Originally Posted by
sharp5flat9
I think the practical limit will be the availability of USD on demand (assuming I've read your post correctly). 25K AED isn't a great deal of cash ... less than two day's ATM withdrawal limit on my office manager's company card.
A lot of countries restrict foreign currency transactions (such as India, which is why I'm asking this question to begin with). And for anti money laundering purposes etc there may be limits in place, hence why I ask. Especially airside where generally forex carries fewer checks Passport + BP usually) they may wish to restrict transactions to say the equivalent of 1000 or 2000 USD.