how can my husband send me money?

[HLM 1]

if i open a bank account here in a branch -of whatever bank he is using- here in cairo? can he send me money thru it? also wd a check work? is it safe to send money thru fedex? he was thinking of sending his credit card thru fedex as well with the papers i need for the interview insha Allah but i dont know if anyone can open the envelope and just take it out?! its too risky!!

any suggestion is appreciated

thx

Edited May 22, 2008 by HisLittleMasriyah

[Nagishkaw 510]

How about a debit card? or, https://www.ikobo.com/

[mohamed and trina 0]

everytime i send money it was through something called western union,or money grams,these are pretty safe but i would not send your credit card through the mail.check with your bank.ask them about transferes.and what you have to do but again i used western union.

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

He can wire the money but Western Union is cheaper.

He can also get you a bank card with his bank and have them send it to you and you have to activate it with your own pin.

HSBC in Egypt is known as US Bank in the US.

Another way is thru family or friends. If there is some family or friends that are back and forth between here and there and have a bank account in both countries then he can give them the money and they can deposit into your bank account.

[Nagishkaw 510]

NEVER send a credit card through the mail, or cash for that matter! And yes, they have the right to inspect all mail going in and out of the country.

[S and S 12]

I have sent money through money gram. Then you can just pick it up at a bank. When you husband sends the money through money gram, he can then call their phone number to find out all the locations they allow the money to be picked up. I found that in Jordan you can pick it up at any of the major banks with just a passport or ID and the transaction number. Oh, and you don't have to have an account with that bank though they may charge a seperate fee.

Edited May 22, 2008 by S and S

[RAKASA 0]

Money Gram is our preferred method and it's much cheaper than Western Union. You might also look in to a Paypal account.

[brnidokiegurl 0]

can u open a bank account there together we werent able to in morocco or here

[S and S 12]

Money Gram is our preferred method and it's much cheaper than Western Union. You might also look in to a Paypal account.

I agree that money gram was a lot cheaper for me too.

[sarahaziz 0]

When my mom sends money to her sister she sends it western union it's like 10.50 for under 500.00

[Donna A 4]

when we send money overseas we wire it from our bank account to his dad's bank account. im sure it can also be done from there to here also. thats the cheapest way we have found. ull just have to get all the info from ur bank to tell him.

[HLM 1]

How about a debit card? or, https://www.ikobo.com/

thank you all for ur help!

Nagi did u try iKobo urself?

[Nagishkaw 510]

I sent you a PM.