How to create an International Transfer

To create an International funds transfer, you need to be registered for both SMS security and pay anyone access.
Note: You cannot submit an International transfer from a credit card account.

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All communications from NAB relating to International funds transfers will be sent via Internet Banking's secure service.

How to create an international transfer

1. If you are:

   outside the funds transfer service	roll your cursor over funds transfer on the main menu and select New international transfer from the drop down list
   within the funds transfer service	click the New international transfer sub-menu option

    
2. Enter the beneficiary details into the Beneficiary details section (Name, Address & Country fields combined must be no more than 138 characters)
   Note: If the country you wish to transfer to does not appear in the drop down list, you will not be able to submit an International transfer via Internet Banking, however you’ll need to perform the International transfer via a Branch.
    
3. Enter the beneficiary bank details into the Beneficiary bank details section.
   
4. Select the linked account you are transferring funds out of, from the From account drop down list in the International transfer detailssection.
   The International transfer fee will be displayed in this section.
    
5. Select from the drop down list whether any additional overseas bank fees will be charged to your account or charged to the beneficiary and taken from the funds you're sending.
    
6. Enter a description for the transfer which will appear on your statement
    
7. Select your preferred currency conversion option:

   If you want to transfer funds…	Then...
   in a foreign currency to another foreign currency	select the first radio button enter the amount you instruct NAB to transfer choose the foreign currency from the drop down list go to step 7
   in AUD currency to a foreign currency	select the second radio button  enter the amount you instruct NAB to transfer in AUD  choose the foreign currency you wish to convert to from the drop down list go to step 7

   Note: You can obtain an indicative exchange rate by clicking the calculator link.
    
8. Select either a one off transfer or a periodic transfer and select the transfer date
    
9. Read through the Terms and Conditions, then click Accept.
    
10. Click Next.  
     
11. Check that your international funds transfer instruction details are correct on the New international transfer - confirmation page.
    Note: If applicable, an indicative exchange rate will be displayed.  
     
12. Choose from the following options:

    If the instruction details are...	Then...
    correct	Enter in your SMS security code and click Submit (or Re-submit to instruct NAB to attempt to reprocess the transfer again) go to step 11
    incorrect and require changing	click Back and amend the instruction details go to step 9
    incorrect and you require the International transfer instruction to be abandoned	click Cancel to cancel your instruction

    
     
13. The New international transfer - bank acknowledgement screen displays with the details of your funds transfer instruction.
    If you wish, you can print the acknowledgement details as a record of your transfer instruction.
     
14. To save you time, you can save your beneficiary details to a Beneficiary list to access the next time you create an international funds transfer. To do so:
    

    • click Add to My Beneficiary List
    • enter a nickname for the beneficiary
    • click Next
    • confirm the details, then click Save
      Note: Once you have saved your beneficiary, it will appear in a drop down list when making future International transfer applications in Internet Banking.