QUOTE(faithfulmango @ Mar 31 2018, 07:23 PM)
Hi guys, will be heading to UK in Sept for a year and have some questions
1) What's the best way to bring my living expenses over? (minus bank draft)
a) leave the money in my local account and withdraw via the ATM there
b) international wire transfer?
c) maybank2u visa direct (RM10.6 service charge up to 7500 MYR/day)
d) other options i didnt list
i've heard HSBC premier has perks but unfortunately i cant open one and my parents doesnt have that either.
2) What's the best way of paying my fees while Im still in Malaysia? Its around 15000 pounds. (excluding bank draft option), im not sure if there are other options available.
a) wire transfer
b) card
c) other options
I read around and even though Malaysia was classified as a low-risk country, it's still possible that they would request for my financial documents if asked (~12k pounds/9 months+tuition), so assuming i have both that 12k pounds and my tuition fees (15k) in bank draft, can i just use that as proof of financial document? The reason being is i probably would only have exactly enough for both and im unable to afford to leave the 27k in my local bank as proof if i were to bring a bank draft over. However, im most likely going to pay the school fees in advance while im in Malaysia and my only concern is how do i bring the 12000 over if i need to leave it in my local bank as proof of financial status.
edit: Actually if they do request for the financial documents would it be during the visa interview only? Does this mean if i've cleared my visa interview, i could just buy a bank draft with the 12k in my bank with no issues as i wouldnt need to leave it inside anymore or will they request it when im at UK? Thanks
Thanks and sorry if im over complicating stuffs
if u get your visa already I don't think you need to maintain that balance. it'll be fine if the money goes to your school fees/uk living expenses.1) What's the best way to bring my living expenses over? (minus bank draft)
a) leave the money in my local account and withdraw via the ATM there
b) international wire transfer?
c) maybank2u visa direct (RM10.6 service charge up to 7500 MYR/day)
d) other options i didnt list
i've heard HSBC premier has perks but unfortunately i cant open one and my parents doesnt have that either.
2) What's the best way of paying my fees while Im still in Malaysia? Its around 15000 pounds. (excluding bank draft option), im not sure if there are other options available.
a) wire transfer
b) card
c) other options
I read around and even though Malaysia was classified as a low-risk country, it's still possible that they would request for my financial documents if asked (~12k pounds/9 months+tuition), so assuming i have both that 12k pounds and my tuition fees (15k) in bank draft, can i just use that as proof of financial document? The reason being is i probably would only have exactly enough for both and im unable to afford to leave the 27k in my local bank as proof if i were to bring a bank draft over. However, im most likely going to pay the school fees in advance while im in Malaysia and my only concern is how do i bring the 12000 over if i need to leave it in my local bank as proof of financial status.
edit: Actually if they do request for the financial documents would it be during the visa interview only? Does this mean if i've cleared my visa interview, i could just buy a bank draft with the 12k in my bank with no issues as i wouldnt need to leave it inside anymore or will they request it when im at UK? Thanks
Thanks and sorry if im over complicating stuffs
you'll need to have at least one bank account here in the UK. idk much about the details of the process but all I know is i get charge £12 per transaction (from myr to £, around £3-4k, its charged by the malaysian side)
Sorry can't help much cause I bank draft my way through
This post has been edited by eddydo: Mar 31 2018, 10:13 PM