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Hi everyone,

I have someone who has applied for PR under the Investor Program Category. He is planning to bring some household to Canada next month (By land). Does he have to pay duties for this? He's driving all the way from Florida to Ontario.
Can he provide his application documents?

The best scenario would be to wait, but for some reason he doesn't want to wait.

Any advice? Would he end up paying lots of money (taxes). Does he have to fill B4 form?

I would appreciate your comments

SFD
 
If he has just applied and not actually gotten PR, he has no right to move to Canada with his household right now. Worst case scenario, he could be turned back at the border and then he gets to drive back to Florida again unless he finds a storage place near the border.
 
Leon said:
If he has just applied and not actually gotten PR, he has no right to move to Canada with his household right now. Worst case scenario, he could be turned back at the border and then he gets to drive back to Florida again unless he finds a storage place near the border.

Leon,

Thanks.

That was my response to him. However, he thinks that the fact he's bought a home already in Canada, things might be on his favour. Does that makes him eligible?

His case has not been approved yet.


SFD
 
SFD said:
Leon,

Thanks.

That was my response to him. However, he thinks that the fact he's bought a home already in Canada, things might be on his favour. Does that makes him eligible?

His case has not been approved yet.


SFD

He can buy as many homes as he wants. That still does not give him the right to move to Canada with his household goods. He could claim that he bought it as a vacation home and is only staying there for 6 months a year or less but they will be mightily suspicious why he is bringing his household goods if he claims to be keeping two homes as he will still need them at his other home then.
 
Leon said:
He can buy as many homes as he wants. That still does not give him the right to move to Canada with his household goods. He could claim that he bought it as a vacation home and is only staying there for 6 months a year or less but they will be mightily suspicious why he is bringing his household goods if he claims to be keeping two homes as he will still need them at his other home then.

Just to summarize: Not a good idea to do so then?

SFD
 
I would strongly advise against it but if your friend is head strong and has a lot of money, maybe he will not care. If he decides to do it, please let us know how it went for him.
 
Leon said:
I would strongly advise against it but if your friend is head strong and has a lot of money, maybe he will not care. If he decides to do it, please let us know how it went for him.

Will keep you posted...

BTW, what do you know about Seasonal Residents?

Thanks.

SFD
 
I just know that even though you are visa exempt, you are not supposed to be staying in Canada more than 6 months a year. However, an immigration officer can always make a judgement call and deny people entry if they believe they are going to overstay their visit visa, if their intentions are not clear, if they may plan to work illegally etc.

I recall a couple posting on here some time ago who were seasonal residents and ended up getting flagged in the system for some reason and had a really hard time being allowed to enter Canada after that. It only takes one suspicious IO to flag someone in the system and it is very hard to remove those flags.
 
Leon said:
I just know that even though you are visa exempt, you are not supposed to be staying in Canada more than 6 months a year. However, an immigration officer can always make a judgement call and deny people entry if they believe they are going to overstay their visit visa, if their intentions are not clear, if they may plan to work illegally etc.

I recall a couple posting on here some time ago who were seasonal residents and ended up getting flagged in the system for some reason and had a really hard time being allowed to enter Canada after that. It only takes one suspicious IO to flag someone in the system and it is very hard to remove those flags.

Leon,

Thanks for the advice.

My friend just contacted me and was glad to find out about the risk he was about to take. He has changed his mind and will wait until he gets his COPR. In the mean time, he will just come as a visitor...

SFD
 
Leon,

My friend came to Canada and declared households effects under the Seasonal Resident Category and he didn't have any issue. That was this week and was approved by the officer (customs).

As you may remember, he has a visitor visa and in process for Canadian PR under the Investor category.

SFD
 
dont want to takeover this thread but i had a similar question. I am planning for canadian student visa and to take my stuff furniture ,car etc from US to canada....will there be a potential issue in doing so?
 
mead said:
dont want to takeover this thread but i had a similar question. I am planning for canadian student visa and to take my stuff furniture ,car etc from US to canada....will there be a potential issue in doing so?

Mead,

I am not sure about that process. I will check and let you know. Perhaps, Leon or someone else has references for Canadian student Visa.

Issue? Not really.. It's just a procedure. If you follo instructions, no issues.

I will be in touch with Mead.

SFD
 
You are entitled to take your stuff to Canada on a student visa, same with a work visa. It is just the visit visa that is a bit iffy. I am glad your friend didn't have any trouble but it could have been different with a different immigration officer. People really have been sent packing when entering Canada with too much stuff or just unclear motives.

I even remember a couple who had bought a house or a cottage and were seasonal residents and everything went well until this one time they ran into an immigration officer who was having a bad day and who told them they were staying too much and flagged them in the system. If you are flagged in the system, it is a headache forever because apparently they can't remove those flags.
 
Leon said:
You are entitled to take your stuff to Canada on a student visa, same with a work visa. It is just the visit visa that is a bit iffy. I am glad your friend didn't have any trouble but it could have been different with a different immigration officer. People really have been sent packing when entering Canada with too much stuff or just unclear motives.

I even remember a couple who had bought a house or a cottage and were seasonal residents and everything went well until this one time they ran into an immigration officer who was having a bad day and who told them they were staying too much and flagged them in the system. If you are flagged in the system, it is a headache forever because apparently they can't remove those flags.

Leon,

I am with you. I wouldn'y risk a PR Process, but there are those are are willing to take the risk, or perhaps, they have no choice.

Thanks for sharing your inputs...

SFD
 
SFD said:
I am with you. I wouldn'y risk a PR Process, but there are those are are willing to take the risk, or perhaps, they have no choice.

It would not risk the PR process if somebody was turned away at the border but if you end up getting flagged in the system, it makes visiting a lot harder. However, once you get the PR, you are ok.