Sending money internationally
Find out what to bring with you when you send and receive money internationally at your local PostShop.
Find out more about Sending money internationally for:
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Great for:
- sending a cash gift to loved ones overseas
- helping support family or friends living in another country
- if you run out of money while travelling
- if your wallet, cash or bank cards have been stolen and you need money urgently
- helping pay student fees.
What to bring with you to your local PostShop:
- Complete a send or receive money form at your local PostShop
- You will be issued with a Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN). You need to let the receiver know what this is as well as the amount transferred and where you’ve sent it from.
- Photo ID if sending an amount over NZ$1000.
When receiving money you have been sent from overseas:
- Complete a send or receive money form at your local PostShop
- Photo ID
- Remember the amount of money, where it was sent from and the MTCN.
Visit your local PostShop to send money internationally.
