How to Receive Money From Western Union in Nepal?

If you are confused about how to receive money from the western union in Nepal then this article is for you. Below we have discussed various methods to get your amount from the western union in Nepal.

Western Union is one of the popular money transfer services in the world. It is located in more than 200 countries in the world. In 2018 it covered more than 800 million transactions. In Nepal also Western Union is quite popular and used by many people for transactions.

Method To Receive Money From Western Union in Nepal

There are various ways available to receive money from the western union in Nepal. The ways are explained below:

1.Cash Payout

With a ID issued by government visit a agent location near you. After that follow the steps below.

1. First, provide 10 digits MTCN (Money Transfer Control Number) to the counter staff.
2. Give Receiver’s Name and Address, Contact details, Relationship with Sender, mount to be received, and Purpose of Fund.
3. Submit Identification document (Citizenship, Driving License, Passport, Voter’s ID, or any ID valid by the government)
4. The limit for Cash Payment is NPR 100,000.

2. eSewa

We can use the popular digital wallet eSewa for receiving money from the western union in Nepal. eSewa offers you two methods to receive money through Western Union:

a) Pickup

The Pickup method is somewhat the same as the cash payout method, the only difference is you will get the amount in your eSewa account. First, you need to login to your eSewa account and fill up the following:

• Enter 10 digit Money Transfer Control Number (MTCN) given by the sender.
• Purpose of transfer
• Relationship to sender

After completing above process you will receive sent amount in your account.

b) Auto Delivery/ Receive

This is another method to receive money from the Western Union in Nepal by using eSewa but it is somewhat a direct process because you do not need to fill the information as you MTCN to receive money. Simply the sent amount will be delivered in your mobile number. You will receive a notification about it in 1st day and if you did not respond to it then you will again receive a notification in the 7th, 14th, and 21st day about the amount received.

After the notification you should login to eSewa account and then provide following infirmation:

• Purpose of transfer
• Relationship to sender 

3) Home Delivery

Due to the Coronavirus Western Union, Hulas Remittance, and Annapurna Travel are delivering money to receivers directly at their homes. Home Delivery service will be available from Sunday to Saturday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm also in the lockdown period.

• Contact Hulas Remittance or Annapurna Travel & Tours to locate the nearest branch.
• Then their delivery team will contact you and ask you to verify yourself with your valid ID issued by the Government via WhatsApp.
• After the confirmation, the agent will arrive at your location and submit you the money after verifying your original ID.

Contact Numbers:

• Annapurna Travel & Tours: (+977) 014223530
• Hulas Remittance: (+977) 9851019973

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