pithuda said:
1. For landing, I need to prepare only 1 form which is B4-eng (also referred as B4 form). The form will be attached with two lists. list 1 is "Good Accompanied"and list 2 is "Goods to follow". Please confirm.
2. Should the B4-eng goods to follow list also mention any property and cash which I have in UAE or Pakistan?
3. When is form B4A required? If i have prepared form B4 then do I still require form B4A. What is the difference?
4. When I actually send the goods to follow items to Canada, do I have to be present there to clear them from customs or receive them or can my wife also do the clearance and customs formalities? I plan to return and continue my job in UAE for a while but my wife and kids will remain in canada.
1. Yes, they should be separate. In my case they didn't want my Goods Accompanied, but they stamped my Goods to Follow (B4)
2. No need, only list physical things you will import. Property and cash held abroad are something you declare when you do your tax return each April.
3. B4A is an overflow for B4 so that you can list more items. You can make your own form if you prefer.
4. In my case we're using a shipping agent. I have sent them the stamped B4 and B4A's along with copy of passport ID page and copy of the COPR. Armed with all that they think I won't even need to pop to customs at all, but if I did it would need to be me and not my wife.
Hope that helps a little.
Hi to everyone - I've not had time to read every page but congratulations to all my friends who are making so much progress now!
A few little things I've discovered this week...
1. A transcript from your countries driving-agency showing how many years you've held you driving license is a very helpful thing - I got my Ontario license credited as if I had held it for the same length of time as my UK license - which sure helps with car insurance.
2. "Virgin mobile" is a good choice of cell-phone provider as they use Bell's network but at a cheaper price ("Wind mobile" sounds good but incurs roaming charges when you don't expect it).
3. "The Co-operators" is a cheap car insurer for new arrivals (the 2nd best quote I had was from TD Insurance)
All the best