Opening a bank account in Australia

Opening a bank account in Australia is very easy, but there are some things you have to know. First, if you are from Europe, it won’t be easy to transfer money from your usual account to your Australian one. Uneasy and sometimes expensive. The best thing to do is having a rendezvous with your bank advisor and to ask him to enquire about the practical details of transferring money in Australia by Internet. You can also do it by Fax, but the time difference makes it hard, or by proxy, but it takes much time. Then, if you have a bank account and a credit card, you might will have the choice to pay with “credit” or “savings”. Ask to your Australian bank what to chose, in what situation. If you want to buy something on Internet, for example, you might prefer to use “credit”, because it is safer. But there are more fees…