It seems you will be out of your country for the first time. Read carefully what I have to say to you.
1. Why do you want to send US dollar to SL ? will you spend in US$ back in SL ? If not then you will loose a lot of money to convert QAR to US $ ( at Qatar ) --- Remit it back to SL ( Remittance fees )-- again convert US$ to SLR ( in Sri Lanka ) ...
2. Better for you is to take the salary in QAR , open a bank account here which has a partner bank in Sri Lanka , ( many options ) and send money instantaneously to your bank in SL through internet transfer .. Current exchange Rate is approx 1 QAR = 31 Sri Lankan Rupee.
Seems like with passage of time and the US$ becomming weaker you may end up getting 1 QAR = 30 - 30.85 Sri Lankan Rupee by this year end.
However if you do QAR to US$ to Sri Lankan rupee you are sure to get the equivalent of 28.5 Sri Lankan rupee due to currency exchange losses ..
Dear Hirands,
It seems you will be out of your country for the first time. Read carefully what I have to say to you.
1. Why do you want to send US dollar to SL ? will you spend in US$ back in SL ? If not then you will loose a lot of money to convert QAR to US $ ( at Qatar ) --- Remit it back to SL ( Remittance fees )-- again convert US$ to SLR ( in Sri Lanka ) ...
2. Better for you is to take the salary in QAR , open a bank account here which has a partner bank in Sri Lanka , ( many options ) and send money instantaneously to your bank in SL through internet transfer .. Current exchange Rate is approx 1 QAR = 31 Sri Lankan Rupee.
Seems like with passage of time and the US$ becomming weaker you may end up getting 1 QAR = 30 - 30.85 Sri Lankan Rupee by this year end.
However if you do QAR to US$ to Sri Lankan rupee you are sure to get the equivalent of 28.5 Sri Lankan rupee due to currency exchange losses ..
Take the right decision....
Cheers
Saggi ( Saggitarius )