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Hi,
First of all I would like to inform all my friends in the forum that I received my interview waiver and call for Medicals just today!!
I am overwhelemd and wanted to thank all you friends who shared their experiences with me in the course of the process.
I am in USA (Boston) and would be moving to Canda as soon as I get my PR.
I would like to know a couple of things:
1) I plan to buy a car now. However, I would like to enter Canada first by plane.
Then once I get an Apartment etc. I will Get some stuff like TVs, some smaller furniture) by my new car.
I might even want to make 2 rounds.
Is it possible to do that? With the help of " goods to follow list" -entering twice with 1 part of stuff (included in the list)carried each time.
Kindly let me know since I will be able to make decisions about whether I should acquire more stuff including a new car.
Thanking everyone once again,
Avadhoot (Andy_) Chawathe
[25-01-2007,01:53]
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Avadhoot Chawathe |
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(in reply to: Goods to follow - move twice by car)
To my understanding there is no restriction on how many rounds you take to get your stuff. The most important thing is to list all the stuff you plan to take it to Canada on the ´goods to follow´ list, as it is going to be submitted on your landing. And changes to it later are not possible.
This is just my understanding of it from what I read or heard so far, but someone more knowledgeable can verify this or explain it a bit better.
Thanks.
[25-01-2007,12:17]
[***.226.230.36]
Anonymous |
(in reply to: Goods to follow - move twice by car)
Anon is correct; there is no time limit to bring in your goods tax free as long as they are on your original goods to follow list. However, I believe that you need to own your car for a minimum of one year before importing it tax free; I´ll try to find where I read that and post it here for you.
[25-01-2007,16:59]
[**.189.188.225]
wannabecanadian |
(in reply to: Goods to follow - move twice by car)
The following is from settlement.org. Check it out for info on the goods to follow forms to use, or just make an excel spreadsheet. Nothing is mentioned here about owning a vehicle for a year; it just states you have to "drive it some distance" before importing it.
Goods Admissible
10. Either husband or wife or both may claim free importation of personal and household effects, under tariff item No. 9807.00.00, regardless of whether the goods are registered jointly or in either name. Personal and household effects can include such items as:
(a) wearing apparel, household furniture and appliances, books, musical instruments, personal computers, bicycles, hobby tools, firearms, travel and utility trailers, pleasure boats, and personal aircraft;
(b) travel trailers not exceeding 2.6 metres (9 ft.) in width, which the owner is capable of moving from place to place on a personal basis, motor homes, tool sheds or garages which do not attach to or form part of a dwelling;
(c) vehicles; and
(d) goods acquired by a settler for personal use, while in transit to Canada from the former country of domicile, that were owned, possessed, and used abroad by the settler prior to his or her arrival in Canada.
Goods Not Admissible
11. The following are examples of goods which are not admissible under tariff item No. 9807.00.00 and are to be classified under the appropriate provision of the Customs Tariff:
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(e) goods purchased prior to the settler?s arrival in Canada but which are forwarded directly to Canada without all of the ownership, possession, and use requirements having been met.
Ownership, Possession, and Use
12. For the purposes of tariff item No. 9807.00.00:
(a) ?ownership? means that the settler has acquired, by purchase or other means, the legal right to have goods as personal property and to exercise control over their use and disposition. Goods which are leased do not qualify;
(b) ?possession? means that the settler has, in person, physically accepted the goods; and
(c) ?use? means that the settler has actually put the goods into an action or service for a purpose for which they were designed or intended.
13. Settlers importing possessions from their homeland will, in most instances, have had ownership, possession, and use of their personal goods in the normal course of their day-to-day living abroad.
14. However, in some cases, settlers wish to acquire goods in other than their homeland (e.g., while they are en route to Canada), and problems arise at the time of importation when not all of the ownership, possession, and use requirements have been met. As vehicles are frequently involved, the following criteria have been developed to assist settlers in such cases:
(a) The vehicle must have been owned and possessed by the settler, in accordance with the conditions described above, prior to his or her arrival in Canada;
(b) In addition to having owned and taken possession of the vehicle abroad, the settler must have been legally entitled to operate it in the free environment abroad (e.g., have a valid driver?s licence) and have actually driven it on the open roads abroad for some distance, prior to the date on which the settler arrives in Canada. (note that a test drive using dealer licence plates or a drive only on the manufacturer?s or dealer?s premises does not qualify);
(c) The vehicle must have been licensed and insured (temporarily or otherwise), in the name of the settler, for use in the free environment abroad during the period it was used;
(d) Documentary evidence is produced at the time of accounting to substantiate that the above requirements have been met;
(e) All of the remaining requirements of tariff item No. 9807.00.00 are complied with; and
(f) The vehicle is eligible for importation into Canada in accordance with Transport Canada?s laws and requirements.
[25-01-2007,17:07]
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wannabecanadian |
(in reply to: Goods to follow - move twice by car)
wannabecanadian, I just wanted to thank you for your time and effort in bringing this useful information to us. Good work!!!
[25-01-2007,19:15]
[***.226.230.36]
Anonymous |
Goods to follow list (in reply to: Goods to follow - move twice by car)
Hi
they are not processing list of goods to follow at the port of entry you have to call some number and fax a copy to them.
thanks
[25-01-2007,20:13]
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BS |
(in reply to: Goods to follow - move twice by car)
BS: ??? You must submit your goods to follow list to customs, immediately after you land with the IO. Not sure if you had problems, or...???
[25-01-2007,20:44]
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wannabecanadian |
(in reply to: Goods to follow - move twice by car)
What is IO??
[01-02-2007,14:42]
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BS |
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