how much money in hand can you carry when you arrived at the airport in philippines

[Kevzil 2]

This will be the first time I am taking my fiancee to Philippines and its gonna be his first trip as well. I wanna know how much money in hand can you carry when you arrived at the airport in the Philippines. I need advice on how to like carry money there. My friend told me to have my sister open an account and we are just going to transfer money there. Thanks in advance!

Edited January 25, 2015 by Kevzil

[TBoneTX 46,472]

*** Country-specific thread moved from Off Topic forum to the Philippines regional subforum. ***

[Al422 221]

I had about $300 in cash.

I called my bank to tell them I was going to Phil and the specific dates. This is ultra important because they will shut your credit card down as soon as you try to use it, figuring some hacker stole your data. Visa and Mastercard are widely accepted there. AmEx is not as widely accepted and will mostly be taken at high end restaurants and hotels.

ATM machines: Use the ones at banks or at the airport. The security of ones on the street are a ####### shoot. Many of them do not use the proper security protocols so your info is subject to hacking.

[luckytwo15 13]

My US bank advised me to use my debit card at a Philippines ATM first before using it at a business to make a purchase. That way the bank knows I'm in the Philippines because I've used my PIN at the ATM. Otherwise the bank could suspend the debit card thinking someone is just using the number or worse cancel the debit card all together.

[chillin4me 15]

not more than $10,000 cash

but be mindful because there's alot of pickpocketers and theives all over the Philippines. You can Western Union/Moneygram yourself when you get there.

This will be the first time I am taking my fiancee to Philippines and its gonna be his first trip as well. I wanna know how much money in hand can you carry when you arrived at the airport in the Philippines. I need advice on how to like carry money there. My friend told me to have my sister open an account and we are just going to transfer money there. Thanks in advance!

[Hank_ 9,174]

CURRENCY REGULATIONS

It is illegal for any incoming or outgoing passenger to bring in or out Philippine Pesos in excess of P10,000.00 without prior authority from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Any violation of this rule may lead to its seizure and civil penalties and / or criminal prosecution. (BSP Circular 98-1995)

The transportation of foreign currency or monetary instruments is legal. However, the carrying of foreign currency in excess of US$10,000.00 or its equivalent in other foreign currencies must be declared to a Customs Officer or the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Violation of this rule may lead to seizure and sanctions, fines and / or penalties.

For more information about Bureau of Customs Passengers Guidelines visit http://www.customs.gov.ph/bustravel.php

http://www.tourism.gov.ph/sitepages/customs.aspx

Having an account in the Philippines makes it easy to do wire transfers, I have used XOOM to send money to myself there.

[Greenbaum 12,260]

Open an account in the Philippines under her name. Then through your bank (Wells Fargo charges $5.00) you can transfer money to her account. While in the Phil you can log into your account and transfer the money to her account and whaaaa laaaa you got money.

Edited January 25, 2015 by Greenbaum

[VOL 425]

It is illegal to leave the Philippines with over P 10,000. Being this website frowns on posting illegal suggestions...

CURRENCY REGULATIONS

It is illegal for any incoming or outgoing passenger to bring in or out Philippine Pesos in excess of P10,000.00 without prior authority from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Any violation of this rule may lead to its seizure and civil penalties and / or criminal prosecution. (BSP Circular 98-1995)

The transportation of foreign currency or monetary instruments is legal. However, the carrying of foreign currency in excess of US$10,000.00 or its equivalent in other foreign currencies must be declared to a Customs Officer or the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Violation of this rule may lead to seizure and sanctions, fines and / or penalties.

For more information about Bureau of Customs Passengers Guidelines visit http://www.customs.gov.ph/bustravel.php

This is Philippines Law Not USA so it don't apply to me

And Beside Maybe I got a Prior Authority from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipina.

[Hank_ 9,174]

This is Philippines Law Not USA so it don't apply to me

And Beside Maybe I got a Prior Authority from Bangko Sentral ng Pilipina.

It applies if you are traveling to or from the Philippines... no matter what your citizenship is.

[Ontarkie 14,669]

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[hotmom17 3]

its better to bring cash than use credit cards. well, in the airport you should exchange your dollar inside in case you need to pay the porter to carry your bags and the taxi if you need one.

[Cyberfx1024 7,980]

My first time there I had about $1000 cash on me when I first got the to Philippines. then I swiftly exchanged it to pesos in the Airport. I do NOT like to use my card at stores, hell half the time they would use the BDO machine and it would come back "Declined". I would then tell them to use the BPI machine and it would be accepted. After that I only brought $500 with me.

[Al422 221]

It seems you want to bring an extraordinary amount of cash. May I suggest you ask a lawyer familiar with Philippine law, not only for what is legal but also for what choice is better? A consultation does not cost that much compared to the numbers you are talking about here and could be worith its weight in gold.

[raven52 233]

10,000 pesos, is the Philippines rule, been there 8 times, spent 2 years there.

Depending on exchange rate, changes daily, about 250.00.,,.,.as about 44 pesos to each American dollar.

[Darnell 8,479]

CURRENCY REGULATIONS

It is illegal for any incoming or outgoing passenger to bring in or out Philippine Pesos in excess of P10,000.00 without prior authority from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Any violation of this rule may lead to its seizure and civil penalties and / or criminal prosecution. (BSP Circular 98-1995)

The transportation of foreign currency or monetary instruments is legal. However, the carrying of foreign currency in excess of US$10,000.00 or its equivalent in other foreign currencies must be declared to a Customs Officer or the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. Violation of this rule may lead to seizure and sanctions, fines and / or penalties.

For more information about Bureau of Customs Passengers Guidelines visit http://www.customs.gov.ph/bustravel.php

http://www.tourism.gov.ph/sitepages/customs.aspx

Having an account in the Philippines makes it easy to do wire transfers, I have used XOOM to send money to myself there.

So, hand-carry 90,000 usd into the PI is allowed, just do a form at the customs office at the airport before exiting the immigration control point. Sweet ! Yay Hank_ !