Hey Bluecom, Excellent question, and I recently had a very similar issue. (I have a US and an Italian PayPal account.) While I don't have a permanent solution to suggest for you (I myself am looking for such), I do have a possibly temporary quick-fix solution. It requires that you have a debit/credit card in the country you're sending to. I just tried said solution, and it worked - i.e., I was able to transfer all my funds over without fees. Here's what to do: 1. Log in to the account you want to transfer funds out of. 2. Go to "Send & Request." 3. Find and click the "Send to a bank account" option. 4. This should take you to Xoom, PayPal's international transfer service. 5. Follow the instructions, including providing the details of the debit card you want to send to. 6. The first transaction is waived of ANY fees up to $1000 (or equivalent in your country). 7. The transfer reportedly takes less than an hour. 8. Assuming your debit card is connected to your new PayPal account, you can then transfer the funds into said account from your debit card, again without any fees. So, assuming you: 1. Have less than $1000 (or equivalent) to transfer; 2. Have a debit card in the country you're sending to; 3. Have already connected or can connect your debit card to the respective PayPal account; 4. Follow the above instructions and/or simply use the Xoom service Then you should be able to complete your transfer fee-free! Hope that helps.
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