Disclosure of funds at a Canadian airport
So I might be going to Canada if they approve my visa. They asked for the amount of money I'll be taking there (via the application form) during my visit and they asked proof for it (bank statements etc.). I provided it and everything is good.
However, since I'm applying for the visa 4-5 months prior to my travel plans (due to ticket price getting more expensive the closer I get to the time I actually want to go there), the money report I gave might not be the amount I promised during the application. It could be less or more (probably less).
Is this a problem? Will they ask me at the airport how much money I have on me? Can they access my visa application and ask why I didn't bring as much as I promised?
That's my question.
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Is this a problem? Will they ask me at the airport how much money I have on me? Can they access my visa application and ask why I didn't bring as much as I promised?
- No, it's not a problem.
- Maybe but only to check you don't carry more than 10K in cash which you'd need to report.
- Access, I believe yes but that's likely to be not relevant.
- Bring? Noone carries piles of cash any more to cover their stay, everyone uses debit/credit cards.
Altogether: no, this is not a likely avenue of questioning.
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What is the maximum amount of money you are allowed to bring into Canada without reporting the value?
When you arrive in Canada with currency or monetary instruments valued at CAN$10,000 or more in your possession, you must report it on Form E311, the CBSA Declaration Card (if one was provided to you), on an Automated Border Clearance kiosk or a Primary Inspection Kiosk, or in the verbal declaration made to a border ...How can I show proof of funds for Canada immigration?
What we accept as proofHow much cash is allowed to enter Canada?
You may bring up to $10,000 in currency, coin and specific monetary instruments without reporting it to customs. If you bring more than $10,000 into the country, notify this to customs to avoid fines or, worse yet, losing the money.What happens when you declare your money at customs?
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. Criminal penalties, including prison time if you're convicted of a crime related to illegally transporting money.$105M in funding announced for 4 Canadian airports, air traffic control upgrades
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There are two reasons why they asked you this question. One is that they want to be sure that you have enough money for the time that you'll be in Canada and enough to leave as well... Then the second one is that there are some limitations in the amount of money you can travel with. For instance, if you had indicated that you would come with 1 million CAD, they would probably have questioned by you were traveling with so much money.
The delta between what you have declared and what you really have doesn't really matter as long as it isn't significant.
To be honest, I believe these kind of controls are rather random. They will only check in details if they have some doubts or if you aren't lucky :)
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