Personal Finance

Everything you need to know about Remitly limits

Gabriela Peratello

20.12.23 (updated more than 1 year ago)

Read time 3 minutes

Remitly®¹ offers fast, safe and convenient ways to send money in 100+ currencies. Depending on where you’re sending to you could pick to have your transfer deposited to a bank or mobile money account, or collected in cash.

But what about higher value transfers? What’s the Remitly limit for sending payments, and how do you complete the Remitly verification process to send more?

Read on for all you need to know about Remitly sending limits - plus, we’ll introduce Wise as a great alternative for sending payments around the world, large and small, with low fees and the mid-market rate².

What are Remitly's international transfer limits?

Remitly is intended for personal payments to people you know. It’s not for business transfers, and isn’t usually meant for very high value payments.

To keep customers safe, and in line with this aim, there are Remitly transaction caps, and sending limits based on transaction frequency or value over 24 hours, a month and a 6 month period.

The Remitly limits that apply to your account will depend on your account tier. When you first open an account you’ll be on tier 1. To open your account at tier 1 you’ll need:

Your full name

Your residential address

Your date of birth

The last 4 digits of your SSN

Once you have a tier 1 account, you can upgrade by following an application process which we’ll look at in a moment. Here are the Remitly international transfer limits by tier³:

Sending Limit	Tier 1	Tier 2	Tier 3
24 hours	$2,999	$6,000	$10,000
30 days	$10,000	$20,000	$30,000
180 days	$18,000	$36,000	$60,000

Are there different limits for different types of transactions on Remitly?

Remitly’s transfer limits primarily apply to transaction value over 24 hours, 30 days and 180 days. However depending on how you transact you might find that other limits are applied, including by Remitly’s payment partners. If this applies you’ll be notified in the Remitly app.

Make low cost international transfers with Wise

Another smart option if you’re sending money overseas. Meet Wise.

Register a Wise account online or in the Wise app, and send digital payments from your bank account to 70+ countries, with the mid-market exchange rate and low, transparent fees.

Wise always shows you the amount you’re paying and how much your recipient will get — and you can even compare against other providers on the Wise app or desktop site. If another service is cheaper for your particular payment, you’ll be shown — so you can’t lose.

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See how Wise compares with international bank transfers in our full guide

Please see Terms of Use for your region or visit Wise Fees & Pricing for the most up to date pricing and fee information

Can the limits on Remitly be increased?

Yes. You can increase from Tier 1 status to Tier 2 or 3 to mean your limits are correspondingly increased.

For Tier 2 and 3 you’ll need to have already completed the Tier 1 verification, plus you’ll be prompted to provide⁴:

Your full SSN/ITIN Your government issued photo ID Additional information and documents which can include details and evidence of your source of funds, and your residential address

The additional documents you’re asked for might depend on the details of your account and your payment.

For example if you’re prompted to prove the source of your funds, and you’re making a payment relating to a property sale, you could be asked to provide a proof of the sale to demonstrate that the money came from a legal source.

How to increase your Remitly limits: step by step

You can request a sending limit increase in the Remitly app or by logging into your account online:

Head to the Remitly desktop site or open the Remitly app and sign in Select My Remitly Select Increase Limits if you’re in the app, or Sending Limits on the desktop site In the app, tap the sending tier you’d like - if you’re on the website, click the tier and then Apply Now Upload any requested information or documents

You should receive an email about your request within 48 hours, to confirm the change or to ask for more documents or information.

How do the limits imposed by Remitly affect the speed of transactions?

The speed of your transaction shouldn't be impacted by your status as long as you’re making a payment within your tier allowance.

If you try to make a payment which exceeds your limits it may be delayed, returned, or not processed at all. You’ll need to upgrade your account tier by providing more information or documents for verification before you can proceed.

Does the frequency of transactions impact the limits on Remitly?

Frequency of transaction doesn’t matter per se but the cumulative value of the payments you make over a 24 hour period, 30 day period or a 180 day period does.

If you make lots of Remitly transfers you could find that they add up quickly, until you hit your limit, even though each individual payment was fairly small.

Remitly’s limits are in place to protect customers and make sure that the accounts are used as intended. However, the limits might mean this isn’t the best service for your particular payment.

If you’re sending higher volume payments - or if you just want a different option to compare - check out Wise.

Wise is a non-bank alternative provider which offers low cost payments which use mid-market rates, and which has high transfer caps - please note additional verification requirements apply for large transfers.

Sources:

Remitly
Please see Terms of Use for your region or visit Wise Fees & Pricing for the most up to date pricing and fee information
Remitly limits
Remitly process to increase limits

Sources checked on 11.24.2023

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