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Old Sep 22, 2009, 5:14 pm
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buschoi
 
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Originally Posted by jimbo27
So I don't see an answer to one of the original questions.
You are returning to the States and you have checked off that you have more than $10000 on your customs form. You have the form FinCEN 105 in your pocket.
You give the customs form to customs; they see that the box is checked "yes". Then what happens? Do the customs people ask for you to give them the form? And what kind of questions do they ask? Do they hassle you?

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They just want to know why you are carrying all the cash and get the form filled out. It is completely legal, and they see it everyday. If you don't declare, though, they will think you have something to hide and could get you into deep trouble.

Last time when I came in through SFO with over $10K, it took only a few minutes to get through the declared line. When I looked back, there was a huge line over at the green area and a lot of people were waiting for x-rayed. I didn't even have to go through x-ray when my declaration was completed. It took less time to go through the red area than the green area.
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