Hello everyone. Apologies if these items have been addressed or discussed elsewhere. If yes, please direct me to it.
My spouse (dual Canadian & American) and I (American) are currently living in the US but plan to retire in Canada in the near future. We have completed the Family Sponsorship Application. I am waiting for the COPR (being sent to me from the Canada Visa Application Centre in Los Angeles this month). We are planning a trip in December 2021 to Victoria, B.C. (the planned retirement destination) to look for a place to live. The complete move to Canada won't take place for at least couple of years after we wind down and settle our business and affairs in the US. We may rent or purchase a place in Canada in the interim. If we purchase a place, we'll rent it out until we make the actual move.
I understand that I have a certain amount of time after receiving the COPR to complete the PR process, which will require me to provide an address in Canada (which I don't yet have) to receive the PR card and to declare what we will bring with us to Canada. I have a few questions for the experts on the forum:
1. If I receive the COPR before our trip to Canada in December, must I complete the PR process at that time? Could I enter Canada without completing the PR process, get a place (and thus address), return to the US, enter Canada again at a later time to complete the PR process? By then I expect to have a local (Canadian) address to receive mail. We don't family in Canada. We have acquaintances in Canada. We feel funny asking to use their addresses.
2. Declaration of what we will bring with us when we actually move to Canada: we are not sure at this point what we will bring in terms of household goods (furniture, clothing articles, etc.) How "complete" a list must we provide Canadian Customs? Do we need to provide photographs of the times? If we miss something now, will those items be subject to import duties later? if we decide not bring items listed in the declaration, are there any repercussion?
Many thanks for your input and insight.
My spouse (dual Canadian & American) and I (American) are currently living in the US but plan to retire in Canada in the near future. We have completed the Family Sponsorship Application. I am waiting for the COPR (being sent to me from the Canada Visa Application Centre in Los Angeles this month). We are planning a trip in December 2021 to Victoria, B.C. (the planned retirement destination) to look for a place to live. The complete move to Canada won't take place for at least couple of years after we wind down and settle our business and affairs in the US. We may rent or purchase a place in Canada in the interim. If we purchase a place, we'll rent it out until we make the actual move.
I understand that I have a certain amount of time after receiving the COPR to complete the PR process, which will require me to provide an address in Canada (which I don't yet have) to receive the PR card and to declare what we will bring with us to Canada. I have a few questions for the experts on the forum:
1. If I receive the COPR before our trip to Canada in December, must I complete the PR process at that time? Could I enter Canada without completing the PR process, get a place (and thus address), return to the US, enter Canada again at a later time to complete the PR process? By then I expect to have a local (Canadian) address to receive mail. We don't family in Canada. We have acquaintances in Canada. We feel funny asking to use their addresses.
2. Declaration of what we will bring with us when we actually move to Canada: we are not sure at this point what we will bring in terms of household goods (furniture, clothing articles, etc.) How "complete" a list must we provide Canadian Customs? Do we need to provide photographs of the times? If we miss something now, will those items be subject to import duties later? if we decide not bring items listed in the declaration, are there any repercussion?
Many thanks for your input and insight.