foreign currency question
Jul 1, 2009 | 12:51 am
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wow thanks for all the feedback! I am going to school in europe for a while and tuition is in EUR, so I bought some at my local forex the past couple of months and now need to carry it there. I hate dealing with banks so that's why I use physical notes 
I will fill out the form and hand it over to a customs official
I will fill out the form and hand it over to a customs official
Last edited by lmu2009; Jul 1, 2009 at 1:05 am Reason: more info added
Jul 1, 2009 | 1:51 am
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Jul 1, 2009 | 7:07 am
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1. travelers checks are the equivalent of checks. i used to carry blocks of them back and forth, and was required to report them.
2. if you do business in usa and use a currency exchange facility, they will provide you with most currencies in the quantity desired at less than a 1% exchange rate.
when required to pay the room bill in italy in advance, i get a pile of euro. the company does not like doing this, as it is not their normal business, but they will do it as a favor.
2. if you do business in usa and use a currency exchange facility, they will provide you with most currencies in the quantity desired at less than a 1% exchange rate.
when required to pay the room bill in italy in advance, i get a pile of euro. the company does not like doing this, as it is not their normal business, but they will do it as a favor.