到英國的留學生除了簽證以外再來就是會遇到兌換現金的問題,通常需要在台灣先換好英鎊或者英鎊匯票等,
但其實現金帶在身上真的不太安全,尤其初次來英國時,你當時一定有很多行李,所以選擇銀行匯票會是一個不錯的選擇,
當然也可以請家人到時候再轉帳給你,所以就看大家喜好.抵達英國之後到銀行開戶之後再存進去就好了.(英國的銀行是預約制的,不是當天到當天辦理喔!)
但是入境英國時有個規定就是攜帶超過一萬歐元就要申報,內容如下:
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Take cash in and out of the UK
You must declare cash of €10,000 or more (or the equivalent in another currency) if you take it between the UK and any non-European Union (EU) country.
Cash includes:
- notes and coins
- bankers’ drafts
- cheques of any kind (including travellers’ cheques)
If you’re travelling as a family you need to declare cash over €10,000.
Declare cash
Penalties
You could face a penalty of up to £5,000 if you don’t declare your cash or give incorrect information.
Your declared cash can be seized by customs officers if they have reasonable grounds to suspect a crime. They can keep the cash for 48 hours - after that they need a court order.
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所以我決定誠實申報,因為我更擔心的是被沒收!但是其實也沒有很恐怖,我只是比別人多了一道手續而已,就是給我一張表單,需要詳實填寫而已,
然後寫完之後,很快的就順利通關啦!所以也沒有被要求做其他的檢查,只是要寫清楚金錢來源和用途,基本上就OK了.
但還是建議大家誠實申報喔!不然被沒收真的.....(這代價太大了!)