hi guys. I opened my monzo account in the UK some weeks ago. I normally love in Gambia in West Africa. I’m back in Africa and been trying for some days to make a transfer to another UK account and the app keeps telling me here’s a problem and I should contact Monzo if it persists. But there’s no contact I see.
You need to be a UK resident and live here full time in order to have a Monzo account. With this in mind I’d be wary of being too reliant on this account as you’re breaching the T&Cs, so they’re within their right to close it without notice.
That being said, is everything else working? Can you transfer to other accounts, use your card etc?
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Anarchist
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I have used my card to make withdrawals, yes. My time in Gambia is coming to an end and so am returning to UK. which is why I opened this account to begin with.
Oh ok, that’s good. I just didn’t want you to (potentially) suddenly locked out of your account so thought I’d mention it
In that case, if you’ve tried removing the app and reinstalling - follow the steps that @Anarchist gave and you should be able to reach out to support.
Anarchist
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I’m not sure that this is necessarily true. You need to be a UK resident to get a Monzo card, I can’t find any reference to having to remain a UK citizen, although Monzo could close your account with notice if they thought you’d moved out of the country.
So while you’re right it doesn’t say what happens when you move out of the country. It could still be a risk like I mentioned because not only are you not a full time resident but you don’t have a UK address.