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You can only get a visa waiver if you fall within the requirements of a tourist visa, plus additional restrictions. And visa waiver entry still requires that yo
by bdonlan 15y ago
You can only get a visa waiver if you fall within the requirements of a tourist visa, plus additional restrictions. And visa waiver entry still requires that you fill out a customs form.
- jrockway 15y agoIf you are carrying more than $10,000 worth of securities or cash, you have to declare that. But there's absolutely nothing wrong with owning more than $10,000 worth of securities and liquidating them while you're visiting the US. Here's the official government documentation on the matter: http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/newsroom/publications/travel/currency_rpt_flyer/currency_reporting.ctt/currency_reporting.pdf http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/newsroom/publications/tr... "If you receive in the US, currency ... exceeding $10,0000 at one time ... you must file Form 105."
- eli 15y agoBut everyone entering the United States has to fill out a customs declaration that lists the value of goods being brought into the country.
- jrockway 15y agoIf you have $9,999 in your wallet and a bank account with $1,000,000,000,000, though, you don't have to mention cash on your customs declaration form.
- semanticist 15y agoWhat if you have US$10,000 in your bitcoin wallet on your laptop? Is that the same as US$10,000 worth of collectable pins in your suitcase, or the same as US$10,000 worth of code/IP on your laptop (which I can't imagine anyone declaring in customs)?
- dublinclontarf 15y agoWhat if the bitcoin wallet isnt on your laptop but in the cloud?
- semanticist 15y agoThen it's the same as any other asset you have access to but isn't liquid, so it's not an interesting question when you're talking about how much you can take through customs without declaring it.
- barrkel 15y agoThe visa waiver can be for tourism or for business. It has two checkboxes. When I visit the US, it's for work meetings, so I check business.