transfering money from Canada to US

[sarah and hicham 3]

Hello there,

My fiance is from Morocco, and they only allow you to bring a maximum of 1700 dollars with you in the US. It is impossible to send money from Morocco to the US... soooo my fiance's Uncle lives in Canada. My fiance wants to put money into his uncles bank account then have him transfer the money into our account in the US when he gets here. Is it fairly easy to do this? I thought I'd ask you guys from Canada since I'm sure someone here has done this. Thanks !!!

Sarah

[zyggy 9]

Hello there,

My fiance is from Morocco, and they only allow you to bring a maximum of 1700 dollars with you in the US. It is impossible to send money from Morocco to the US... soooo my fiance's Uncle lives in Canada. My fiance wants to put money into his uncles bank account then have him transfer the money into our account in the US when he gets here. Is it fairly easy to do this? I thought I'd ask you guys from Canada since I'm sure someone here has done this. Thanks !!!

Sarah

Where did you hear this misinformation. An incoming immigrant can bring in as much money as they want. If the money is transmitted by wire transfer, then the alien does not need to report the rmoney. If he's bringing it as a cashier's check or some other monetary instrument, then he must report it to Customs when he comes in if it's more than $10,000 US.

[Reba 2]

yeah. cut out the middle man, much easier. He can just have it wired to your account in the US, there's a small fee, but if its more than $10,000, less hassle.

[sarah and hicham 3]

Nope. In Morocco you cannot bring more than 1700 dollars with you and bank transfers are next to impossible, well in fact they are impossible. When you bring the 1700 dollars you have to have it marked in your passport so Customs knows that it is legitimate. Yes it's stupid and annoying... but I guess since it is a developing country and all they have rules like that there. His Dad cannot even send us money through Western Union or something like that because Hicham would have to be here on a student visa and would have to have proof of his Visa, school enrollment etc. What a pain! We have looked into doing all of these things and found that sending money from Canada is pretty much the only way.

so... how is transfering money from Canada to the US?

[zyggy 9]

Nope. In Morocco you cannot bring more than 1700 dollars with you and bank transfers are next to impossible, well in fact they are impossible. When you bring the 1700 dollars you have to have it marked in your passport so Customs knows that it is legitimate. Yes it's stupid and annoying... but I guess since it is a developing country and all they have rules like that there. His Dad cannot even send us money through Western Union or something like that because Hicham would have to be here on a student visa and would have to have proof of his Visa, school enrollment etc. What a pain! We have looked into doing all of these things and found that sending money from Canada is pretty much the only way.

so... how is transfering money from Canada to the US?

Why is Canada any different than the US? They're both first world countries

Getting an EFT from a Canadian bank to a US bank is relatively easy... www.customhouse.com has a great service...

[Flames9_RN 358]

customhouse is grat, I use it now and then. But it does take time to set up. You have to fax, or mail or scan and email documents in, plus do a phone interview, so its not instantanous!! Plus when you make a transaction, it takes 3-4 business days to complete. But it is free and easy to use.

[sarah and hicham 3]

Thank you, that's all I wanted to know! Thanks