Originally Posted by
Jason85
Hello,
I'm traveling to the U.S. in a couple of weeks and will be carrying close to $30,000 in cash with me. I'll be arriving to JFK via London Heathrow. I'm going to travel with my two brothers. The question is can we split the money amongst the three of us and not have to declare it? Or, is the form that we have to fill out per family? We're all going to enter using the same form. The last we came to the U.S. a couple of months ago, I had about $13,000 with me, but didn't declare it. I don't want to take any chances this time, though. Anyway, if we do declare it, will we get stopped and eventually questioned? If so, is it an easy process or am I going to get questioned over how I got the money, what I need it for, and so forth?
Thanks! Replies greatly appreciated.
- Jason
Declaring is the best policy. My nephew travelled to the U.S. from India and had a cheque for $25,000 drawn on a bank account in a U.S. bank. He told the customs officer that he had a cheque for $25,000 drawn on a U.S. bank. The officer asked him to note it on his customs declaration form, eraneously, in my opinion. He was not bringing money into or out of the U.S. The money was already in the U.S.
It was a simple procdedure, nonetheless. No hassles of any kind.