Whether you’re trekking in Thailand or skiing in Switzerland, there’s always the potential for surprise expenses and nasty scams.
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Identification
Identification is necessary due to global anti-money laundering regulations. If you’re a UK resident, at this stage you’ll be asked to provide passport and address details. Alternatively, some money transfer companies may require a recent utility bill.
Securing an Exchange Rate
Once you’ve been identified, you will be quoted an exchange rate and, if you are satisfied, you will be able to lock it and go ahead with the transfer. More information about exchange rates below.
Sending the Money
If you’re using your bank to make the transfer, you will need to have the money in your current account. If you’re using a money transfer company, you will need to send the money to their client’s bank account. The simplest payment method is typically by debit card.
Converting the Money
Once your money has finally made it to the recipient’s account, it will be converted into the local currency at the exchange rate that you locked at stage .
Upfront Transfer Fee
Transfer money companies need to make a profit, so each transfer usually comes with its own fee, which can be a flat fee or a percentage of the amount you’re sending. Some companies advertise fee-free transfer services but it is likely that they will offer costly exchange rates to get their money back.
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The languages only differ in their grammar, their pronunciation and their most common words. Everyone realizes why a new common language would be desirable: one could refuse to pay expensive translators. To achieve this, it would be necessary to have uniform grammar, pronunciation and more common words. If several languages coalesce. The European languages are members of the same family.
The new common language will be more simple and regular than the existing European languages. It will be as simple as Occidental; in fact, it will be Occidental. To an English person, it will seem like simplified English, as a skeptical Cambridge friend of mine told.
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