Spousal Sponsorship - Landing in Canada

[eviltofu]

Hello all!
Question about landing (Airport - Pearson Int'l in Toronto)
Once you have your COPR, Visa, and tickets, do you absolutely need to have a B4 form?
My spouse will not be bringing much at all. Maybe $100 EUR, wedding ring, maybe 2 more rings, and 2-3 pairs of earrings, her clothes, no electronics...
But this is normal, isn't it?
Do I need some sort of B4 form for importation?
I am confused on the process - as in, I thought, all my wife would need are the COPR, Visa, Passport.

Thanks!

 

[rhcohen2014]

if he doesn't have anything to declare, then he doesn't need to fill out the b4 forms. you do not need to declare wedding rings if the person is wearing them. i doubt he will be asked to declare 1 suitcase of clothes.

 

[eviltofu]

Thank you for the quick reply!

And what about the E311? (http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/e311-eng.pdf)
How does my spouse fill out that form?

Is her CITIZENSHIP technically still that of her original country?
Also, what about Part B and C?

Any ideas?

Thanks!

EDIT: That's the form that's given on the plane before you land, and you have to give it into CBSA or those automated terminals.

 

[rhcohen2014]

i'm not familiar with that form because i drive to canada. yes, her citizenship is still her home country. she is not being approved for citizenship, she is being approved as a permanent resident. these are different statuses. a person doesn't give up their home country's citizenship upon approval for pr.

 

[driftcars]

Hello all!
Question about landing (Airport - Pearson Int'l in Toronto)
Once you have your COPR, Visa, and tickets, do you absolutely need to have a B4 form?
My spouse will not be bringing much at all. Maybe $100 EUR, wedding ring, maybe 2 more rings, and 2-3 pairs of earrings, her clothes, no electronics...
But this is normal, isn't it?
Do I need some sort of B4 form for importation?
I am confused on the process - as in, I thought, all my wife would need are the COPR, Visa, Passport.

Thanks!

I would put the rings on the Form B4 if they are expensive.

If you didn't, let's say you go out of Canada for a trip after a few months you landed, the CBSA sees your wedding ring and question if the ring is purchased during this trip, and then you will have no proof that is the item you brought over with immigration.

 

[rhcohen2014]

I would put the rings on the Form B4 if they are expensive.

If you didn't, let's say you go out of Canada for a trip after a few months you landed, the CBSA sees your wedding ring and question if the ring is purchased during this trip, and then you will have no proof that is the item you brought over with immigration.

again, if the person is WEARING the ring, i have been told it does not need to be declared on the b4 form. as for 1 suitcase of items, i doubt the cbsa agent is going to ask them to declare his clothing and jewelry that that does not have expensive stones or metal.

also, it is very unlikely that a cbsa officer is going to question someone months later about a ring they are wearing or carrying in their bag that obviously does not look brand new or like they just bought it while on vacation. if a person has a ring for a period of time, there will be obvious wear and tear. generally immigration officers are only concerned about items from a trip that are obviously just bought. it's pretty easy to tell the difference.

 

[eviltofu]

Thanks for all the helpful hints!
Does anyone have experiance with the E311? (http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/e311-eng.pdf)
I can't seem to find any resources at all on the CIC website.
My guess (could be very wrong), is, since this is a PR - could be exempt, since my spouse will need to go through CBSA.

 

[steaky]

Thanks for all the helpful hints!
Does anyone have experiance with the E311? (http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/forms-formulaires/e311-eng.pdf)
I can't seem to find any resources at all on the CIC website.
My guess (could be very wrong), is, since this is a PR - could be exempt, since my spouse will need to go through CBSA.

This form is pretty self explanatory. Look at the instruction in the left hand side. You looked in the wrong website. You should be looking into the CBSA website instead. CBSA and CIC are two different government departments. Probably rhcohen2014 don't bring alcohols or cigarettes to Canada.

 

[eviltofu]

Sorry, meant CIC
In any case, the form, to a PR doesn't make much sense.

i.e:
Part B: My spouse is a PR, not a citizen, therefore doesn't hold a Canadian Citizenship , so Part C does not apply.
But part B asks "Duration of Stay in Canada".. That's infinite, so what does she put?
As for Home Address - is that in her home country?

Thanks!