Cash limit counting in traveling to US
The CBP document states that
There is no limit on the amount of money that can be taken out of or brought into the United States. However, if a person or persons traveling together and filing a joint declaration (CBP Form 6059-B) have $10,000 or more in currency or negotiable monetary instruments, they must fill out a "Report of International Transportation of Currency and Monetary Instruments" FinCEN 105 (former CF 4790)."
What does persons traveling together and filing a joint declaration (CBP Form 6059-B) mean?
Is filing a joint declaration of 6059-B the way of determining persons travelling together? Or are there other ways to determine, and filing joint 6059-B is just one of them?
I don't know what this would affect if I and my mom just happen to be on same flight but she goes to tour visit but I am going home.
Best Answer
I assume that you and your mother do not reside together, since you write that she is on a visit while you are going home.
If this is in fact true, you should file separate forms. The definition of family members has been expanded to "members of a family residing in the same household who are related by blood, marriage, domestic relationship, or adoption." (Source: http://www.cbp.gov/travel/us-citizens/CBP-declaration-form-6059B).
The meaning of "persons traveling together and filing a joint declaration (CBP Form 6059-B)" is fairly plain: to fall under that definition, you must be both traveling together and filing a joint form. In fact, of course, you cannot file a joint form if you are not traveling together, so the reason for this clause is clearly to say that the limit applies to the entire family when family members file a joint form, but that it applies separately to people who travel together but file separate forms.
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How much cash can I enter us with?
Here's what the U.S. Customs and Border Protection website writes: \u201cIt is legal to transport any amount of currency or monetary instruments into or out of the United States,\u201d But anyone carrying more than $10,000 must declare the amount by filing a Report of International Transportation of Currency or Monetary ...What happens if you bring more than $10000 into us?
However, not reporting cash or cash equivalents over the amount of $10,000 can come with serious consequences. U.S. Customs notes that consequences can include: Forfeiture of the money you're carrying\u2014that means they take the money at customs and you don't get it back. Civil penalties such as fines.Carrying Cash While you Travel: WHAT ARE THE LIMITS?
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