Thank you so much for the info! Do you know how much time I would have between the short landing and when I would have to return to Canada? Thanks again!CDNPR2014 said:
When my now hubby and I started dating over the first summer I came to Toronto and visited him numerous times including a six week stay. I never had any issues over that summer. I made 4 or 5 trips and the trip I stayed 6 weeks I originally was only going to stay 1 week but then changed my ticket after I arrived. Even after that extended stay I didn't have issues with CBSA when visiting.fleuredeflorida said:
once you land, you're a pr and there's no rule for when you "have" to return. what you want to keep in mind is the residency obligations for being a PR, and any residency obligations for getting healthcare for your province. if you only plan to be away for a couple or a few months, then there really is no issue. Once you land, you can enter and exit as you please as a PR.ktorva said:
I think the only issue with Sunset was that the Canadian's name was on the title of a US car. You can change this to be in just the American's name, and anything else of US origin should easily qualify as the American settler's effects even if you share it. Anything of Canadian origin can belong to the Canadian and would be free to return to Canada.julies879 said:
Yeah we had both our names on the cars... I did not have to sign the title ... They agreed that because I left Canada without a car and I am returning with one that it was my hubby the settlers cars...the problem we are having now is we were told that once you get your cars across that Canadian Tire was going to hit you up for $1000 bucks.. We made sure we had all our ducks in a row before we left VA and including ALL recalls and inspection before we left ... The one car was picked up fromVA on 18th April and delivered on 10th May only driven Only a mile between the pick of date and drop off date and a tie rod is broken????...Canadian tire said you can pay us to fix it or we can fail the car...so my advise to anyone bringing in a car to Canada be ready to be bent over!!nmclean said:
i would recommend finding a second opinion on what needs to be fixed before you try again with canadian tire (or see if there is another location near you that can do the import inspection). i can tell you from my experience they don't "hit you up for $1000" to import your car. it cost me all of $150 to get the daytime running lights installed, plus $15 for a broken headlight for a 2006 car. if something major is wrong, of course they are going to charge a lot... that's what they are known for. they shouldn't be collecting any import fees at canadian tire, it goes to the RIV. The only fees they can charge you are for provincial inspections and what ever needs to be fixed to pass inspection. in my experience the whole import process was relatively cheap.Sunset0505 said:
We have spent the last two days getting second opinions... Around here Canadian Tire is the only one doing the RIV inspection... We even took the car to the dealership and they would not do the BC inspection until the RIV was completed...so angry.. I even asked the mechanic who was lying him or the VA mechanic and he said you don't have to have the car worked on ... See that's the problem we doCDNPR2014 said:
can you get it in writing from the dealer that it's not a mandatory repair? i'm wondering if you call RIV (who has VERY helpful agents) and tell them the issue, maybe they can help. i can't imagine they would like to know their registered mechanics are trying to scam people. unfortunately CT seems to be the only registered mechanic. sorry you're having such an issue! maybe see if the guy you were dealing with ever has a day off and go then! i know the timeline is stressful. just know it will get done!Sunset0505 said:
She can apply from Canada. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/security/police-cert/north-america/united-states.asp The CIC is accepting FBI background checks from 3rd party channelers now, so you won't be looking at the 13-15 week wait that people used to.mruhomau said:
i can't imagine how that would be possible. the police clearance has the information based on the day the FBI application is processed and is valid for a specific amount of time per CIC.I have not see any language that suggests the clearance becomes invalid if you go back to your home country before you send in your application. perhaps that's true for a country where the person needs permission to enter or work? if what you are saying is true, that would mean every police clearance someone submits from their home country becomes invalid after it's submitted with the application and they travel to and from canada? we know that's not the case because many people do this and are not asked for new police clearances from their home country because they left and came back. I for one got my police clearance, traveled to and from canada multiple times before and after it was submitted, and never had an issue with it. If CIC wants a more up to date clearance, they will ask for it, but generally they do this because the original was expired, not because of the applicant's travel habits (unless it's a new country they are in for 6mo or more).Decoy24601 said:
The dealer would not touch the cars because they only do BC inspections that is how we ended up at Canadian Tire...Note we had all the recalls done before we left the US....we had the Charger reprogrammed to Canada before we left so the day time running lights would be on all the time....We did not reprogram the 4Runner cause it has day time running lights (Cost $400 to get the lights switched to on all the time at Canadian Tire)..We had the State inspections done before we left...I recommend to anyone that if your car is worth less then $10k and there is a lien....sell it before you get to Canada...We have now been told by the insurance company to plan on two hour appointment per car..they have to run the VINS( like The USA customs and Canada customs did do that)..the have to inspect them ( like CT didn't charge us $1k to do that)...it really is a huge scam...everyone knows that these are the steps that have to be taken to insure the cars in Canada and they have their hands open..the thing that bothers me the most is they say ok take your car with a fail...they don't care..we are going to have the the most perfect cars before we are done!CDNPR2014 said:
