US outland applicants' thread :)

[Staunts2015]

right, as long as you tick the "goods to follow" box on the form , then the stuff listed on the form does not need to be physically present at landing. they will process the paperwork, and you'll be able to declare those items duty free when you bring them in later. there is no time limit for bringing in "goods to follow" items.

Hey, I read one of your earlier posts saying that importing your car is a separate process, right? So even if it's declared on the paperwork as "goods to follow", I'd have to go through the importing process also, and pay those fees? We're debating on whether to buy a car here or in Canada. We think if we get it here, there will be import fees (and the whole importing process that we're ignorant to), as well as mechanic fees to bring it up to Canadian regulations. However, we thought cars would probably be cheaper here.

Also, we live near the border, in Washington and plan to move to Ontario. Can we "land" over here? And is there a deadline when we need to move, or do we just need to move within a reasonable timeline? For example, I expect to get COPR end of this month or next, and I assume our deadline will be Nov. 10 (date of my medical exam). Could we land in April and move in December?

 

[jennybenny]

Hey, I read one of your earlier posts saying that importing your car is a separate process, right? So even if it's declared on the paperwork as "goods to follow", I'd have to go through the importing process also, and pay those fees? We're debating on whether to buy a car here or in Canada. We think if we get it here, there will be import fees (and the whole importing process that we're ignorant to), as well as mechanic fees to bring it up to Canadian regulations. However, we thought cars would probably be cheaper here.

Also, we live near the border, in Washington and plan to move to Ontario. Can we "land" over here? And is there a deadline when we need to move, or do we just need to move within a reasonable timeline? For example, I expect to get COPR end of this month or next, and I assume our deadline will be Nov. 10 (date of my medical exam). Could we land in April and move in December?

I know for importing cars there is a process, there's a page for it that I saw somewhere...I don't remember off the top of my head but it was easy to find on google and it had a search function for your make/model of car so you can see what importing it will be like. The car I had in California wasn't eligible to be imported so I am stuck buying one here in BC.

I believe you can land at any border! I am landing at Peace Arch when I get my COPR.

 

[BrookeTravels]

We got an approval email today!!!! Now awaiting instructions from them about sending the CoPR!!!

Congrats to all others getting good news lately!

 

[CDNPR2014]

Hey, I read one of your earlier posts saying that importing your car is a separate process, right? So even if it's declared on the paperwork as "goods to follow", I'd have to go through the importing process also, and pay those fees? We're debating on whether to buy a car here or in Canada. We think if we get it here, there will be import fees (and the whole importing process that we're ignorant to), as well as mechanic fees to bring it up to Canadian regulations. However, we thought cars would probably be cheaper here.

Also, we live near the border, in Washington and plan to move to Ontario. Can we "land" over here? And is there a deadline when we need to move, or do we just need to move within a reasonable timeline? For example, I expect to get COPR end of this month or next, and I assume our deadline will be Nov. 10 (date of my medical exam). Could we land in April and move in December?

hi, declaring a car on the declaration form and importing it are 2 separate things. listing the car on the declaration form as a "goods to follow" simply exempts you from neeing to pay duty on the car when importing. you will still need to go through the entire export/import process. the fees for actually importing the car are quite minimal. the RIV import fee is just over $200, then you need to pay for the RIV inspection, provincial inspection and any modifications needed on the car. most cars only need the daytime running lights turned on for the modifications. i spent maybe $600 TOTAL for the whole process, if even that. this includes everything i mentioned above (it only cost $150 for my daytime running lights). the process is relatively easy; it just includes a lot of little steps to complete. it's definitely going to be cheaper to import the car than buying another in canada. a car will not necessarily be cheaper to buy in canada. the tax rate and the exchange rate need to be considered.

yes, you can land at any land border. as long as you land by the date listed on the COPR, there is no issue landing then permanently moving later.

 

[barch88]

hi, declaring a car on the declaration form and importing it are 2 separate things. listing the car on the declaration form as a "goods to follow" simply exempts you from neeing to pay duty on the car when importing. you will still need to go through the entire export/import process. the fees for actually importing the car are quite minimal. the RIV import fee is just over $200, then you need to pay for the RIV inspection, provincial inspection and any modifications needed on the car. most cars only need the daytime running lights turned on for the modifications. i spent maybe $600 TOTAL for the whole process, if even that. this includes everything i mentioned above (it only cost $150 for my daytime running lights). it;s definitely going to be cheaper to import the car than buying another in canada. it's just a lot of little steps to complete.

yes, you can land at any land border. as long as you land by the date listed on the COPR, there is no issue landing then permanently moving later.

Car must be paid off in full though. Correct?

 

[CDNPR2014]

Car must be paid off in full though. Correct?

yes, correct. the person importing must have full ownership and title of the car.

 

[Staunts2015]

yes, correct. the person importing must have full ownership and title of the car.

I know the fees themselves will be cheaper than buying a car, but we will be buying another car, regardless. It's just a matter of buying it in US or Canada. But it seems like the process isn't going to be too bad, and the fees are almost negligible, comparing the cost of a car. When you say full ownership, does this include buying a car via a loan? Or would all the loan payments need to be made before importing? If so, I wouldn't be able to buy a car in the US and have all the payments made by the time I move.

 

[Staunts2015]

I know for importing cars there is a process, there's a page for it that I saw somewhere...I don't remember off the top of my head but it was easy to find on google and it had a search function for your make/model of car so you can see what importing it will be like. The car I had in California wasn't eligible to be imported so I am stuck buying one here in BC.

I believe you can land at any border! I am landing at Peace Arch when I get my COPR.

Is it this site? http://www.riv.ca/Home.aspx
What made it ineligible?

 

[ScaMD]

To anyone who has received DM on Ecas, do you still only have 3 lines showing there? Or does another add at some point?

 

[acwikla4769]

To anyone who has received DM on Ecas, do you still only have 3 lines showing there? Or does another add at some point?

I still have 3 and ours is closed and approved

 

[jennybenny]

I still have 3 and ours is closed and approved

Same!

 

[BrookeTravels]

Same!

And same here!

 

[Omegabyte]

Oh great! Next week looks realistic for me then. Yay!

Also, I know you have to declare your items but like... all of my stuff is already in Canada as I bought it when I was living here as a student and on my PGWP. Am I going to have to declare that stuff? I honestly can't remember what I brought with me as a student like 5 years ago...

Nope. They didn't ask once. They knew I was visitor status on an extension, so I think she assumed it was all up here already.

Either that, or she could pull up the B4 from last summer when I brought a bunch of stuff up from storage, and the CBSA agent processed it as "settling"...

 

[danawhitaker]

To anyone who has received DM on Ecas, do you still only have 3 lines showing there? Or does another add at some point?

I still only see three lines.

As an update, we landed tonight. Congrats to the new DMs/COPR arrivals I missed while I was moving everything.

 

[sirbill]

no, you only declare items you are bringing with you or intend to bring later. if your stuff is already in canada, then you don't need to declare it.

What about goods that were shipped and are in Canada in a bonded warehouse for my signature to release?