How much money is required to go through customs when traveling to Canada from the US?
Posted by admin @ Thursday, Jan. 29th 2009
chrissy4568 asked:
I was wondering how much money is required to go through customs when traveling to Canada from the US? My boyfriend is coming to stay all of July and maybe a week in August this summer, but isn’t going to have alot of money when he comes. Would they deny him entry to Canada if he didn’t have enough, even though I’d be supporting him? Thanks for your answers everyone.
I was wondering how much money is required to go through customs when traveling to Canada from the US? My boyfriend is coming to stay all of July and maybe a week in August this summer, but isn’t going to have alot of money when he comes. Would they deny him entry to Canada if he didn’t have enough, even though I’d be supporting him? Thanks for your answers everyone.
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January 31st, 2009 at 4:59 am
You need to be able to prove you have sufficient funds for a typical tourist’s every need: hotel, meals, transportation, sightseeing, etc. He’d better be carrying some cash (but not “too much” — not more than @ $1000 cash) and a couple good credit cards, passport, driver’s license, decent luggage, proper clothing very neatly packed.
And he had better appear well-dressed, affluent and educated. If he’s young, sloppy, cheap, and not with his parents — ooh-la-la! — you aren’t going to get to see him.
February 2nd, 2009 at 8:27 pm
They don’t look into your banks accounts.. that’s way too personal. They just want to make sure that he’s not lying about his whereabouts. When I used to cross.. they rarely asked me how much money I had. They usually only ask you in a type of situation where the person crossing is saying they’re going to the casino or shopping, they’ll ask how much money they have, if the person says $20 then clearly they keep asking. They won’t give him any trouble, I can guarantee that.