best way to receive payment from Korea? (Moderator: Topic extended to cover US Asia payments) Thread poster: chicke11
| chicke11 Local time: 23:31 Korean to English + ...
hey all, i'm a freelance translator located in New York, USA. i recently received a translation project from a company located in South Korea. i don't think Paypal does currency conversion between the Korean won and the US dollar. any suggestions on how i should obtain payment? thanks! christine
[Subject edited by staff or moderator 2005-05-01 22:53] | | | Joseph Samir Egypt Local time: 05:31 English to Arabic + ...
Hi Christine , I once got paid from South Korea using it .. I think it's cheaper and sure faster than SWIFT .. Let your client visit this site : www.moneygram.com and locate a nearby agent .. This system only deals in USD so whatever currency the client is going to pay from Korea , you will receive it in USD .. Procedures are easy and simple : 1) The client pays the m... See more Hi Christine , I once got paid from South Korea using it .. I think it's cheaper and sure faster than SWIFT .. Let your client visit this site : www.moneygram.com and locate a nearby agent .. This system only deals in USD so whatever currency the client is going to pay from Korea , you will receive it in USD .. Procedures are easy and simple : 1) The client pays the money and transfer fees 2) Send you a reference number 3) You go to a nearby agent and collect the money using the reference number .. There is a commission on your side about 2% with a minimum of one dollar (and 2% for me).. You can check this too from a nearby agent .. If you have other questions , don't hesitate .. Sincerely , Joseph ▲ Collapse | | | My experience from Taiwan: Cheques from US Bank | Apr 30, 2005 |
chicke11 wrote: hey all, i'm a freelance translator located in New York, USA. i recently received a translation project from a company located in South Korea. i don't think Paypal does currency conversion between the Korean won and the US dollar. any suggestions on how i should obtain payment? In case it helps, I used to have a customer in Taiwan (I lived in Spain then). They always paid me by sending me a cheque in US Dollars through the post. Actually the check was from an American bank, Never had any problem, just that I had to pay a fee every time I cashed a cheque from them... Daniel | | | Lin Yang United States Local time: 20:31 English to Chinese + ... got Hong Kong cheques in the US? | May 1, 2005 |
Guess this is a right place to post my question. I just signed an agreement with a Hong Kong agency. They will pay me in HK dollars by cheques drawn on HSBC. And I am living in the US. Do you have similiar experience? I heard that it would take a long time and some fee to cash such cheques in American banks. Any suggestions and comments is appreciated. | |
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I find money gram very helpful | Nov 13, 2005 |
There was this client in the US. He sent me money in US dollars through moneygram, whose agent in Chennai, India paid me in Indian Rupees. It just took 10 minutes. Client had communicated to me the tracking number via email, I went to the local agent. The agent has got secure access to moneygram and tracked my payment with the tracking number I gave him. I was asked to prove my identity, which I complied with using my PAN card provided by the Income Tax department. I had the option of taking che... See more There was this client in the US. He sent me money in US dollars through moneygram, whose agent in Chennai, India paid me in Indian Rupees. It just took 10 minutes. Client had communicated to me the tracking number via email, I went to the local agent. The agent has got secure access to moneygram and tracked my payment with the tracking number I gave him. I was asked to prove my identity, which I complied with using my PAN card provided by the Income Tax department. I had the option of taking cheque or cash. I am informed that there is 6% charge on the invoice amount, subject to a minimum charge of 15 dollars. This is for same day service. There is also economy transfer and the minimum charge is just 10 dollars, but then payment takes 2 to 3 days. Money transfer is limited to 899 dollars for the present. The website indicated by an earlier poster in this forum gives valuable information. Regards, N.Raghavan ▲ Collapse | | | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » best way to receive payment from Korea? (Moderator: Topic extended to cover US Asia payments) Wordfast Pro | Translation Memory Software for Any Platform
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