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Steven Keith School: University of Virginia Abroad Location: Germany

I wish that I had known how amazing studying abroad was going to be

At first I was so reluctant to leave my friends for an entire summer that it almost kept me from applying to study abroad in the first place. ...

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ATM/Check Cards for International Study Abroad

Your ATM/Check card- whether from a U.S.-based bank or a foreign one- represents the best way to withdraw money while abroad. The benefits to using an ATM/Check card are:

• ATM/Check cards are convenient and safe

• You will almost always get a better exchange rate with a ATM/Check card compared to cash or travelers checks

• If your card is lost or stolen, it will be replaced, usually without cost to you

• Managing your money is almost always be easier with an ATM/Check card

• You won’t have to exchange money each time you visit a new country
  

ATM/Check card tips

• Most ATM/Check cards require a four-digit PIN (Personal Identification Number)

• ATM cash withdrawals abroad come in local currency

• Most ATM's abroad include English instructions

• ATM/Check card’s with VISA or MasterCard logos work at merchants anywhere in the world where VISA or MasterCard are accepted

• Thousands of ATM's worldwide are compatible with Cirrus(MasterCard) & Plus(VISA) ATM/Check cards
  

Visit the sites below to locate ATM's in your host country:

• MasterCard ATM Worldwide Locator

• Visa ATM Worldwide Locator

• Búsqueda de Cajeros Automáticos

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