In Poland, Can I cash an American Check?

Hi,

I would like to write an American check to draw money from my U.S. based bank account, is this possible? There is a Citibank in a city near me, however, I don't have an account there. Would they cash a check for me anyway, and if so, what type of fee would they charge me for a $1,000 check? Thanks for any opinion.

I cashed a check from Ireland here in Poland about 9 years ago and it took three and a half months to clear and I had to have an account.

The system here really just jumped the whole check thing and went straight in to cards and internet banking.

I don't know if anything has changed since.

Do you have a Citibank account in the states? If so the branch in Poland should be just like going to a branch here.


This is somewhat interesting.

Luckily we never seriously got into the primitive system of checks/checking accounts. Just wire your money to here. It will be quicker and costs (most likely) comparable.

yep, it sounds about right. We had the same problem.

I cashed a US check at a Citibank in Prague a couple years back. Took about a week and cost just under $10. Might want to give Citibank here a call and ask. Let us know how it goes.

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How much time does it take to cash a USA check at a bank in Poland?

Hi everyone,

I am an american girl living in Poland and for my work in United States, I get paid
through US check.
I have no experience with polish banks, I heard that it can take between 3 weeks and 3 months
to get the money from the check?

Which bank is the most reliable and will help me cash the check in the shortest period of time?

And not very high fees maybe?

What do you recommend?

thank you very much
Mary

Hi Mary, I know this is an old post; but I wonder if you where able to cash US checks in Poland, since I face the same question now. If you were able, where, how, how much?

Thanks in advance!

Cheers!

If you have a CitiBank account in the US, you can just scan it then send it to yourself using Citi Global Transfers.. As people mentioned it does take a few weeks to months...

Keep in mind CitiBank in the US is "different" than CitiBank in Europe, the systems don't necessarily talk with each other.

That would be a huge issue traveling then.

Just reviving this one ! I have got a check for 80 dollars from the state treasurer - an old amount of money owed to me by my alma mater :) I will not be back in the US until Spring - is there a way to quickly deposit that in a Polish bank or should I just leave it at the bottom of my suitcase ?

I've cashed cheques from Ireland; just left it in the bank, took a week to clear.

If it's a check for 80 USD, leave it at the bottom of your suitcase. Chances are that if you deposit it with a Polish bank, they will charge you a substantial portion of the face value in fees for processing and clearing it!

Yeah, It's still a horrible pain to deposit even cashier's checks here. For 80 bucks don't bother.