Recent content by GloryToCheese

Haha I am from the United Kingdom.

I am not in Baghdad and irregardless of what happens, I am here and have a role and a duty to fulfill that I cannot and will not just up and leave on. That is why the security of my money is so important, if something happens to me then those I care about need to be able to access it rather...

HSBC is here, CitiBank and Standard Charter are here too.

Payoneer will only accept funds from PayPal. They won't allow me to wire money into the Payoneer account which sucks. I just had a really long conversation with an agent who said I had misunderstood what the card was for, despite having this conversation with them before I applied and sent my...

Because I work here...? I didn't realise citizens from one country weren't allowed to live and work in another. I'm sorry, I'll leave immediately.

Yeah the money is good here in Iraq but payment is in cash - Which sucks for security reasons. It's not that easy to get to Turkey when you work especially when although it may look close, the roads make the journey unsafe in the rain and it takes forever to get to a civilised town. Also...

US banks do operate here but you have to deposit $50,000 first time to open the account, which is a shame. Since I'm not an Iraqi, I am less restricted and those whom I work with who do have US bank accounts have absolutely know issue with their banks either sending funds home or using their...

Already applied, been approved and requested such. They said it was sent by normal post and to expect delivery at the beginning of December. I'm not hopeful of its arrival :)

Thanks! I want to put thousands of dollars into an account so, of course I need to know I can have access to funds but especially in the case of an emergency. If ISIS get near, as I said, banks just close and shut everything down. I keep cash on hand but that's not always safe for a foreigner...

Payoneer won't let me transfer from or to an Iraqi Bank account. Initially I was told it would be ok for me to set up an Iraqi account and then move it to Payoneer for security but then they informed me that there are limitations on this. Essentially, I would have to use 3rd parties to fund the...

Haha! I'm sadly not a Nigerian Prince nor am I involved with ISIS. I'm a boring agnostic British person who's working in Iraq and paid in USD. The banks here are about as secure as a donkeys anus around an ISIS militia.

Hi everyone! This is a fantastic forum and I've seen several threads with great information on opening bank accounts, mainly in the US. However my predicament is slightly different.Fate has found me in a lovely, desert nation of Iraq and I need a USD bank account. Unfortunately the banks here...