Hello po.. Ung friend ko po what he did is he opened an AU account online. (eto po ata ung ginamit nya... http://movingtoaustralia.westpac.com.au/?cmp=conmigb&chan=paidsearch&chtype=ppc&seg=Google&pkwd=australia%20bank%20account ... veverify ko po ulit ha) Then he transferred his money to that bank in AU while he was still here in SG. I think sa DBS na sha nagpatransfer ng money nya. Since he was not sure den at that time, konti lang ung nitransfer nyang money to AU. Wala naman shang naging problema when he got to AU.
Another thing naman po (which I still have to check), meron po akong nabasa sa Citibank na pede ka ATA magtransfer ng funds citi to citi free of charge. http://www.citibank.com.sg/gcb/personal_banking/personal_banking.htm#tabs
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Hindi ko po alam kung ok ba ung exchange rates at kung eligible ba tayo. So i still have to check sa citi.