Sending prepaid credit card abroad for travelling fiance

[dimanuni 1]

Hi, I'm not sure if this is the correct forum......

I'd like to send my fiance a prepaid credit card so that he'll have money on the trip. Just in case he gets stuck in NYC after immigration and can't make his flight to Chicago, I'd like for him to have money for a hotel or any problems with the airline. He's coming October 1 from Morocco.

I know I could do Western Union, but that would mean I'd pay a fee for the transfer and then we'd lose more money in the transaction when he changes his money into Dollars.

Has anyone bought a prepaid credit card for their travelling spouse/fiance? I saw that I can buy one at DollarGeneral, but then it looks like I'll have to call and give a SSN. He won't have a SSN until he gets here. Would he even be able to use it?

Any ideas? Experiences??

Thank you!

Rebecca

[brooklyn 0]

Hi, I'm not sure if this is the correct forum......

I'd like to send my fiance a prepaid credit card so that he'll have money on the trip. Just in case he gets stuck in NYC after immigration and can't make his flight to Chicago, I'd like for him to have money for a hotel or any problems with the airline. He's coming October 1 from Morocco.

I know I could do Western Union, but that would mean I'd pay a fee for the transfer and then we'd lose more money in the transaction when he changes his money into Dollars.

Has anyone bought a prepaid credit card for their travelling spouse/fiance? I saw that I can buy one at DollarGeneral, but then it looks like I'll have to call and give a SSN. He won't have a SSN until he gets here. Would he even be able to use it?

Any ideas? Experiences??

Thank you!

Rebecca

I no they ask for a ssn#they you can use ur ssn# . you can buy 1 card and put 2 different ppl on it I dont no if you can use it in morocco but i brought a prepaid card for my son who is only 15 to use when he need to download things on his ipod . When YOu call them up they will ask you what name you want on the card and send u 1 in the mail with the name on it . When you use it in the store they dont ask for ss# it for serircty reason only

Brooklyn

[AbbynSheryl 0]

u have more options, check www.xoom.com

i use xoom alll the times and no problem at all

she can get dollars or peso what ever you chose .

good luck

abby n sheryl

[Dakine 26]

Hi, I'm not sure if this is the correct forum......

I'd like to send my fiance a prepaid credit card so that he'll have money on the trip. Just in case he gets stuck in NYC after immigration and can't make his flight to Chicago, I'd like for him to have money for a hotel or any problems with the airline. He's coming October 1 from Morocco.

I know I could do Western Union, but that would mean I'd pay a fee for the transfer and then we'd lose more money in the transaction when he changes his money into Dollars.

Has anyone bought a prepaid credit card for their travelling spouse/fiance? I saw that I can buy one at DollarGeneral, but then it looks like I'll have to call and give a SSN. He won't have a SSN until he gets here. Would he even be able to use it?

Any ideas? Experiences??

Thank you!

Rebecca

What's a prepaid credit card??

[kaffy 2]

My in laws used to send us prepaid Visa gift cards for x-mas and birthdays when we lived overseas. I didn't have a SSN and used them with no problems

http://usa.visa.com/personal/cards/prepaid..._gift_card.html

[dimanuni 1]

Thanks for the replies! I was able to order one through USBank, with only my SSN. Excellent! I'm much relieved, knowing he'll have access to some money on his way to me!

And Haole, a prepaid credit card is a card which looks just like a credit card, and which all stores accept like it's a credit card. But it's got a certain amount of money on it, and you can't spend more than that.

[dimanuni 1]

u have more options, check www.xoom.com

i use xoom alll the times and no problem at all

she can get dollars or peso what ever you chose .

good luck

abby n sheryl

Thanks for the info, but I guess xoom doesn't work in Morocco! But it's a cool idea!

[Dakine 26]

Thanks for the replies! I was able to order one through USBank, with only my SSN. Excellent! I'm much relieved, knowing he'll have access to some money on his way to me!

And Haole, a prepaid credit card is a card which looks just like a credit card, and which all stores accept like it's a credit card. But it's got a certain amount of money on it, and you can't spend more than that.

"And Haole, a prepaid credit card is a card which looks just like a credit card, and which all stores accept like it's a credit card. But it's got a certain amount of money on it, and you can't spend more than that."

Thanks. Can you "recharge" it when it runs out?