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Re: CC and Bank Accounts in Israel?
« Reply #80 on: August 04, 2016, 04:02:08 AM »
Update: I went into Poalim to open an account and they told me to fill out a form and if corporate approves me ill get a call to come back and open an account. They said out of the over 200 applications they received that month they approved less than 10. Obviously that call never came.
So i went back to Leumi to figure out what to do an asked if theres any way to leave the account open. She said sure, ill just change it over to an Israeli account with your visa. And thats what happened. Im still with Leumi.
Huh ? They told me that the visa won't help . Weird . I'll try again .

You did all this with the Para branch of le'umi ?

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Re: CC and Bank Accounts in Israel?
« Reply #81 on: August 04, 2016, 07:57:51 AM »
Huh ? They told me that the visa won't help . Weird . I'll try again .

You did all this with the Para branch of le'umi ?
No. You cannot do anything in any paran branch.

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Re: CC and Bank Accounts in Israel?
« Reply #82 on: August 04, 2016, 08:29:37 AM »
No. You cannot do anything in any paran branch.
So you opened another le'umi account where ?

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Re: CC and Bank Accounts in Israel?
« Reply #83 on: August 04, 2016, 08:33:45 AM »
So you opened another le'umi account where ?
I never opened a second account. The original and any account changes need to he done by the main branch of King George

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Re: CC and Bank Accounts in Israel?
« Reply #84 on: August 04, 2016, 08:49:50 AM »
I never opened a second account. The original and any account changes need to he done by the main branch of King George
Is that because you had an account already or can American students open account now for under a $50k deposit ?

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Re: CC and Bank Accounts in Israel?
« Reply #85 on: August 04, 2016, 08:52:07 AM »
Is that because you had an account already or can American students open account now for under a $50k deposit ?
No idea. Go to the foreign banking department in that branch and attempt.

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Re: CC and Bank Accounts in Israel?
« Reply #86 on: August 04, 2016, 08:56:14 AM »
Bank Leumi just sent me a letter saying they are closing are accounts of foreigners with less then $50k. What other bank should i go with?
I guess it all worked out in the end

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Re: CC and Bank Accounts in Israel?
« Reply #87 on: August 04, 2016, 09:00:54 AM »
I guess it all worked out in the end
Well that's the post I quoted in my update.

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Re: CC and Bank Accounts in Israel?
« Reply #88 on: August 04, 2016, 09:04:54 AM »
Emkay no wiki ??
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Re: CC and Bank Accounts in Israel?
« Reply #89 on: August 04, 2016, 09:23:04 AM »
Emkay no wiki ??
What do I know? I'm a simple peasant.

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Re: CC and Bank Accounts in Israel?
« Reply #90 on: August 04, 2016, 09:51:44 AM »
I'm sure this has been discussed before but can't find it. What's my best bet when visiting: changing at a money changer or using cc without foreign exchange fees wherever possible? Or something else I'm not thinking of?
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Re: CC and Bank Accounts in Israel?
« Reply #91 on: August 04, 2016, 09:55:29 AM »


using cc without foreign exchange fees wherever possible?

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Re: CC and Bank Accounts in Israel?
« Reply #92 on: August 04, 2016, 09:59:09 AM »
I'm sure this has been discussed before but can't find it. What's my best bet when visiting: changing at a money changer or using cc without foreign exchange fees wherever possible? Or something else I'm not thinking of?
Withdrawing money from ATM (with a no forex/foreign ATM fee debit card) is also a better exchange rate than money changer.
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Re: CC and Bank Accounts in Israel?
« Reply #93 on: August 04, 2016, 11:56:08 AM »
Withdrawing money from ATM (with a no forex/foreign ATM fee debit card) is also a better exchange rate than money changer.
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Re: CC and Bank Accounts in Israel?
« Reply #94 on: August 04, 2016, 05:49:30 PM »
Withdrawing money from ATM (with a no forex/foreign ATM fee debit card) is also a better exchange rate than money changer.

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Re: CC and Bank Accounts in Israel?
« Reply #95 on: August 04, 2016, 06:15:41 PM »
Withdrawing money from ATM (with a no forex/foreign ATM fee debit card) is also a better exchange rate than money changer.
Thanks. I don't have that and I'm not going to open a bank account just for a one week trip. I'll stick to cc and money changers
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Re: CC and Bank Accounts in Israel?
« Reply #96 on: August 04, 2016, 06:29:10 PM »
Update: I went into Poalim to open an account and they told me to fill out a form and if corporate approves me ill get a call to come back and open an account. They said out of the over 200 applications they received that month they approved less than 10. Obviously that call never came.


That is  exactly what happened with me. I'm sure it happened to a lot of people.

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Re: CC and Bank Accounts in Israel?
« Reply #97 on: August 04, 2016, 06:30:33 PM »
I'm sure this has been discussed before but can't find it. What's my best bet when visiting: changing at a money changer or using cc without foreign exchange fees wherever possible? Or something else I'm not thinking of?

Probably using a CC. You cant go wrong with that.

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Re: CC and Bank Accounts in Israel?
« Reply #98 on: August 04, 2016, 06:33:23 PM »
Probably using a CC. You cant go wrong with that.
There are some places where foreign cards are not accepted. It's happened to me on gasoline, for example.

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Re: CC and Bank Accounts in Israel?
« Reply #99 on: August 04, 2016, 06:36:25 PM »
There are some places where foreign cards are not accepted. It's happened to me on gasoline, for example.
In general, it's much easier to negotiate when paying cash.
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