By Lee, MoneyHackHQ. Updated 8 October 2026.

Skrill Referral Bonus: How Transfer Credits Work and Who Qualifies

Skrill Money Transfer’s referral reward is a credit for an eligible transfer, not money you can withdraw from the referral balance. Compare the actual transfer quote and the applicable offer before using it.

Disclosure: some links are referral or affiliate links. MoneyHackHQ may receive a reward if you qualify. Product terms and costs still apply.

Our referral code is leew97. Use it only if the invitation is valid for your country and account. Lee may receive a transfer credit after a qualifying referral.

What makes a transfer eligible?

The published Skrill Money Transfer referral terms require a new member, a valid referral and a successfully completed transfer that meets the country minimum. The sender and recipient must be in different countries. Fees and taxes do not count toward the minimum.

Existing Skrill membership can affect new-member eligibility. Skrill account uploads, wallet withdrawals and prepaid-card transactions are not qualifying Money Transfer transactions. A cancelled transfer does not qualify either.

Do not use your own referral code between your own accounts, send funds back to the referrer to qualify, or create artificial transactions solely to generate credits. The program prohibits these methods. This guide does not recommend a circular self-transfer workaround or promise that transferring to an overseas account you own will qualify.

Published referral-credit amounts

The program also lists other supported countries. Do not infer eligibility from your travel destination or currency alone: the account’s country of registration and applicable terms matter. Check the full table for the euro countries and other regions.

Is the referral offer worth using?

Compare how much the recipient actually receives for the same total amount you pay. Include the exchange rate, sending fees, funding costs and any receiving-bank charges. A “no transfer fee” claim does not establish that the currency conversion is cheapest.

For a transfer you genuinely need, compare the Skrill quote with a Wise transfer quote and your bank. The referral credit is useful only if the eligible net result is better and you can use it within the expiry period.

Illustrative comparison: if Provider A delivers €60 for A$100 and Provider B delivers €62 for the same A$100, Provider B delivers €2 more. Compare quotes taken at the same time and any usable credit shown at checkout. These are invented figures, not live rates.

How to check an invitation and make a genuine transfer

1. Read the current program terms for your registration country.
2. Open the referral invitation and check the displayed offer before creating an account. Complete the identity checks requested by Skrill.
3. Choose a real international transfer you need to make and verify the recipient details.
4. Compare the final amount received with another provider for the same total cost.
5. Check that the invitation, minimum amount, funding route and any credit are reflected correctly before you confirm.
6. Keep the transaction confirmation. Check the referral area for the credit and expiry date; contact Skrill if an eligible reward is missing.

Credit timing and expiry

The published terms distinguish a referrer’s credit from the new member’s invitation benefit. They describe credit for eligible transfers and a three-month expiry; the new member’s offer can be applied under its specific first-transfer rules. Do not assume a later credit can be cashed out or transferred to a different account.

If the checkout does not show the benefit you expected, stop and check with Skrill before sending. A referral link does not guarantee approval or override account checks.

Common questions

Is the A$40 reward free cash?

No. The published terms describe a referral credit for eligible Skrill Money Transfer transactions. It cannot be exchanged for cash.

Can I send money to myself and back for a profit?

Do not rely on a transfer loop. Own-code transactions, attempts to qualify by sending funds back to the referrer and artificial transactions are excluded or prohibited.

Can an existing Skrill customer qualify as a new member?

The terms define a new member as someone without an existing member account at referral. Check account history and applicable local terms.

Will every country receive A$40?

No. Amounts and minimums depend on the registration country and offer. A$40 is the amount listed for Australia in the published table.

What if I do not need an international transfer?

Skip the offer. Creating a transfer solely to pursue a credit adds costs and eligibility risk without solving a real need.

Compare before you send

For everyday spending abroad, use the Australian travel-card comparison. A money-transfer referral credit is a different product from a card or bank-account signup reward.