Hibijibi wrote:
> "Graham Bell" wrote ...
> 
>>Same here. I've deposited US$ checques a couple of times at the Minami
>>Shinjuku branch with no problems (apart from the fee and 1 month wait...)
>>No hassle whatsoever - told them what I wanted to do, they gave me the
>>form, and there it went. Each checque I've deposited wasn't a Citibank
>>one either.
> 
> 
> Can I clarify this...  You took a regular personal type of check, err,
> checque, from an American (or Australian?) bank in US dollars and deposited
> it into a Japan Citibank Multimoney account as dollars?  Or was it just a
> regular Citibank yen account?
> 
> It's amazing how people's experiences can differ...
> 
> hibijibi
> 
> 
They were all bank checques from US banks, not personal checques. One 
was from the Bank of New York, I can't remember where the others were 
from. I also deposited some US$ American Express corporate gift 
certificates which were accepted as checques. No idea whether they would 
throw up their hands at the sight of a personal checque...

Yes, it was into a Japan Citibank Multimoney account. Normally they put 
it straight into the multimoney account in the original currency, ie US$.
They just gave me the standard multimoney account deposit form, which 
has a little box for "check" for what is being deposited, as well as the 
currency.
I imagine you might get a lot more hassle if you didn't have a Citibank 
Japan account, but if you have an account its a standard service.

Graham