The US government in particular has been known to be very shady about these things. Here's an example.
It might be a good idea to be paranoid crossing borders with hardware wallets - one good way to protect yourself would be to enable passphrase protection and put a smaller amount of your coins in a wallet with one passphrase, then a larger amount in a hidden wallet with a different passphrase.
If you're asked for whatever reason, you could (correctly) call it a banking device.
Topic: Carrying Hardware Wallets When Traveling Internationally - page 4. (Read 700 times)
As far as I know this rule only applies if you carry cash in such amount or more then you have the obligation to declare, not credit cards or any other goods. And since bitcoin is not regulated in every country on the same way or is not regulated at all what exactly would you declare.
On the other hand it's interesting point, I never thought of hard wallets that way.
On the other hand it's interesting point, I never thought of hard wallets that way.
I've heard of some weird incidents in the past with TSA when they think you have 'the bitcoin' on you and started nosing. It's only a matter of time before someone's called out for carrying a hardware wallet even when they haven't done anything wrong and the law is completely unclear. A Ledger at least has more of a resemblance to a bog standard USB stick and I'd also be inclined to cover any branding with tape.
If I was going to the US particularly I wouldn't take one just in case. If I was planning on accessing some while there I'd put a seed in a dark corner of an SD card somewhere and restore a phone wallet.
If I was going to the US particularly I wouldn't take one just in case. If I was planning on accessing some while there I'd put a seed in a dark corner of an SD card somewhere and restore a phone wallet.
I do travel with my Ledger Nano S (not in the box) and Laptop. You made an interesting point and I didnt declare the values. It is worth thinking of whether there is a need to declare.
I will think Bitcoin to be the same as gold chain, it has a value in fiat but not yet converted to fiat. Hence I feel there is no need to declare.
I will think Bitcoin to be the same as gold chain, it has a value in fiat but not yet converted to fiat. Hence I feel there is no need to declare.
Are there many of you who travel internationally? If you do, obviously you have your laptop as well for many people. But i assume most of you travel with your nano ledger or trezor as well? If so, i assume you don't have to declare you have over 10k on you right since its not a currency but an asset. But also you aren't carrying bitcoin because the nano ledger is basically like your bank card which has money in it? Has anyone been asked about it when flying internationally?
Then again if you have a bitcoin wallet on your computer such as electrum or any similar ones, wouldn't that be the same thing as a nano ledger or trezor? But the thing is the nano ledger looks like a keychain or usb but the trezor looks a bit different? And also when you carry it, do you generally carry it as is or you put it in a box?
Then again if you have a bitcoin wallet on your computer such as electrum or any similar ones, wouldn't that be the same thing as a nano ledger or trezor? But the thing is the nano ledger looks like a keychain or usb but the trezor looks a bit different? And also when you carry it, do you generally carry it as is or you put it in a box?
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