Not concerned about entering into Germany, my concern is leaving the DR with cash and the General you know does not pick up the phone when you need her...
Entering into Germany the allowance is 9,999 Euro per person, not family or group.
Die Mitnahme von Barmitteln ist je nach Reiseroute erst auf Nachfrage der Grenzbeamten oder sofort anzumelden. Wann was gilt, lesen Sie hier.
www.advogarant.de
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"Importing cash to Germany per person means here, by the way: If there are two of you traveling, the cash must be distributed accordingly. This can be particularly important when traveling by air. If the permitted cash for two people is only in the hand luggage of one of the travelers, the entire cash will be allocated to this person. You must therefore distribute the permitted cash appropriately among the hand luggage."
But anyway, since we leave in 15 - 18 months I will use transferwise to transfer twice a month or such until then, so not a one-time big transfer...