Canada Customs and their response to my question

[omidakh]

So my wife finally has sold our apartment and will be coming next month, so I had a few question about her bring some of our belongs with her to Canada when she comes.So I decided to contacted Canadian customs.My wife is been sponsored by me and am a citizen of canada anyways so I contacted them to ask some questions the officer who picked up the phone first off he had a deep french accent and was very rude. I explained to him our situation and he was like no no she can not bring anything with her since she is coming as a visitor so I explained again that she is getting sponsored by me her husband the guy said in a very bad tone NO she can not bring anything with her at this time only her personal belongings.So I went back on line and read about it again this time I got my Brother to call the same guy told him NO.I got totally pissed off because these are our belongings that can not be left behind.So I contacted the Customs and a lady picked up I explained to her my frustration she said hold on I will forward you to a senior officer, So i explained the situation to him as well he told me that my wife could bring all her belongings with her and if so she can leave some behind for goods to follow after but I told him that my wife sold our property and was bring them with her and he said no problem.I am totally confused and was wondering has anyone else had any issues with bring their goods with them to Canada when their spouse was coming in as a sponsored person?

 

[AnaMaria]

Please clarify one thing. Has she received PR visa? Or is the application still in the process and she is coming visitor status.

 

[omidakh]

no she has recieved her PR visa.

 

[CharlieD10]

As long as she is landing as a PR, she can bring all her possessions as goods accompanying or ship them after as goods to follow.

 

[omidakh]

cheers, thanks!!!

 

[AnaMaria]

It might be that your use of "coming as a visitor" might have resulted in confusion. A visitor cannot bring other than personal belongings (or you may have to pay a lot of customs). If she is landing as a PR, as Charlie mentioned, she can bring her possessions. Is she not landing when she comes?

 

[omidakh]

yes shes landing as a PR.I mentioned this to the first officer but I think he didn't understand English that well.He told me it didn't matter because she will have to speak to an immigration officer before they give her the ok and I was like she has her PR visa and he said she is not a PR when she lands its as a visitor.I just think he was an idiot.

 

[RCVmini]

It might be that your use of "coming as a visitor" might have resulted in confusion. A visitor cannot bring other than personal belongings (or you may have to pay a lot of customs). If she is landing as a PR, as Charlie mentioned, she can bring her possessions. Is she not landing when she comes?

No its because he ran into a lazy-franacphone who didn't know and didn't want to do his job and find out.

 

[AnaMaria]

Just make sure to fill out a form. I'm not anywhere close to be landing and not familiar with the process but if you search in this forum, you should be able t find out what form.

Congratulations!

 

[parker24]

Just make sure to fill out a form. I'm not anywhere close to be landing and not familiar with the process but if you search in this forum, you should be able t find out what form.

Congratulations!

It's called a B4 form. I lost the link myself, I'm sure if you searched B4 it would come up though But yes you do need this form.

EDIT: Here it is:

http://www.cbsa.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/b4-eng.pdf

 

[steaky]

I would email CBSA. Something black and white is always better and clear.

 

[danielren]

Just a tip for you, for tax purposes, this is the only chance for your wife to declare any assets held in foreign countries, as this value would be counted as cost basis for calculating any capital gain/loss in the future if there is any at the time of disposal.

yes shes landing as a PR.I mentioned this to the first officer but I think he didn't understand English that well.He told me it didn't matter because she will have to speak to an immigration officer before they give her the ok and I was like she has her PR visa and he said she is not a PR when she lands its as a visitor.I just think he was an idiot.

 

[mehdiR]

Just a tip for you, for tax purposes, this is the only chance for your wife to declare any assets held in foreign countries, as this value would be counted as cost basis for calculating any capital gain/loss in the future if there is any at the time of disposal.

Hello all, I 'm sponsoring my wife as well.
Could you elaborate this a bit more cause we got inheritance back home and lots of house hold furniture and belongings we wanna bring after my wife receives her visa.

thanks

 

[mehdiR]

So my wife finally has sold our apartment and will be coming next month, so I had a few question about her bring some of our belongs with her to Canada when she comes.So I decided to contacted Canadian customs.My wife is been sponsored by me and am a citizen of canada anyways so I contacted them to ask some questions the officer who picked up the phone first off he had a deep french accent and was very rude. I explained to him our situation and he was like no no she can not bring anything with her since she is coming as a visitor so I explained again that she is getting sponsored by me her husband the guy said in a very bad tone NO she can not bring anything with her at this time only her personal belongings.So I went back on line and read about it again this time I got my Brother to call the same guy told him NO.I got totally pissed off because these are our belongings that can not be left behind.So I contacted the Customs and a lady picked up I explained to her my frustration she said hold on I will forward you to a senior officer, So i explained the situation to him as well he told me that my wife could bring all her belongings with her and if so she can leave some behind for goods to follow after but I told him that my wife sold our property and was bring them with her and he said no problem.I am totally confused and was wondering has anyone else had any issues with bring their goods with them to Canada when their spouse was coming in as a sponsored person?

Omid jan

hi , have u guys found a good shipping company( freight) to send your belongings?
The reason I 'm asking is that I called a few companies , and it's a bit costly to send stuff from Iran because of sanctions . One told me that it costs us around 5 grand to bring the 20-foot crate up to the new found land border .then the rest we have to take care of. !!

They send the stuff to dubai , then they move the things to another container , with the sender being a dubai based company ( sanctions again) they send it to canada.

So I figured with this dollar to rial exchange rate , does the stuff worth around 10 million tomans at least?

what is your input brother?

 

[toby]

Hello all, I 'm sponsoring my wife as well.
Could you elaborate this a bit more cause we got inheritance back home and lots of house hold furniture and belongings we wanna bring after my wife receives her visa.

thanks



Personal belongings like household furniture are brought into Canada without tax. Just put the things you are bringing with you on the proper form (I forget its number) and any goods to be brought in later on the Goods to Follow form.

You inheritance is not taxable either. Any investment income earned from the inheritance (interest, dividends, capital gains on stocks) IS taxable in Canada once you move here, but not until you officially land. In your first tax return you will be asked about foreign assets. It's been a while since I filed a tax return in Canada, so I am not sure about this point, but I have been told that you state your foreign assets not in the first tax return, but on the second.

The cost base of your foreign assets is their fair market value on the day you land in Canada, so keep proper records. Only growth in value above the cost base is taxable in Canada, when you receive the profits.