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    Jan 27, 2010, 06:51 PM
    My wife is selling here house overseas and we want to bring the money into the US.
    My wife is a legal US resident from Singapore and we want to bring $130000 into the US to buy a house here.
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    Jan 27, 2010, 06:54 PM

    What are the rules on this_? What is the easiest cheapest way of doing this_?
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    Jan 30, 2010, 12:55 PM

    You can do wired transfer, and for any amount over $10,000 you need to submit an evidence stating original of the fund such as selling house in SG, etc.
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