Originally Posted by
kdanson
Hi everyone! Hope I can get some advice from Americans that live abroad.
I've been working in Japan for the past year now and my company will be sending me back to the US for a week of training.
This will be my first time back to the States and I was wondering for the Customs Declaration Form, do I fill out the Visitors section then?
Meaning I only fill out the items that will remain in the US, not all the stuff that I've bought (e.g. suit, work clothes, company laptop, etc) since I'll be taking it back? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
More information would be needed to answer your question definitively. How long will you be working in Japan? Do you have the Japanese equivalent of permanent residency in Japan?
These situations are usually deal with case by case. It really only determines what customs exemptions that you are entitled to. If you have Japanese permanent residency you would be considered by US Customs as a non-resident for your weeklong trip for training.
FB