Opening a bank account - is it recommended

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• kymme Western Australia
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  December 2017

  you need to open an aussie bank account once in Au. i did bring cash with me. so converted Php to USD then deposited the USD to my Au bank acct and automatically converted to AUD

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• mcg143 Philippines
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  Joined: Jun 19, 2017

  December 2017

  @kymme ah kc Im thinking transfer of funds since you can already open online while here. So magkano dala mo cash when you left Phils?
• mcg143 Philippines
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  December 2017

  So did you just use your PHILS ATM to pay for your succeeding tuition? What was your case?