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orange_n_pink   0

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I was wondering.. am I supposed to go to the U.S. first before having my possessions shipped over, or can I have them shipped first before I drive to the U.S?

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I was wondering.. am I supposed to go to the U.S. first before having my possessions shipped over, or can I have them shipped first before I drive to the U.S?

Entirely up to you.

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I was wondering.. am I supposed to go to the U.S. first before having my possessions shipped over, or can I have them shipped first before I drive to the U.S?

No, it's not up to you. You cannot have your possession preceed you to the US. You bring them over with you, itemized, depending on how you bring them with you. Are you bringing pets? Your vehicle? There are lots of threads in the Canada regional forum specifically on these topics. After your arrival in the US, you won't be able to leave (if you're coming in on a K-1), the country to go back and get your goods either. At least until you have your AP document or GC. If people in Canada are going to be shipping your things to the US after your arrival, there are certain forms you have to fill out in addition to the regular customs forms.

Do a search on Canadians moving to the US with goods, or just drop by the Canada Regional Forum about this issue.

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yep, at the same time as you or after

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pushbrk Grand Master

pushbrk   12,822

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yep, at the same time as you or after

Perhaps I misunderstood. I suppose if you're shipping a house full of belongings using a moving company, the rules would be different but you can ship things that belong to you via normal means anytime you want. It wouldn't be any different than sending something like Christmas gifts.

It didn't occur to me you'd move out of your home and send everything ahead. Sorry.

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if your goods arrive in the US and you're not there to receive them, you'll have to pay duty on them... household goods are otherwise exempt if they're for your personal use :)

(of course there are more details and caveats but you can find them out for yourself ;) )

I guess in a weird way this is where coming from Canada is a slight disadvantage - I can ship my stuff from the UK and then go and hang out in Australia for a month and still beat my stuff to the US :lol:;)

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