How to Send Money From the Ukraine
There are a number of ways to send money from the Ukraine to other countries, including the United States. Companies such as MoneyGram, Xoom and Western Union provide services to send money from one agent location to another. This method is attractive to people who don't want to use bank accounts and want the cash to be available to the recipient within 10 minutes. If you prefer transferring money from your Ukraine bank account to the recipient’s account, that can be achieved as well.
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Locate an agent of Western Union, MoneyGram or Xoom in the Ukraine. Click on "Find Us" or "Find Agent" on those companies' websites to locate an agent in the Ukraine. Enter your address on the next page to find a list of agent locations close to your home.
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Visit the agent location. Provide the agent your photo identification (driver’s license or passport), the transfer amount and the company’s fee. You can calculate the fee on each company’s website. Complete a "Money Sender" form, which requires basic information, including contact details for the recipient and sender.
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Submit the completed form to the agent along with the transfer fee and the amount to be transferred. Upon completing the transaction, the agent will give you a money transfer control number (MTCN), also known as reference number.
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Share the MTCN/reference number with the recipient. The recipient must provide this number when picking up the cash from an agent location.
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Visit the websites for PayPal, Moneybookers and Alert Pay to compare fees. Locate the "Fees" page on those websites to help estimate the transfer charges. Select the company that best suits your needs.
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Navigate to the link that says “Sign Up” on the selected company’s website.
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Register by entering personal details, such as email address, password, country of residence (in this case the Ukraine) and bank account or credit card or debit card number. Click “Submit” to complete registration.
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Return to the website's home page and click on “Send Money.” Enter the recipient's email address in the required field. Enter the amount of money you want to send.
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Click on “Continue” or “Send.” Review the details and confirm the transaction. The recipient will receive an email from the company notifying him the funds have been received. If he hasn’t registered with the company’s website, he will be guided through the process of opening an account on the company website. He can electronically transfer the received funds from that account to his local bank account.
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