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has anyone used citibank to transfer aussie dollars to the philippines? last week i opened a citibank account in sydney for this purpose. We need to pay for a house deposit and thought this may be the best way to go they offer no fees for withdrawls through other banks (good for us being in Bohol and the closest citibank is in cebu). the plan was to have the mrs open a citibank account in cebu. then i can deposit to her account with no fees and she can withdraw it it cebu the thing is how much can she withdraw over the counter in one hit? theyve only authorized me for $1000 AU a day on my debit card via ATM. the deposit is 500k so I would need to spend 12 days or so in cebu hitting the ATM once a day HSBC do 40k withdrawls so maybe i could get my limit increased, but maybe its better just to transer to the mrs account and take it out all in one hit. any advice greatly needed and appreciated! Ive been using LBC so far but theyre a hassle with big amounts... thanks guys!