United States will fine travelers who do not declare assets upon entering the country
The United States authorities will fine with $500,000 or imprisonment for 10 years travelers who, upon entering the country, do not declare to the federal agency sums in dollars or other financial instruments over $10,000
Travelers who enter the United States or move around the country with sums of money over $10,000, in local currency or other financial instruments, must declare it to the federal agency.
The authorities seek to deepen controls on crimes such as money laundering, with new controls, such as fines of $500,000 and up to 10 years in prison for those who do not comply with the new financial transparency regulations.
The measure has been announced by officials of the Customs and Border Protection Office (CBP), an entity that “requires that any traveler who exceeds the limit of 10,000 dollars make an official declaration. This can be done through several methods, including specific forms provided by customs authorities. One of them is the CBP Form 6059B.”
The regulation applies to “coins or bills from the United States or another country, traveler’s checks of any type; all negotiable instruments (personal, commercial, official bank, cashier’s, third-party checks, promissory notes and money orders) that are in the name of the bearer, endorsed without restrictions, in the name of a fictitious beneficiary, or otherwise, in such a way that the title is transferred at the time of delivery.”
It is also applicable to “incomplete instruments (personal, commercial, official bank, cashier’s, third-party checks, promissory notes and money orders) signed, but with the name of the beneficiary omitted; securities or shares in bearer form or otherwise, such that title is transferred to them at the time of delivery.”
The declaration to enter or leave the US with the aforementioned sum in cash or a larger combination of monetary instruments may be made using Form FinCEN 105, which the interested party must print and deliver to the Customs and Border Protection agent upon entering or leaving the US. Also, by completing and sending the FinCEN Form online at least three days in advance of the trip.
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Source: infobae
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