Foreign currency

Due diligence needed for the purchase of foreign currency:

  • Under £750: proof of ID is required (e.g. passport).
  • Between £750 - £2,000: proof of ID (e.g. passport) and proof of Address is required (e.g. from a utility bill).
  • Between £2,000 - £10,000: proof of ID (e.g. passport), Proof of Address dated within 3 months (e.g. from a utility bill), Proof of source of funds (e.g. Bank Statement), Proof of intended use of funds (Document confirming flight or holiday booking).

We accept the following forms of photographic ID as long as they are valid and original:

  • YOTI (below £750)
  • Current  Driving Licence (providing it bears a photograph and the holder’s signature).
  • Passport.
  • National Identity Cards. (Except UK National ID cards will not be a valid form of identification, all other national ID cards are valid).

We accept the following forms of proof of address as long as they are valid and in date:

  • Utility bill* – telephone bills must be for a landline, mobile phone bills alone are not permissible
  • Correspondence from central government or agency*          
  • Bank or Credit card statement*          
  • National Identity Card (only valid as a proof of address if passport or driving licence is provided as separate ID document).          
  • Employer’s confirmation of employee address (on original headed note paper)*.          
  • Jersey Telecoms Telephone Directory (Or the Online Directory), this can be accessed through the Intranet.

*These documents must be dated within the last three months

Purchase at a post office - Our Broad Street branch stocks the top 20 currencies. The following post offices only stock Euro and US Dollars:

  • Rue des Pres          
  • St John         
  • St Aubin         
  • St Ouen         
  • Le Squez         
  • Millbrook         
  • Gorey         
  • Roseville Street

Yes:

  • Online: there is a limit of £750. If you require more currency, this cannot be done online and you must visit our Broad Street Post Office instead.
  • Over the counter: there is a limit of £10,000 however, any transaction over the value of £2,000 will require additional due diligence including the source of funds and why the currency is needed.

Due diligence needed for counter transactions:

  • Under £750: proof of ID is required (e.g. passport).
  • Between £750 - £2,000: proof of ID (e.g. passport) and proof of Address is required (e.g. from a utility bill).
  • Between £2,000 - £10,000: proof of ID (e.g. passport), Proof of Address dated within 3 months (e.g. from a utility bill), Proof of source of funds (e.g. Bank Statement), Proof of intended use of funds (Document confirming flight or holiday booking).

Yes, if you bring back your left over foreign currency, we will buy it back at today's daily buy back rate. 

Euros and US dollars can be taken to any Post Office but all other currency must be taken to Broad Street Post Office. 

 

We offer the same exchange rates for Euros and Dollars at our counters, online and at our Broad Street ATM, Bank Charges may apply so please speak to your bank for more information.

Orders that are placed before 13:00 can be fulfilled the next working day. Orders placed after 13:00 will be fullfilled within 2 working days.

Collection can be arranged free of charge for either Broad Street or Rue des Pres post offices if the order is made online.

Parcel Locker customer? If you're a Broad Street parcel locker customer, sign in to your Jersey Post account (or register for free), manually enter your address and add your JPID and we'll deliver it straight to your locker box and notify you when it's ready to collect.

Below is a full list of which post offices stock which currencies:

Post office

Top 20 currencies

 EUR and USD

Broad Street

✓

 ✓

Rue Des Pres

-

 ✓

St John

-

 ✓

St Aubin

-

 ✓

St Ouen

-

 ✓

St Clement

 - ✓

Millbrook

 - ✓

Gorey

 - ✓

Roseville Street

 - ✓

Grande Marche

 - -

Quennevais

 - -

St Peter

 - -

Maufant

 - -

We cannot accept USD $100 bills because our suppliers do not take them from us. Since we can't return these notes, we are unable to accept them from customers.