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inglesant
inglesant Posts: 3 Newbie
in Student MoneySaving
Next year I will be going to France to study for a year. I was wondering if anyone had any advice regarding bank accounts. Whether I should open one in France and transfer the money from my UK bank account (an issue in itself) or to use my UK account? thanks

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  • Oldernotwiser
    Oldernotwiser Posts: 37,425 Forumite
    Many people living abroad, both students and others, choose to open an account with the Nationwide as they don't charge you for overseas cash withdrawals and give a decent exchange rate.

    There's generally no free banking in France and transferring money from a UK account to a French one can be very expensive.
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