I am interested in having a TD Bank account in order to transfer money to France with minimal fees while we live here in Paris. But there does not seem to be a TD Bank branch in Paris, Is it possible to open a TD account without going into a branch? We need to transfer money regularly to our French bank in order to pay for our apartment rent, and to make occasional ATM withdrawals. Thanks
Posted by
Sydney, Australia
178 posts
We use Wise for this purpose - easy to open an account and you can have different sub-accounts for different currencies. It's a money transfer service but works like a bank. I also hear Revolut is good and works in a similar way.
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Posted by
Arctophilia, Northamptonshire, England
35680 posts
Do you have a Toronto Dominion account in Canada? If so, maybe speak to the bank?
Posted by
Minnesota🌲
10253 posts
I would suggest using Wise, as mentioned above. It's very easy and relatively inexpensive. I used it earlier this year to make payments to someone in Romania, and it worked out very well.
Posted by
L'Occitanie, France
11304 posts
Wise is the go-to for Americans living in France who don’t want to open an account with a local, sticks and mortar bank. You won’t have checks but you can do transfers and use their cards. BTW credit cards are rare here. Most cards issued by banks are debit. Since your time is limited to a year, Wise is a good option.