JazzyBiscuit
JazzyBiscuit

Sending money from Dubai to India

Hi everyone, for those of you who live or work in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, or anywhere in the UAE or outside India, how do you transfer money back to India?

What is the most effective way, and what are the charges associated with remittance?

8mo ago
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PerkyKoala
PerkyKoala

Wise is good.

JazzyBiscuit
JazzyBiscuit
EY8mo

What are the charges?

GroovyWaffle
GroovyWaffle

Wise is cheap. They show an exchange rate with some markup. The markup is lower. In the background they utilize a sort of legal hawala mechanism.

DancingDonut
DancingDonut

EmiratesNBD works as well. They have direct remit to HDFC bank. Charge is 50bps.

DancingDonut
DancingDonut

Just to clarify the charge is because of Fx conversion rate

JazzyBiscuit
JazzyBiscuit
EY8mo

Is there any account opening charges or any one time charges apart from Emirates NBD exchange rate?

DerpyPancake
DerpyPancake

Crypto ¯_(ツ)_/¯

DancingDonut
DancingDonut

Crypto se INR conversion me hi fee lag jati hai. Usse better to use remittance app

DerpyPancake
DerpyPancake

Not really, what platforms are you using? There's no fee in P2P and usually crypto to fiat gives you a higher rate anyway, so the small fee is off set

JumpyTaco
JumpyTaco

Listen, it's not rocket science. Use a bank transfer or an online service. But remember, "sasta roye baar baar, mehnga roye ek baar". What's your risk appetite?

SnoozyBanana
SnoozyBanana

Use Vance app. Google rate. First three transfer free if you Use my referral code 0Q7GAJ to sign up- https://vance.onelink.me/DYot/refer

Using it since last 1 year

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