not great and they charge £9.50 when we send money. I have looked online at western union and world remit but they don't take maestro card they just seem to take MasterCard and visa . I have used paypal before but it takes 3 days before our family get the money and the rates are not as good as some others such as world remit.
So is there anyone that take maestro card and give good rates
Thanks

Hi,

Try Orbit Remit

Regards

[Apple]

Hi,

Try Orbit Remit