Cash limit counting in traveling to US

5/4/2015 4:07:53 PM

There is an explanation of the specifics of who is eligible to file a single form 6059-B. Basically you need to meet 3 conditions for eligibily according to CBP.

  1. Are related by blood, marriage, or adoption;

  2. Lived together in one household at their last permanent residence; and

  3. Intend to live together in one household after their arrival in the United States.

So if you don’t live together and not intend to live together you should file separate forms.

5/4/2015 4:03:06 PM

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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