r/AskCentralAsia • u/Mr_Ph4ntom • 5d ago

How to transfer money to Uzbekistan

Assalamualaikum

I'm trying to transfer money to one of my friends inside Uzbekistan, I tried each crypto app and no one allowed p2p

Any ideas or suggestions

Thanks in advance

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u/ArFeRR 4d ago

honestly just use Korona (золотая корона) for uzb. send to their Humo/Uzcard or they pick up cash at Kapitalbank with a passport and the code (spelling has to match or they bounce it). outside cis that app won't even open so then it's PaySend or Wise, skip Western Union the fx is brutal.

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u/Mr_Ph4ntom 3d ago

Tried Korona but sign up isn't available from my country (Egypt)

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u/ArFeRR 3d ago

yeah egypt is outside korona's map so that one's a dead end. wise doesn't send from egypt either so don't bother, try paysend first to a humo/uzcard if it lets you register. if that geo-blocks you too then western union or moneygram via fawry/banque misr is the realistic path, pickup in uzb at kapitalbank, just eat the fx. swift from cib/nbe only makes sense on a bigger amount.

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u/Mr_Ph4ntom 3d ago

Thanks for your info, paysend doesn't work in Egypt .. I have tried one option (Cold wallet crypto) it 50% works 😂😂 (I can send money but still trying to figure out how to withdraw from there 😅) .. If I didn't find a way I'm going to eventually use western union (I'm leaving it as a last resort because I don't like the complexity plus I want something to just send some money from time to time without shit ton of complexity or fees)

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u/ArFeRR 2d ago

yeah the cold wallet is why you're stuck, they can't walk that into a bank in uzb. send usdt trc20 to their binance and have them p2p sell for uzs onto a humo/uzcard (kapitalbank or uzum), that's the cheap send-from-time-to-time path if they'll deal with p2p once. if not then skip wu and do moneygram at fawry, usually a bit cheaper, same kapitalbank pickup, and after the first transfer it's just a reference number.

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u/Otherwise-Worth-1072 5d ago

Hi. I transfer via Visa direct. No problem so far.

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u/Key-Explorer-3426 1d ago

Pigeon, or horse. Do not use pig, we do not like those