Get a card that offers fee-free international ATM withdrawals. Citibank and CIMB ATM cards allow you to withdraw cash at overseas ATMs without having to pay any administrative fees. However, you will still have to pay a currency conversion fee (1% in the case of CIMB) as well as any services fees imposed by the other bank.
Below are the fees for foreign ATM transactions with Chase Total Checking Accounts.³. Transaction type. Fees per transaction. Chase foreign ATM fee. $5. International ATM inquiries and transfers. $2.50. ATM operator fees. Depending on foreign ATM used.
hey, on my recent trip through nusa tenggara i used a debit card that doesn't charge withdrawal fees. the other thing i noticed was many/most atm machines, the maximum withdrawal amount was rp.1000000, and even choosing 'other' and entering the amount (ie. more than rp.1000000) the machine chose to decline the transaction. (i did manage to extra
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