- Nov 21, 2009
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- May-2010
Hi,trxcis said:Dear Sir Qorax, Me and my wife will be bringing CAD 17K --- I have a few dilemmas:
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I hope my questions make sense. Please ease my confusion, good sir! Thank you!!
1. Should we bring US$15K (cuz' we have a US$ Account), and a couple of thousand CAD ---to make a total of CAD17K? We could always convert the US$ later after we land.
U can safely bring-in USD, Euro GBP & CAD, either singularly or in multiples... no issues there. However, it's very unlikely that CAD could drop vis-a-vis the USD in the near future. And converting the USD into CAD here would prove more costly than if done abroad.
2. Since the exchange rate between CAD and US$ fluctuates from time to time, is it best NOT to exchange our US$ to CAD right away and wait it out until CAD drops lower than US$? We're planning to land by Sept.
As above.
3. When the IO asks, "How much Money are you bringing in? How should we answer? If we say," We are bringing US$15K and couple of thousand CAD" , are we then be exempted from filling up the form needed if your are bringing MORE THAN CAD10K ?
What is the problem in declaring the funds [over $10K]in the 'declaration form'? BTW, u'd still require to declare it as long as the total figure [all currencies put together] is over the $10K threshold.
Qorax