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[MMagidson]

I saw somewhere on this forum, but couldn't find anymore details about expatriates returning home to the US. Is there an allowance US citizens get from returning after staying out of the country for an extended amount of time? If so, then how?

Thanks ^^

[Wishmaster]

None. Zip. Nada.

[runthegauntlet]

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[climber159]

You do get to go through the US citizens line at customs though. That ought to expedite your entry by a few minutes.

[Wai Mian]

Yes, but first you must send a money order to cover the initial processing fee. Or you can pay through paypal, I can give you the email address if you would like.








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[ttompatz]

[Chokse]

My wife and I are planning to move back to the US next year, and will bring a lot of crap back with us (motorcycle, appliances, clothes, furniture, etc, which will all require a shipping container). I talked to the US Customs Dept about this and was told the following there will be no duty on items purchased and used for over one year. This is only true if you are a legal resident in Korea, or any other country (visa will prove this), and if you have receipts to prove the items were purchased over a year before entry to the US.

So basically, if you can show that you lived in Korea for over a year and you have receipts for your big ticket items, the US govt. cannot tax you when you enter the US.

[tardisrider]

I have no idea about special allowances for big ticket items, but once when I was returning to the U.S. for a visit I started getting questions from a customs officer in Chicago about what I had in my bags and how long I'd stayed in Korea.

I think I said something like "The last time I was in the States was about a year ago..." and the customs officer said "Oh, do you live there?" I said yes, and started to explain, but he stopped looking at everything and waived me through. I'm sure that's not official policy, but it did show that (at least with this particular customs officer) there's an understanding about such things.