I did a search but couldn’t find much on money orders.
I want to buy something from a company in the States. Normally I’d use a debit card but their site isn’t set up for online ordering so if you want to use a debit/credit card you have to write the details on a form and mail it to them. I’m not keen on that.
Is it possible to buy money orders in Taiwan? Or is there a company in the States from which I could buy a money order online and get it sent to the right place?
Thanks for any ideas.
You can buy one at any bank. They cost about NTD$150-200. They are actually checks, not money orders, I believe.
[quote=“Flicka”]You can buy one at any bank. They cost about NTD$150-200. They are actually checks, not money orders, I believe.[/quote]Thanks Flicka. But are those checks in USD, cashable in the States?
Western Union will draft a money order for you. Cathay United has one inside, in Taipei. Costs about $10 to send to the US, but also depends on how much your money order is for.
I used them to send money to Taiwan, and you can use it to send money to the states too. It is secure, fast, and guaranteed.
http://www.westernunion.com/info/homePage.asp?country=TW&origination=global
Western Union Agent locations/Addresses Phone Numbers
CATHAY UNITED BANK
296, SEC. 2, CHUNG-SHAN ROAD
CHUNG HO CITY
TAIPEI HSIEN (886) (2) 22422178
CATHAY UNITED BANK
144 SEC 3 MIN-CHUAN E. ROAD
TAIPEI (886) (02) 25452155
CATHAY UNITED BANK
33, SEC 4 , JEN-AI RD,TAIPEI
TAIPEI , 100
(886) (02) 27771795
CATHAY UNITED BANK
149 SEC 3 ROOSEVELT ROAD, TAIPEI
TAIPEI (886) (2) 23632931
CATHAY UNITED BANK
199 CHUNG-CHENG ROAD SHIH LIN
TAIPEI (886) (2) 88614040
CATHAY UNITED BANK
328, SUNG-CHIANG RD, TAIPEI
TAIPEI , 100
(886) (02) 25639241
TAISHIN BANK DUNNAN BR.
118, SEC. 4, JEN AI RD .
DA AN DISTRICT
TAIPEI , 10689
(886) (2) 23268899
CATHAY UNITED BANK
456, SEC 4 , HSING -YI RD, TAIPEI
TAIPEI , 100
(886) (02) 27209191
CATHAY UNITED BANK
542-4, CHUNG-CHENG ROAD, HSIN TIEN CITY
TAIPAI HSIEN, TAIWAN
TAIPEI HSIEN , 100
(886) (2) 22184881
TAISHIN BANK JHONGSIAO BR
280, SEC. 4, JHONGSIAO E. RD.
DA AN DISTRICT
TAIPEI , 10694
(886) (2) 66369999
CATHAY UNITED BANK
248 SEC 3 NANJING E. RD, TAIPEI
TAIPEI , 100
(886) (02) 27210306
CATHAY UNITED BANK
151, SEC 1, KEELUNG ED, TAIPEI
TAIPEI , 100
(886) (02) 27633310
CATHAY UNITED BANK BUSINESS DEPT
7, SONGREN ROAD,__
HSIN YI DISTRICT__
TAIPEI , 110
(886) (2) 87226666
CATHAY UNITED BANK
47 SEC 3 CHUNG SHAN N ROAD, TAIPEI
TAIPEI (886) (2) 25917585
TAISHIN BANK SIMEN BR
57, SEC 1, CHONGCING S RD
JOHNGJEHN DISTRICT
TAIPEI , 10004
(886) (2) 23717878
CATHAY UNITED BANK
32, SEC 2 ,TUN-HUA S. RD, TAIPEI
TAIPEI , 100
(886) (02) 27052316
TAISHIN BANK BANNAN BR
41, GUANCIAN E. RD.
BANCIAO CITY
TAIPEI COUNTY , 22064
(886) (2) 29566789
CATHAY UNITED BANK
92, SEC 2 , AN HO RD, TAIPEI
TAIPEI , 100
(886) (02) 23255007
TAISHIN BANK NANTUNG BR
289, SEC. 3, NANJING E. RD.
SONGSHAN DISTRICIT
TAIPEI , 10595
(886) (2) 25461068
CATHAY UNITED BANK
218 SEC 1 NANGANG RD
SHONG SHAN QU
TAIPEI (886) (2) 27892345
CATHAY UNITED BANK
277 SEC 2 HSIN YI ROAD
TAIPEI (886) (2) 23943851
CATHAY UNITED BANK
150, PO-AI RD, TAIPEI
TAIPEI , 100
(886) (02) 23319595
CATHAY UNITED BANK
65 KUAN CHEN ROAD
TAIPEI , TAIWAN , 100
(886) (2) 23163513
CATHAY UNITED BANK
209, SEC.2, CHUNG-YANG ROAD, TU CHENG
CITY, TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN
TAIPEI HSIEN (886) (2) 22739911
TAISHIN BANK DUNBEI BR
133, SEC. 3, MINSHENG E. RD.
SONGSHAN DISTRICT
TAIPEI , 10546
(886) (2) 27126909
CATHAY UNITED BANK
183, SEC 1, TUN HUA S. RD, TAIPEI
TAIPEI , 100
(886) (02) 27408811
CATHAY UNITED BANK
310 SEC 1 NEIHU RD
TAIPEI (886) (2) 26596899
CATHAY UNITED BANK KWANG FU BRANCH
99,SEC. 5, NANJING E. ROAD,__
SUNGSHAN DISTRICT_
TAIPEI , 105
(886) (2) 27654222
TAISHIN BANK CHENGTUNG BR
17 SEC 2 JIANGUO N RD
JHONGSHAN DISTRICT
TAIPEI CITY 104 , 10411
(886) (2) 25165766
CATHAY UNITED BANK
55, SEC 1, MIN-SHENG E RD, TAIPEI
TAIPEI , 100
(886) (02) 25621666
TAISHIN BANK KEELUNG RD. BR
55, SEC. 2, KEELUNG RD.
SINYI DISTRICT
TAIPEI , 11052
(886) (2) 27352567
CATHAY UNITED BANK
243, CHUNG-CHENG ROAD, HSIN CHUANG
CITY, TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN
TAIPEI HSIEN (886) (2) 29968491
TAISHIN BANK FUSING BR
150, FUSING N. RD.
JHONGSHAN DISTRICT
TAIPEI , 10487
(886) (2) 27137666
CATHAY UNITED BANK
132, SEC 2, NANKING E. RD, TAIPEI
TAIPEI , 100
(886) (02) 25061333
CATHAY UNITED BANK
24 TIEN-MOU W. RD. TAIPEI
TAIPEI , 100
(886) (02) 28717040
CATHAY UNITED BANK
293 SEC 4 CHUNG HSIAO E. ROAD
TAIPEI (886) (2) 27721252
http://www.westernunion.com/info/homePage.asp?country=TW&origination=global
Any bank that does USD forex will cut you an IMO. At BOT you apply with the same form as a wire transfer.
I have bought a few things from vendors who don’t do online transactions by simply giving them my cc details and letting them process the sale manually. However, not all US cc transaction agencies will accept cards that were issued overseas. In that case an IMO or PayPal might be the only way.
[quote=“redwagon”]Any bank that does USD forex will cut you an IMO. At BOT you apply with the same form as a wire transfer.[/quote]Thanks!
[quote=“redwagon”]I have bought a few things from vendors who don’t do online transactions by simply giving them my cc details and letting them process the sale manually. However, not all US cc transaction agencies will accept cards that were issued overseas. In that case an IMO or PayPal might be the only way.[/quote]Well, my debit card has been fine for transactions with other US companies. And this company has a form you can print out and put your CC details on that. But I don’t really fancy doing that.
I suppose I could phone them.
Yes!
Two further questions on this kind of thing:
1 Once a check/money order has been printed, for how long is it valid? I seem to remember six months – is that correct?
2 If someone in the US sends me a US dollar check drawn on a US bank, can I pay that into a bank account here?
Thanks in advance!
Yes, you can but the amount had better be pretty big as the cost of doing this is quite high. There is a thread on this somewhere, but I am too busy right now to look for it!
I put smallish checks into my US broker. It takes a while to do the round trip. 2 weeks to get a check here, then 2 weeks back to the US to get it deposited. But it’s free that way.
I don’t want to think about the costs, inc. handling fee ($s per check), commission, exchange rate, and all for what?
Open a broker account or a US$ account in the States if you are going to be doing this a lot.
I think it’s six months usually, but that’s a UK rule. I don’t know if the US has the same rule or not.
Kenneth
Thanks, Kenneth. It sounds like a pain.
Does anyone know about the other thing – the length of validity of a check/money order?
Actually, not really. It’s a trip to the post office (that can be avoided, if you already have the stamps). It’s certainly more efficient than paying to cash a check at a bank here, once the account is opened. For the first time, though, yes it would be a pain.
Kenneth
Oh, right. I’ve never looked at this kind of stuff. I didn’t even know what a broker account was until I Googled it just now.
Does having a US broker account mean that you have to submit US tax returns?
(I just saw your comment about the six months, too – sorry, missed it first time round).
Yes, but it will usually take 6-8 weeks to clear. (My bank didn’t have a handling charge though.)
You don’t need to submit US tax returns if you are not resident there, don’t have an ARC or aren’t an American citizen, AFAIK.
Kenneth
[quote=“joesax”]1 Once a check/money order has been printed, for how long is it valid? I seem to remember six months – is that correct?[/quote][quote=“KenTaiwan98”]I think it’s six months usually, but that’s a UK rule. I don’t know if the US has the same rule or not.[/quote]Can anyone confirm that this is the same in the US, for cheques drawn on a US bank?
Thanks in advance.
Uhm…I got lost in the previous replies, so is this right?
There are 3 ways of obtaining a money order:
I’m sorry if this is so simple (I’m a noob at this)
[Edit] Additional question: which is the easiest/safest/cheapest way among the 3?