Originally Posted by Centurion210
Leaving the US with large amounts of cash or negotiable monetary instruments of $10,000 or more is illegal and subject to seizure.
Absolutely wrong. It is illegal to carry more than $10,000 in or out of the country without declaring it by filling out the appropriate form. It most certainly is not illegal to transport $10,000 or $10 million anywhere under U.S. law.
Thats essentially what I said. I left out the "declared" bit.
Do you work for the TSA? I ask because the statement I highlighted above is flat out wrong but it is what the TSA seems to be teaching its screeners.
No. Believe it or not, I work for CBP. I was careless and left off the "declared" word.