When making a tax free refund at Malta airport, we handed in checks and filled out an application for the transfer of the amount of tax free to a bank card, however, almost a year after the trip we received a bank check issued by the central bank of Malta, for a sum of tax free refund. Tell me please, where in St. Petersburg can you check this cash?

Responds to Information department of "Subtlety of Tourism"
Several Russian banks support the cashing of tax-free check (TFC). In your case, another banking service is required - accepting a check for collection. That is, the conduct of an intermediary banking transaction from the Maltese to the Russian bank for the transfer of funds and with the transfer of these funds to the account of the recipient, or extradition in the hands of the cashier. Checks of any foreign banks in dollars and EUR are accepted for collection. For the execution of collection banks charge commissions established by the bank itself.

Collection is a standard banking procedure supported by most banks.

In St. Petersburg, with your check, you can apply to the following banks: "Russia" in Smolny (Kvarnegi, 4), Petrovsky Bank (17, Mykhailova St.), Baltic Bank (Muchnoi Str., 2 ), as well as branches of Sberbank, Vneshtorg Bank and Guta Bank.

In addition, there is a ePayService system in St. Petersburg, one of which is the collection of checks, and unlike banks, the payment system declares the cashing of checks in shorter terms and at lower rates.

October 1, 2013

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