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     There is no limit on the amount of money that can be taken out of or brought into the United States. To avoid having your cash or money seized by U.S. Customs you need to understand the basics. Importantly, if a person or persons traveling together and filing a joint declaration (CBP Form 6059-B) have $10,000 or more in cash,  currency or negotiable monetary instruments, they must fill out a “Report of International Transportation of Currency and Monetary Instruments” FinCEN 105 (former CF 4790). The FinCEN 105 can be obtained prior to traveling or when going through CBP checkpoints.

      Please be aware, if persons/family members who constitute a “household” are traveling together and have $10,000 or more between them, they cannot divide the currency between each other to avoid declaring the currency. Customs has recently expanded the concept of what is a “household” to reflect the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down DOMA.

      For example, if one person is carrying $5,000 and the other has $6,000, they have a total of $11, 000 in their possession and must report it on a FinCEN 105. If a person or family fails to declare their monetary instruments in amounts of over $10,000, their monetary instrument(s) may be subject to forfeiture. In addition, they may be subject to civil and criminal penalties pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 5324.

      Below is a list of International U.S. Airports for passengers arriving or leaving the U.S. If you have had your currency/monetary instruments seized by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol at any of these airports,  our law firm will be able to petition for you to seek the return of your money. We have over 25 years of experience with the procedures and laws applicable to currency seizures.

If your currency has been seized by U.S. Customs when you were arriving or leaving the U.S. we can help you petition for the return of your money.  We have 25 years of experience in filing petitions with US Customs & Border Protection seeking the return of  seized currency. We may be able to offer you an attorney fee arrangement based on a combination of a fixed initial retainer and contingency payment based on results achieved.

The Law Offices of R. H. Robbins assists companies and individuals when they have had their currency seized  at airports or other border crossings by Customs and Border Patrol.  We handle cases of currency seizures at all international airports and border crossings.  Please contact us by telephone at: (954) 946-8130 OR by submitting the simple form below to set up a free consultation to see if we may be of assistance to you in the return of your seized currency.

United States: List of International Airports:

        Akron – Akron Fulton International Airport

        Albany – Albany International Airport

        Albuquerque – Albuquerque International Airport

        Alexandria – Alexandria International Airport

        Alice – Alice International Airport

        Allentown – Lehigh Valley International Airport

        Anchorage – Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport

        Atlanta – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

        Atlantic City – Atlantic City International Airport

        Austin – Austin-Bergstrom International Airport

        Bakersfield – Meadows Field

        Baltimore – Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport

        Bellingham – Bellingham International Airport

        Billings – Billings Logan International Airport

        Binghamton – Greater Binghamton Airport

        Birmingham – Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

        Boston – Logan International Airport

        Brownsville – Brownsville/South Padre Island International Airport

        Buffalo – Buffalo Niagara International Airport

        Burlington – Burlington International Airport

        Calexico – Calexico International Airport

        Casper – Casper/Natrona County International Airport

        Charlotte – Charlotte/Douglas International Airport

        Charleston – Charleston International Airport

        Chicago – Chicago Midway International Airport

        Chicago – Chicago Rockford International Airport

        Chicago – O’Hare International Airport

        Cincinnati – Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport

        Cleveland – Cleveland Hopkins International Airport

        Columbus – Port Columbus International Airport

        Columbus – Rickenbacker International Airport

        Corpus Christi – Corpus Christi International Airport

        Dallas/Fort Worth – Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport

        Dayton – James M. Cox Dayton International Airport

        Daytona Beach – Daytona Beach International Airport

        Denver – Denver International Airport

        Del Bonita – Whetstone International Airport

        Del Rio – Del Rio International Airport

        Des Moines – Des Moines International Airport

        Detroit – Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

        Duluth – Duluth International Airport

        Eagle Pass – Maverick County Memorial International Airport

        Edinburg – South Texas International Airport at Edinburg

        El Paso – El Paso International Airport

        Erie – Erie International Airport

        Fairbanks – Fairbanks International Airport

        Fargo – Hector International Airport

        Flint – Bishop International Airport

        Fort Lauderdale – Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport

        Fort Myers – Southwest Florida International Airport

        Fort Wayne – Fort Wayne International Airport

        Fort Worth – Fort Worth Meacham International Airport

        Fresno – Fresno Yosemite International Airport

        Glasgow – Glasgow International Airport

        Grand Rapids – Gerald R. Ford International Airport

        Great Falls – Great Falls International Airport

        Green Bay – Austin Straubel International Airport

        Greensboro – Piedmont Triad International Airport

        Greenville/Spartanburg – Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport

        Gulfport/Biloxi – Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport

        Harlingen – Valley International Airport

        Harrisburg/Middletown – Harrisburg International Airport

        Honolulu – Honolulu International Airport

        Houlton – Houlton International Airport

        Houston – George Bush Intercontinental Airport

        Huntsville – Huntsville International Airport

        Indianapolis – Indianapolis International Airport

        International Falls – Falls International Airport

        Jackson – Jackson-Evers International Airport

        Jacksonville – Jacksonville International Airport

        Juneau – Juneau International Airport

        Kalamazoo/Battle Creek – Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport

        Kalispell – Glacier Park International Airport

        Kansas City – Kansas City International Airport

        Key West – Key West International Airport

        Ketchikan – Ketchikan International Airport

        Kona – Kona International Airport

        Lake Charles – Chennault International Airport

        Lansing – Capital Region International Airport

        Laredo – Laredo International Airport

        Las Cruces – Las Cruces International Airport

        Las Vegas – McCarran International Airport

        Los Angeles – Los Angeles International Airport

        Louisville – Louisville International Airport

        Lubbock – Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport

        Marquette/Gwinn – Sawyer International Airport

        Massena – Massena International Airport

        McAllen – McAllen-Miller International Airport

        Medford – Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport

        Melbourne – Melbourne International Airport

        Memphis – Memphis International Airport

        Miami – Miami International Airport

        Milwaukee – General Mitchell International Airport

        Minneapolis/Saint Paul – Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport

        Missoula – Missoula International Airport

        Monticello – Sullivan County International Airport

        Moses Lake – Grant County International Airport

        Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach International Airport

        Nashville – Nashville International Airport

        New Orleans – Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

        New York City – John F. Kennedy International Airport

        New York City – LaGuardia Airport

        Newark – Newark Liberty International Airport

        Newburgh – Stewart International Airport

        Newport News – Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport

        Niagara Falls, New York – Niagara Falls International Airport

        Norfolk – Norfolk International Airport

        North Charleston – Charleston International Airport/Charleston AFB

        Oakland – Metropolitan Oakland International Airport

        Ogdensburg – Ogdensburg International Airport

        Ontario – Ontario International Airport

        Orlando – Orlando International Airport

        Palm Springs – Palm Springs International Airport

        Panama City Beach – Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport

        Pensacola – Pensacola International Airport

        Peoria – General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport

        Philadelphia – Philadelphia International Airport

        Phoenix – Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

        Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh International Airport

        Plattsburgh – Plattsburgh International Airport

        Pontiac – Oakland County International Airport

        Port Angeles – William R. Fairchild International Airport

        Port Huron – St. Clair County International Airport

        Portland, Maine – Portland International Jetport

        Portland, Oregon – Portland International Airport

        Portsmouth – Portsmouth International Airport at Pease

        Port Townsend – Jefferson County International Airport

        Providence – T.F. Green Airport

        Quad Cities – Quad City International Airport

        Raleigh – Raleigh-Durham International Airport

        Reno – Reno-Tahoe International Airport

        Richmond – Richmond International Airport

        Rochester, Minnesota – Rochester International Airport

        Rochester, New York – Greater Rochester International Airport

        Sacramento – Sacramento International Airport

        Saginaw – MBS International Airport

        Salt Lake City – Salt Lake City International Airport

        San Antonio – San Antonio International Airport

        San Diego – San Diego International Airport

        San Francisco – San Francisco International Airport

        San Jose – San Jose International Airport

        Santa Ana/Orange County – John Wayne Airport (from 2011, after Terminal C is built)

        Sarasota\Bradenton – Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport

        Sault Ste. Marie – Chippewa County International Airport

        Savannah – Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport

        Seattle – Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

        Spokane – Spokane International Airport

        Saint Louis – Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport

        St. Petersburg – St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport

        Sweetgrass – Ross International Airport

        Syracuse – Greater Rochester International Airport

        Tampa – Tampa International Airport

        Toledo – Toledo Express Airport

        Tucson – Tucson International Airport

        Tulsa – Tulsa International Airport

        Washington, D.C. – Washington Dulles International Airport

        Watertown – Watertown International Airport

        West Palm Beach – Palm Beach International Airport

        Wilkes-Barre/Scranton – Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport

        Wilmington – Wilmington International Airport

        Windsor Locks – Bradley International Airport

        Yuma – Yuma International Airport

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