Sending money to Ukraine

Rates for money transfers depend on country of destination and transfer amount. Prices are the same throughout Canada, but vary in the United States. Meest Corporation offers international money transfers only from the states of Illinois, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon and Washington.

* For Ukraine only: Meest also offers delivery service directly to the hands of recipients in any city or village. Delivery charge: $15 for up to $1,500 and 1% for more than $1,500. Total cost of door to door service is the price indicated in the table plus the delivery charge.

• To transfer funds, the sender must visit Meest offices and complete an order form and indicate his/her home address and telephone number.
• For money transfers of $1,000 and over the sender must present an identification document and provide date of birth and occupation, as per anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing regulations.
• NOTE: the spelling of the first and last name of the recipient on the Order Form must match exactly the spelling of the recipient’s name in his/her passport.

When receiving a money transfer at a Ukrainian bank:

• present a passport;
• have a 6-digit money transfer control number issued by Meest to the sender after completion of an Order Form. The sender is responsible for informing the recipient of this number;
• know the first and last name of the sender;
• know the total amount of the money transfer, and
• know the system by which this transfer was sent – MEEST System for PrivatBank or AVAL-Express for Raiffeisen Bank Aval
• Please note: Bank branches in some small towns of Ukraine may not have large amounts of cash on hand, which can create delays in payment of transfers.   
• Prices for money transfers to banks in Ukraine depend on transfer amount and origin (country, state or province) of transfer.

• present to a bank employee a PrivatBank card or passport.
• Inform the details of the transfer: control number of the transfer, surname and name of the sender, amount and currency of the transfer.

• If the recipient does not have a PrivatBank card, the Payment Card can be opened (if the customer wishes). There is no fee for the payment card. This card will allow the client to receive transfers online, at ATMs and terminals, as well as by phone.

• Money orders are delivered by Meest’s courier service directly to the addressees in any part of Ukraine.
• After delivery, written confirmation with the recipient’s signature is available.  Meest fully guarantees delivery of the money transfers directly to the recipients.
• Delivery times for money orders to Ukraine are between 3 and 20 business days.
• We also offer express delivery - extra charges apply.
• Total fee for money transfers with delivery to the hands of recipient in Ukraine is based on transfer amount, origin (country, state or province) of transfer and delivery charge within Ukraine.
• There are limits on order amounts for money transfers delivered by courier in Ukraine - please call our head office for more information.
• Money transfers sent with hand delivery by courier in Ukraine are delivered in US or Canadian dollars or Ukrainian Hryvnia. Should the recipient select Hryvnia, foreign currencies will be converted into UAH according to the National Bank of Ukraine exchange rate effective on the date of delivery of the money order.

If you have any questions concerning transferring money to Ukraine with courier delivery, please contact our agents or the head office of Meest Corporation Inc.