How much money is allowed to take to the US?

[amoro 0]

I am going to the US with K3 Visa. my question is, how much money is allowed to take with me?

Thank you,,,,

[Tom_Jim 40]

I am going to the US with K3 Visa. my question is, how much money is allowed to take with me?

Thank you,,,,

Per family (household), no more than $USD 10,000 in any form of monetary instruments. Yen, Euro, Sterling... Remember also, that it is the aggregate of $USD 10,000. So, if you have $USD 9,000 worth of currency, and your wife has $USD 2,000, you need to declare it on the customs form they give you on the plane before landing. If not, they may seize it, and trust me... it's a pain to get it back. I know... I just had to fight with Customs to try and get back my mom's $30,000 from Detroit. It was a big pain. So, I've learned the lesson.

The funniest part is, if she just declared it, they would have let her go. Just asking her questions what it was to be used for (medical bills). Instead, I had to fight for 2 months to get it back. Even then, it wasn't the whole amount.

[amoro 0]

Thank you for your answer...

no, I won't have 10,000 $ with me. it is max 4000 or 5000 with me. I can understand from your text, that I have no problem with

it, or not?

I am going to the US with K3 Visa. my question is, how much money is allowed to take with me?

Thank you,,,,

Per family (household), no more than $USD 10,000 in any form of monetary instruments. Yen, Euro, Sterling... Remember also, that it is the aggregate of $USD 10,000. So, if you have $USD 9,000 worth of currency, and your wife has $USD 2,000, you need to declare it on the customs form they give you on the plane before landing. If not, they may seize it, and trust me... it's a pain to get it back. I know... I just had to fight with Customs to try and get back my mom's $30,000 from Detroit. It was a big pain. So, I've learned the lesson.

The funniest part is, if she just declared it, they would have let her go. Just asking her questions what it was to be used for (medical bills). Instead, I had to fight for 2 months to get it back. Even then, it wasn't the whole amount.

[pushbrk 12,217]

I am going to the US with K3 Visa. my question is, how much money is allowed to take with me?

Thank you,,,,

Per family (household), no more than $USD 10,000 in any form of monetary instruments. Yen, Euro, Sterling... Remember also, that it is the aggregate of $USD 10,000. So, if you have $USD 9,000 worth of currency, and your wife has $USD 2,000, you need to declare it on the customs form they give you on the plane before landing. If not, they may seize it, and trust me... it's a pain to get it back. I know... I just had to fight with Customs to try and get back my mom's $30,000 from Detroit. It was a big pain. So, I've learned the lesson.

The funniest part is, if she just declared it, they would have let her go. Just asking her questions what it was to be used for (medical bills). Instead, I had to fight for 2 months to get it back. Even then, it wasn't the whole amount.

There's no limit but you must declare amounts over

$10,000.

[LRA 0]

I am going to the US with K3 Visa. my question is, how much money is allowed to take with me?

Thank you,,,,

Per family (household), no more than $USD 10,000 in any form of monetary instruments. Yen, Euro, Sterling... Remember also, that it is the aggregate of $USD 10,000. So, if you have $USD 9,000 worth of currency, and your wife has $USD 2,000, you need to declare it on the customs form they give you on the plane before landing. If not, they may seize it, and trust me... it's a pain to get it back. I know... I just had to fight with Customs to try and get back my mom's $30,000 from Detroit. It was a big pain. So, I've learned the lesson.

The funniest part is, if she just declared it, they would have let her go. Just asking her questions what it was to be used for (medical bills). Instead, I had to fight for 2 months to get it back. Even then, it wasn't the whole amount.

There's no limit but you must declare amounts over

$10,000.

Yep, no limit to either take out or bring in $, but of course all amounts >= 10K must be declared. See http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/vacation/kbyg/money.xml for more. For safety reasons and for peace of mind, I would suggest just wiring the money to an account in the US worth the ~$50 fees.

[amoro 0]

thank you very much for the good infos.

I am going to the US with K3 Visa. my question is, how much money is allowed to take with me?

Thank you,,,,

Per family (household), no more than $USD 10,000 in any form of monetary instruments. Yen, Euro, Sterling... Remember also, that it is the aggregate of $USD 10,000. So, if you have $USD 9,000 worth of currency, and your wife has $USD 2,000, you need to declare it on the customs form they give you on the plane before landing. If not, they may seize it, and trust me... it's a pain to get it back. I know... I just had to fight with Customs to try and get back my mom's $30,000 from Detroit. It was a big pain. So, I've learned the lesson.

The funniest part is, if she just declared it, they would have let her go. Just asking her questions what it was to be used for (medical bills). Instead, I had to fight for 2 months to get it back. Even then, it wasn't the whole amount.

There's no limit but you must declare amounts over

$10,000.

Yep, no limit to either take out or bring in $, but of course all amounts >= 10K must be declared. See http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/vacation/kbyg/money.xml for more. For safety reasons and for peace of mind, I would suggest just wiring the money to an account in the US worth the ~$50 fees.

[amoro 0]

ok, you were right, I had no problem with it. thanks!