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Australian Foreign Currency Exchange

Australian Visa Bureau works with HiFX, the UK's leading foreign exchange specialists, for all its foreign currency exchange needs.

Fluctuating exchange rates can make a tremendous difference to the price you pay for currency when moving abroad. HiFX's primary aim is to make the currency aspect of any transaction as simple, cost effective and stress free as possible.

Known for outstanding customer service, HiFX provides straight forward explanations to all currency questions. HiFX experts work directly with Australian Visa Bureau clients to develop a precise understanding of individual circumstances and then help you identify how best to achieve your objectives and protect yourself from adverse movements in the exchange rate.

Before your application is lodged:

• A simple, stress-free way to pay for your 'visa application payments' using a credit or debit card.

While waiting for your visa:

• Free, no obligation currency consultation;
• A dedicated Migration Team who fully understand the migration process;
• Simple advice about the best way to buy currency (saving money); and
• Daily exchange rate emails to help clients monitor the market.

Once your visa is granted:

• Best rate of exchange (buying clients thousands more Dollars);
• No commission;
• Free transfer of funds to anywhere in the world;
• Offices in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, USA and Spain – allowing clients to trade in their local time zone once they have arrived; and
• Regular monthly payments for pensions and mortgages.

Asset Management Alternatives

While HiFX's currency transfer process might be one option for migrants to Australia looking to manage their funds, it is still essential that all opportunities are considered.

For this reason, we ask clients to look at our pension transfer page to see whether our partners Prism Xpat might be able to serve their needs in transferring their assets to Australia.

Prism Xpat are the only specialist pension transfer advice company of their type with in-house staff who are dually qualified as both Actuaries and Independent Financial Advisers in both the UK and Australia.

Prism Xpat are able to provide you with the highest level of service and can identify the benefits and risks to your assets which may affect you on emigrating.

Clients would also be advised to take an online financial advice assessment today to get the best advice and prepare their finances before their move to Australia