<blockquote rel="TasBurrfoot"><blockquote rel="legato09">Guys,
Tumitingin na po kami ng bank na puede kami mag open ng account while wala pa sa AU.
Nakita ko po ang CommonwealthBank, isa po sa mga requirements nila is Tax File Number (TFN), pasensya na po pero puede ko na din po applyan ang TFN habang nasa labas pa kami ng AU?</blockquote>
TFN is not a requirement if you wish to open an account with CBA; what happen is that in the event that you cannot be able to produce this, your interest will be taxed.
Sharing our experience, we opened several months before our arrival and our savings earned interest already in Australia. As we did not have a TFN yet, our interest payment got taxed until such time that we were able to supply CBA our TFN.
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Thanks @Bossing TasBurrfoot, nag open na po kami kahapon sa CBA then start na kami mag ipon unti unti ;-) apply na lang kami TFN during our initial entry possible po ba makuha yun in 5working days? Gaano po ba sya katagal antayin?