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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 2:58 am
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Originally Posted by Dr. HFH
In 25+ arrivals, no one has ever asked me anything about how much money I'm carrying. My guess is that these regs are on the books for the authorities to use when they are looking for an official reason (read excuse) to refuse entry to someone whom they've already decided they don't want for some other reason.
I would assume it is more an issue of them profiling you and determining that you are likely to be able to support yourself. I assume I could guess what you put on the immigration form and that would give them this information without needing to ask.
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