Work abroad

Yes, we can do this through our dedicated International account opening team. There are no service charges for international account openings through our International Banking Centre (IBC) for HSBC Premier customers and HSBC Jade clients. We can have your ATM card ready ahead of time before the move or sent to your new address overseas.

You can find more information about this on our overseas account opening page.

Yes, this is easy to do with HSBC Global View and Global Transfers. With Global View, you link and manage of all your eligible worldwide HSBC accounts with a single log on. This service is free for HSBC Jade clients and HSBC Premier customers (and available for HSBC Advance customers for a fee).

Global View and Global Transfers are not available in all countries and territories where HSBC Premier and HSBC Advance are offered. The list of countries is subject to change.

For more information, please see our international banking page.

There's no fee for the Global Transfer service if you're an HSBC Premier customer who holds eligible HSBC accounts in multiple countries or territories. You can link and move money in most currencies between your overseas account and your friends and family's HSBC accounts. Move up to USD200,000 or the currency equivalent a day, choose when your transfer takes place, or set up instant, future or recurring transfers.

For all other customers, the Global Transfer Fees Table indicates the fees in the currency of the account from which the transfer is made.

Find out more about global transfers and international banking.

Yes. In fact, if you already have an HSBC account, you'll be able to set up an international account in more than 30 destinations before you move. The annual account and opening fees will be waived for HSBC Premier customers who maintain the minimum balance in just one of their HSBC accounts. If you think you'll eventually move back, keeping your local account active will continue to build up your credit history so you don't have to start from scratch again.