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[ds_fan]

new to korea, and I brough x amount of wons with me, I am waiting on getting an alien card and therefore have no bank account here. Id like to take money out of my uk visa debit card at a bank machine. I tried 2 local banks and neither let me do it. kb and another one. any advice? Im based in wangju by the way, and tried this in my neighbourhood, nam gu. thanks

[Capo]

some banks do let u but most won't, you'l be able to to withdraw from the commercial machines - ie in convienence stores and and subway stations

[Dome Vans]

Go to a KEB bank. More often than not they'll have one machine that says "Foreign Card Acceptable" on the screen. I use it to withdraw money from my Switch Card. Even in my small town of 30 000 there is a machine that I can withdraw money from. In bigger cities it should be no problem.

Couldn't find a Wangju but here's the website if you need an address:

http://www.keb.co.kr/IBS/ncompany/en/br/ha_100.jsp?vcode=12000000000000&scode=12060100000000

[Capo]

btw u can open a bank account with a passport u don't necessarily need an ARC - this has its benefits too I heard ARC link accounts close when ur visa expires and u surrender ur ARC

[Savant]

Standard Chartered (SC) branches normally have an ATM machine which accepts Global ATM cards (look for the sticker).

[Gwangjuboy]

Completely hit and miss. Sometimes KB machines (with the visa sign displayed) would let me withdraw cash with my Barclaycard but on other occasions they wouldn't. Completely bizzare. I found the cash machines in convenience stores the most reliable but even they are inconsistent . You should never rely on them. The one cash machine company that I never had any luck with though was the Nice cash machine company - despite having an option for a foreign credit card. They were useless. In fact, this is something Korea has to sort out. The cash machines are just too inconsistent. Most stores take them without any problems though so if you are short on cash use them in bars and supermarkets where you can so that you don't have to dip into your cash.

[ds_fan]

thanks for all your help, appreciated. Ill try to grab some money later when im downtown.
cheers

ps, i assume himart, emart etc the bigger store will take foreign visa? One way to find out though

[Savant]

[Gwangjuboy]

[Css]

citibank is great....always work with my UK cards...and you can get cheques from the ATM

the ATMs in 7/11 stores also always work for me

SC is hit and miss...despite having global atm stickers, half of their ATMs dont work with my cards...just refuses me and pops out a message saying contact branch..

[Css]

[ds_fan]

i used my visa in himart and emart, worked fine thanks

[Toon Army]

[Binch Lover]

When I first arrived, GS25 stores always worked for me.

[Gwangjuboy]