before or after PR status?

[CeeGee]

My wife from the US is coming back with me to canada to wait out the application process for permanent residency. When should she export/import her truck? before she has her PR card or after she is approved for residency? Thanks for your ideas

 

[BlueDragon17846]

Technically, she is not supposed to "move" to Canada until she has PR. So that would include importing vehicles and bringing all of her things over.

 

[CeeGee]

Thanks sound like we will just wait untill after her PR comes through!

 

[AllisonVSC]

Yes, wait until after the PR is received to import/export, but that doesn't mean she can't drive the truck into Canada while she is visiting.

Be sure to declare it on the list of goods for landing including year, make, model, VIN number and "bluebook" value. Also, you will have to submit a copy of the title to the US customs office a couple days BEFORE you plan to export it. I assume you have already checked to see if the vehicle is admissible to Canada and know about all the steps to follow to get it registered, etc.