OPAL Transfer gives an opportunity to transfer money to Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan not requiring a bank account by means of the unique transaction code.

              The cost of the service is 1% of the amount being transferred

This service is available in OPAL Transfer offices and in any place in UK or from your home using Internet-banking.

To transfer money from your home using Internet-banking sender needs:

1. Transfer your money to OPAL Transfer account from your bank account opened in any UK bank:

2. Phone OPAL Transfer Call Centre: RUSSIAN or ENGLISH line 020 7976 5445;

3. Give the operator the recipient’s details.

To transfer money from OPAL Transfer office a sender needs:

1. To make a request in the nearest OPAL Transfer offices;

2. Provide the operator of the office with the following information:

  • receiver’s first name and surname (according to the name in the passport), for Russia and Uzbekistan patronymic name is also required;
  • the amount of money being transferred;
  • recipient’s country and town;

To transfer money from any other place in UK a sender needs:

1. Pay in money into Opal Transfer bank account in nearest BARCLAYS branch:


2. Phone OPAL Transfer Call Centre: RUSSIAN or ENGLISH line 020 7976 5445;

3. Give the operator the recipient’s details.


Money can be received on the next business day either in US dollars or in EU Euros (at the recipient’s discretion).

Important information

  • If the money sent to the recipient’s bank is not claimed for the period of 30 calendar days, it would be sent back to the account of OPAL Transfer
  • Without proof of ID an amount of money up to £700 per day can be sent (but not more than £1500 in total for 30 calendar days). If the amount of money to be transferred is more than the mentioned above the customer must present his/her ID.
RATE OF EXCHANGE
Opal Transfer offices Bank deposit
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
American dollar (USD) 1.55
Euro (EUR) 1.22
Baltic states
American dollar (USD) 1.55
Euro (EUR) 1.22
Lithuanian litas (LTL) 4.25
Latvian lat (LVL) 0.86
Poland
Poland zloty (PLN) 5.34
Slovakia
Euro (EUR) 1.23
Czech Republic
Czech Koruna (CZK) 30.5
Bulgaria
Bulgarian Lev (BGN) 2.41

Important notice!

Only whole unit of the transfer destination currency can be transferred (no fractional units, e.g. cents, grozs, santims, etc.). For prepaid transfers where there is not exact amount to form whole unit of destination currency after currency conversion the destination currency will be rounded down to whole unit and the remainder will not be refunded.

In order to avoid rounding up, please deposit exact amount to form full units in destination currencies. For your convenience please use our Transfer Calculator above.

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