US outland applicants' thread :)

[Florida Bear]

Received the SA email today! Very excited and relieved. 8)

If you provided your email address on the application for communication, then you will only receive an email with a PDF attached, no hard copy of SA will be mailed per the verbiage on the SA document.

 

[chach]

hey everyone,

can someone please describe the process of crossing over the border via car (USA to Canada)? Specifically the customs/declaration process? I plan on crossing the border with my USA vehicle with several moving boxes (possibly even a U-haul trailer of clothes, shoes, tv, etc).

In regards to the car, do I have to take care of my vehicle's export process the same day that I am crossing the border or am I allowed to come back to the customs office a few days later?

With respect to the stuff I bring over (clothes, etc), how will customs handle that part of my relocation? same day as crossing border too?

 

[lawgrrl]

hey everyone,

can someone please describe the process of crossing over the border via car (USA to Canada)? Specifically the customs/declaration process? I plan on crossing the border with my USA vehicle with several moving boxes (possibly even a U-haul trailer of clothes, shoes, tv, etc).

In regards to the car, do I have to take care of my vehicle's export process the same day that I am crossing the border or am I allowed to come back to the customs office a few days later?

With respect to the stuff I bring over (clothes, etc), how will customs handle that part of my relocation? same day as crossing border too?

All your questions should be answered by the INITIAL post in this thread--read at http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/us-outland-applicants-thread-t106068.0.html
We did both the import of our car and our household goods (21 ft. U-Haul trailer) as well as two cats all at once, with little difficulty. That being said, we crossed mid-day on a weekday at a lesser-used B.C. border crossing (Aldergrove) and we had ALL our paperwork in order--many pages of B4 declarations, appraisals & photos of jewelry, vaccination & health certificates for the cats, etc. etc. The whole process took about 40 minutes, but we were WELL prepared! 8)

 

[chach]

lawgrrl - did you guys pull over to the Canadian customs office and do all the processing/paperwork the same day (of the border crossing) ?

can you do the vehicle import process later on if all the paperwork is not ready (ie cross the border, go to your new home, and go to a customs office NOT at the border)?

Thanks so much! ;D

 

[lawgrrl]

lawgrrl - did you guys pull over to the Canadian customs office and do all the processing/paperwork the same day (of the border crossing) ?

can you do the vehicle import process later on if all the paperwork is not ready (ie cross the border, go to your new home, and go to a customs office NOT at the border)?

Thanks so much! ;D

Yep, we did it all in one fell swoop (whatever a "fell swoop" is!). We cleared the car through the American side first, through Customs, then on to Canada. My husband handled the car import paperwork, but I was told by others on this forum (and in this thread, I believe) that it's not possible to bring the car in without the necessary paperwork. That being said, you could leave the car with friends or family in the States, declare it as "goods to follow," and then come back for it when all paperwork is ready. Extra time, effort and hassle, however.

 

[keesio]

Yep, we did it all in one fell swoop (whatever a "fell swoop" is!). We cleared the car through the American side first, through Customs, then on to Canada. My husband handled the car import paperwork, but I was told by others on this forum (and in this thread, I believe) that it's not possible to bring the car in without the necessary paperwork. That being said, you could leave the car with friends or family in the States, declare it as "goods to follow," and then come back for it when all paperwork is ready. Extra time, effort and hassle, however.

I was thinking of doing this - declare the car as "goods to follow" while my wife and I mull over if we want to deal with having a car here. Do you think it is ok to declare it as coming later and then decide we don't want to bother and never bringing it over? I would imagine that immigration would not care it we decide to not bring it.

 

[chach]

I was thinking of doing this - declare the car as "goods to follow" while my wife and I mull over if we want to deal with having a car here. Do you think it is ok to declare it as coming later and then decide we don't want to bother and never bringing it over? I would imagine that immigration would not care it we decide to not bring it.

hey keesio, please keep us updated. Im interested in what you decide to do and how customs takes care of you.

 

[Ambber29]

Hi

They emailed me the background form for my husband but they did not ask the passport. Is it normal?

 

[ALLY06]

I was thinking of doing this - declare the car as "goods to follow" while my wife and I mull over if we want to deal with having a car here. Do you think it is ok to declare it as coming later and then decide we don't want to bother and never bringing it over? I would imagine that immigration would not care it we decide to not bring it.

Our officer wrote the total $ from our "goods to follow" form on a list in a spiral notebook - ha. I don't think it will matter, your form will probably sit in there until you decide to bring them (or ever bring them!)

 

[OhCanadiana]

All your questions should be answered by the INITIAL post in this thread--read at http://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/us-outland-applicants-thread-t106068.0.html
We did both the import of our car and our household goods (21 ft. U-Haul trailer) as well as two cats all at once, with little difficulty. That being said, we crossed mid-day on a weekday at a lesser-used B.C. border crossing (Aldergrove) and we had ALL our paperwork in order--many pages of B4 declarations, appraisals & photos of jewelry, vaccination & health certificates for the cats, etc. etc. The whole process took about 40 minutes, but we were WELL prepared! 8)

Hey, lawgrrl, thanks! Good to know it's still proving useful

I was thinking of doing this - declare the car as "goods to follow" while my wife and I mull over if we want to deal with having a car here. Do you think it is ok to declare it as coming later and then decide we don't want to bother and never bringing it over? I would imagine that immigration would not care it we decide to not bring it.

Absolutely fine to do so. Depending on your vehicle manufacturer, it may be easiest to get the no recall letter while you are still in the US with your dealer. If you send it to the RIV before it expires they will keep the approval on record for a while.

 

[Spoken05]

Hi guys,

Just updating you guys that my husband received his PPR yesterday!!!

 

[Florida Bear]

Hi guys,

Just updating you guys that my husband received his PPR yesterday!!!

Congrats! How exciting!!

 

[BoundForCanada]

Hey everyone! I'm here because I have a question. I FINALLY got my FBI clearance after multiple fingerprints were being rejected, but I just received my clearance today. Yay! Anyways, on to the question, how do I know when my fingerprints "expire?"

 

[keesio]

Absolutely fine to do so. Depending on your vehicle manufacturer, it may be easiest to get the no recall letter while you are still in the US with your dealer. If you send it to the RIV before it expires they will keep the approval on record for a while.

Thanks. If I stick it on the goods to follow list, do I need to provide any documentation on the car? Or is it ok just to list it and then provide all of that information later if we ever do decide to import it?

 

[computergeek]

Hey everyone! I'm here because I have a question. I FINALLY got my FBI clearance after multiple fingerprints were being rejected, but I just received my clearance today. Yay! Anyways, on to the question, how do I know when my fingerprints "expire?"

Fingerprints must be within the past 18 months. CIC needs a PCC no older than one year. The PCC must be received within 3 months of issue.