US Cheque Cashing

[AndreiRaileanu]

Hello,

I am from Romania but I currently work & live in London. I have received a cheque from an United States bank (I closed my account there) and I need a method to cash it out faster then my bank (HSBC told me it will take 8 weeks).

Any suggestions?

[Ingrid]

8 weeks seems a very long time. It depends on the amount as well. Last time I cashed a US bank cheque, it was cleared within 10 days (Barclays) but it wasn't for a very large amount.