How much money allowed to take to usa.
Aug 15th 2009, 4:05 am
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How much money allowed to take to usa.
Hello again.
Well i want to know like how much i can take to usa. My family is like of 4 person. (Me, my husband and two daughter 5 years and 3 years).
Is there any rule regarding the amount to take to usa?
one of my friend told me like its 10,000 $
so is the amount limit for the whole family of per person ?
Thanks and Regards
Well i want to know like how much i can take to usa. My family is like of 4 person. (Me, my husband and two daughter 5 years and 3 years).
Is there any rule regarding the amount to take to usa?
one of my friend told me like its 10,000 $
so is the amount limit for the whole family of per person ?
Thanks and Regards
Aug 15th 2009, 5:34 am
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Re: How much money allowed to take to usa.
Aug 15th 2009, 10:17 am
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Re: How much money allowed to take to usa.
under $10,000 in cash and/or goods, when you fill out customs declaration on plane, i plan on taking $9500 cash to avoid this do not take $10000 or over keep it under
Aug 15th 2009, 12:23 pm
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Re: How much money allowed to take to usa.
That said, there is nothing wrong in bringing in as much money as you think you'll need.
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Aug 15th 2009, 5:27 pm
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Re: How much money allowed to take to usa.
Hello again.
Well i want to know like how much i can take to usa. My family is like of 4 person. (Me, my husband and two daughter 5 years and 3 years).
Is there any rule regarding the amount to take to usa?
one of my friend told me like its 10,000 $
so is the amount limit for the whole family of per person ?
Thanks and Regards
Well i want to know like how much i can take to usa. My family is like of 4 person. (Me, my husband and two daughter 5 years and 3 years).
Is there any rule regarding the amount to take to usa?
one of my friend told me like its 10,000 $
so is the amount limit for the whole family of per person ?
Thanks and Regards
There is NO LIMIT to how much you can bring in. That said, there are reporting requirements which kick in at $10,000. The 1998 Bajakajian case from the Supreme Court is of interest. A currency sniffing dog was patroling the departure lounge in LAX which caused them to be questioned -- guy said he had less than 10K when he, in fact, had 350K. The question was whether or not forfeiture of the 350K was an "excessive fine" prohibited by the Constitution. I recall be surprised by the outcome because Clarence Thomas wrote the decision.
Aug 16th 2009, 12:18 am
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Re: How much money allowed to take to usa.
Hi:
There is NO LIMIT to how much you can bring in. That said, there are reporting requirements which kick in at $10,000. The 1998 Bajakajian case from the Supreme Court is of interest. A currency sniffing dog was patroling the departure lounge in LAX which caused them to be questioned -- guy said he had less than 10K when he, in fact, had 350K. The question was whether or not forfeiture of the 350K was an "excessive fine" prohibited by the Constitution. I recall be surprised by the outcome because Clarence Thomas wrote the decision.
There is NO LIMIT to how much you can bring in. That said, there are reporting requirements which kick in at $10,000. The 1998 Bajakajian case from the Supreme Court is of interest. A currency sniffing dog was patroling the departure lounge in LAX which caused them to be questioned -- guy said he had less than 10K when he, in fact, had 350K. The question was whether or not forfeiture of the 350K was an "excessive fine" prohibited by the Constitution. I recall be surprised by the outcome because Clarence Thomas wrote the decision.
When I came over, I brought $17,500 cash with me. I declared it all at the time I landed, as failure to do so risks some or all of the funds being forfeited and confiscated. However, trying to explain what i wanted and then getting the customs officials to understand and find the form I needed to fill in was a nightmare. I would recommend filling the form in ahead of time if you can find it online.
Aug 16th 2009, 12:52 am
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Re: How much money allowed to take to usa.
So what was the decision?
When I came over, I brought $17,500 cash with me. I declared it all at the time I landed, as failure to do so risks some or all of the funds being forfeited and confiscated. However, trying to explain what i wanted and then getting the customs officials to understand and find the form I needed to fill in was a nightmare. I would recommend filling the form in ahead of time if you can find it online.
When I came over, I brought $17,500 cash with me. I declared it all at the time I landed, as failure to do so risks some or all of the funds being forfeited and confiscated. However, trying to explain what i wanted and then getting the customs officials to understand and find the form I needed to fill in was a nightmare. I would recommend filling the form in ahead of time if you can find it online.
Apparently, the guy had the money legitimately -- no illegal purpose, he just lied about it. Total forfeiture was found to be an "excessive fine." As I said, the decision is notable that the author, Clarence Thomas usually agrees with Antonin Scalia. Scalia dissented in this one.
Aug 17th 2009, 3:07 pm
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Re: How much money allowed to take to usa.
Wow, Clarence sided with the liberal wing of the court!
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Hi:
There is NO LIMIT to how much you can bring in. That said, there are reporting requirements which kick in at $10,000. The 1998 Bajakajian case from the Supreme Court is of interest. A currency sniffing dog was patroling the departure lounge in LAX which caused them to be questioned -- guy said he had less than 10K when he, in fact, had 350K. The question was whether or not forfeiture of the 350K was an "excessive fine" prohibited by the Constitution. I recall be surprised by the outcome because Clarence Thomas wrote the decision.
There is NO LIMIT to how much you can bring in. That said, there are reporting requirements which kick in at $10,000. The 1998 Bajakajian case from the Supreme Court is of interest. A currency sniffing dog was patroling the departure lounge in LAX which caused them to be questioned -- guy said he had less than 10K when he, in fact, had 350K. The question was whether or not forfeiture of the 350K was an "excessive fine" prohibited by the Constitution. I recall be surprised by the outcome because Clarence Thomas wrote the decision.
