Transfering money

[caazoo]

I’m new to this whole buying (possibly) overseas thing and was hoping to for some help. I am looking for some information about transferring money from US accounts to Croatia. Anyone know of an informative website or better yet - has anyone personally done this.
I tried getting an international money order from the post office the other day and apparently Croatia doesn’t participate in the program (?)
Also is there a set limit on the amount of cash you can bring into the country???
Thanks

[gmh]

Any bank in the world is capable of completing an 'international bank transfer' to any other bank. You will need to know the complete account details of the account you are transfering to.
I've done it between an australian bank and a croatian bank, and a canadian bank and australian bank amongst others, so I don't think you'd have any trouble between an american bank and a croatian one.

I think you can bring in as much cash as you like as long as you declare it. Probably there is a limit of around 10 000 euro without declaring.

Someone else will no doubt have more accurate info for you.

[dobardan]

You should also check out companies who spee in foreign transfers (such as Moneycorp, who I used). If you commit to buy a certain amount of Euros they provide you with a better rate than most banks can do. Also watch out for fluctuations in the exchange markets. If the Dollar/Euro/Kuna is in your favour now it could be worth reserving a good rate (with a deposit) to such a company.

Good luck,

Dan

PS - Agencies may request Euros or Kunas for a property purchase..

[caazoo]

Thanks, I'll check out Moneycorp. As for the agencies...
After this week little lesson it looks like I'll be looking properties from private sellers.


Thanks again!

[Carol]

I did a big review of this at the end of last year. At that time I could find three money chnage companies who will convert your money into kuna: www.moneycorp.com, www.halofinancial.com & www.completecurrency.com. I did a survey and found that you can expect to save 1% by using this kind of company versus Croatian banks. Halo financial came up cheapest. They are also quite strong on customer service. Send me an email to [e-mail] and I'll give you the rest of the details.

[Carol]

I am sorry to hear of your poor experience with estate agents. We try to be different by offering a quality customer service and being knowledgeable about our subject - detail on the property, buying process explained as clearly as possible and small things which make life easier for our customers like surveying the currency exchange options. check out our website www.aplaceindalmatia.com or email me and I'd be happy to explain what we can do for you. [e-mail]

[onetoten]

Raiffeisen bank is recommended by UK banks.

[caazoo]

Thanks everyone. I'll start checking them out.