Amount of Foreign Currency that a Visitor May Bring Out of Thailand

January 6, 1986POEA MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 002-86AMOUNT OF FOREIGN CURRENCY THAT A VISITOR MAY BRING OUT OF THAILANDThe Ministry of Finance of Thailand recently issued Ministerial Regulation No. 14 (B.E. 2485) under the Exchange Control Act B.E. 2485 concerning the amount of foreign currency a person may bring out of Thailand.The new policy stipulates that persons in transit or entering Thailand for a period allowed in his return trip or return ticket may take out with him his own foreign currency notes, foreign bank notes or foreign coins in an amount not exceeding US$2,000, unless the amount exceeding the prescribed limit has been declared at the time of entry. cdAny person bringing into the country more than US$2,000 (or the equivalent in other foreign currencies) must complete the Customs Foreign Currency Declaration (CFCD) form at the Bangkok airport (or port of entry) and allow customs officials to inspect and count currencies in possession in his presence. Before leaving, the visitors will again allow customs officials to inspect and count the amount of foreign currencies he...