Bank Account: Opening

[ajw]

Hi

Does one have to be resident in Australia to open a bank account in Adelaide? I have my permanent residency already and wondered whether this number / documentation etc would be sufficient?

Many Thanks
AJ

[motlyman]

We used HIFX to transfer our money over to oz and they helped us to open a westpac account while we were still in the UK. So yes you can.

Colin

[hel&sam]

we opened ours with nab before we came over, it meant we could send money over before we came so it was in the account ready to be spent, also meant the cash cards and whatnot were ready to collect.