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The Noodles
Joined: 24 Aug 2005
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Location: China, Chengdu
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 Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2007 12:06 pm Post subject: Changing money |
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Hi everyone.
Well it's almost about that time to put on my hat and call it a day. I shall be heading back pretty soon and have a very big question. I will need to change money. just under 30000 Saudi Riyal into pounds.
The trouble is when i went to the bank, they asked for an Iqama. I haven't got one. He asked me for some kind of ID and I had my passport.
I didn't feel comfortable giving him my passport. I got really paranoid and thought he might record my details and amount of money on the computer. Then at the border boarder of Bahrain my passport and exchange would come up on the computer so they'd take it from me (my money)
I was also told I'd be better off changing my money at Bahrain airport.... Is that so?
Am I being paranoid? |
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scot47
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 8:53 am Post subject: |
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Go to Al-Amoudi in downtown Khobar and get cash. Noneed for Igama or Passport. Just a pile of Saudi Riyals for which they will give you a pile of Bank of England notes.
Airport Bureau de Change in Bahrain is like all of them. Lousy rates. |
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Bebsi
Joined: 07 Feb 2005
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| Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 4:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Noneed for Igama or Passport. |
Sounds like some seedy backstreet place, where you can get false PPs and Iqamas.
"Meester Noneed no here now, you come back after Maghreb, Mr. Noneed here, make you very good Iqama, Sir."
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scot47
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| Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Al Amoudi is the Number One Moneychanger in E.P. You should go and take a look. Very impressive operation. |
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