teeteetee Posted October 12, 2017 Posted October 12, 2017 I know of some clinics that take card payments for surgery and some others where part card, part cash works too. Is it considered fishy if the clinic ONLY requests you to pay in cash?
mlydzz Posted October 12, 2017 Posted October 12, 2017 Nah, the face dental didn't accept my cards so they needed me to pay with cash and I had no problem with that. I ended up doing my surgery there.
teeteetee Posted October 12, 2017 Author Posted October 12, 2017 Ah I see. Did you withdraw money back home or did you go to an ATM in Korea to do all of that? I'm from Canada so the exchage rate isn't the best if I go to the bank. The separate foreign exchange places aren't so great either in Canada so I'm just trying to decide what to do.
mintsweet Posted October 12, 2017 Posted October 12, 2017 If I can get my receipt I don't mind pay with cash.
kpsa Posted October 13, 2017 Posted October 13, 2017 You can take up to 10K USD and go through Korean immigration with any issues. If you bring more you will have to fill in some paperwork, but from what a forummer shared this is not an issue either. The recommendation is to exchange your money in money exchange booths in Korea as they tend to have the best rates but Korean banks also have competitive rates. Just don't exchange all your cash at the airport as they have the worst rates!
luzie Posted October 13, 2017 Posted October 13, 2017 Hi, can I check with you why was your card not accepted by the face dental? I intend to do surgery with them but do not wanna risk not having enough cash to pay... thanks.
mlydzz Posted October 13, 2017 Posted October 13, 2017 Uh i dont know i just asked through kakao beforehand about my debit card and they said they would ask and confirm then later got back to me and told me they didnt accept it.
mlydzz Posted October 13, 2017 Posted October 13, 2017 I brought about 7k usd in cash then withdrew the rest in an ATM from KEB hana bank. I only did it there because i googled and it's best for foreign transactions/exchange lol i think their withdrawal fees are not bad i have my receipts but too lazy to go find them rn uh
kpsa Posted October 14, 2017 Posted October 14, 2017 An alternative to a debit card is using your credit card on top of cash, this way you can avoid the withdrawal fee from the Korean banks and/or your local bank. Generally, credit card and debit card withdrawal rates are similar, but this you can check in advance with your bank. Also dependent on how much cash you intend to bring, you will likely have to withdraw multiple times/days as there will usually be a limit in how much funds you can withdraw at an ATM per day and therefore will also multiply your withdrawal costs. Hope this helps.
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