2 Crossing border questions.

[Revy 0]

Hi Everyone

I have 2 questions and would appreciate any input you all can give.

1st: We have decided to go ahead and move me down to Texas as planned just now Hubby will come back up and stay until all the paperwork is approved and he is then given the green light to come across. Then I can get settled and set up a domicile while we go through the process. My Husband is worried though since he is a long haul truck driver who crosses the border a couple times a week for work that this will all create an issue for him. But since he is crossing for work purposes, which in turn shows proof of employment in Canada and he will still own our house while staying up here. I am hoping that will be okay. Since it shows he has ties to Canada and isn't trying to sneak in to stay. Will this really be a big issue? or will he be okay? Anything special he should have with him when he crosses?

2nd: As I mentioned we are moving me and a lot of the household stuff down to Texas. We are renting a U-Haul to bring my stuff down. As I have been packing I have been numbering each box and making a detailed list of the contents. I plan to make a big spreadsheet with all that info for customs. Does anyone have any experience with this? Is there something else I should do? When I came up initially I just had my car crammed full of my clothes, and dog. lol They had me pull into one of their little garage areas and went through all my stuff. Then loaded it back up. I just want to make sure I am well prepared and make the process go as smoothly as possible.

Thanks in advance for any input.

[Inky 1,110]

best place for this is the Regional section and in the Canada area.

You don't need a spread sheet for the boxes. Just numbers and word perfect it with a general name for each box.

They never looked in my Uhaul truck and never looked at my box list or item list I made. All they looked at was my car VIN number to make sure it matched.

Iv crossed the border tons and tons of times, its a given that Canadians cross frequently. Just bring proof of ties to Canada for every crossing, having the NOA1 or NOA2 helps as well.

[Penguin_ie 5,993]

***** Moving from K3 (an obsolete visa) to Canada forum as the questions are country specific *****

[sdw 10]

I crossed almost every weekend while waiting for my paperwork to be approved and didn't have an issue. While it depends on the CBP officer as too if he will have issues.

[Mclovin 2]

Hi1 If you haven't been approved for a visa I would not suggest bringing ANY household stuff over the border, they may think you are trying to work around the system. The company I work for petitioned for me to get a work visa and my fiance was brining about 8 boxes of my stuff over before we got an approval. He got sent back to Canada with all my stuff and now both him and I are "flagged" in the system. He gets pulled in every time he goes back to the States and I tried to go shopping once and got denied entry.

[Krikit 1,164]

It's hard to answer your questions because it's not clear what the situation is. I am going to guess that:

• You are a US citizen currently residing in Canada
• Your husband is Canadian
• You are returning to the US to establish domicile
• Your husband will follow upon receipt of his visa

If that is the case then here is the Customs info you require: Returning Residents

As Inky says, you just need general information on the contents. I.E. Box 1: Kitchen Dishes; Box 2: Knick Knacks, etc. As for your husband, he should be okay but it is always a gamble.... even if he wasn't moving to the US. He should carry a copy of the visa application/receipts to show he is following the law. The fact that the trucking company he works for expects him to return with their vehicle ( ) is also another good tie.

[Revy 0]

Hi1 If you haven't been approved for a visa I would not suggest bringing ANY household stuff over the border, they may think you are trying to work around the system. The company I work for petitioned for me to get a work visa and my fiance was brining about 8 boxes of my stuff over before we got an approval. He got sent back to Canada with all my stuff and now both him and I are "flagged" in the system. He gets pulled in every time he goes back to the States and I tried to go shopping once and got denied entry.

Sorry when I first made my post I should have specified that I'm a US citizen born and raised. This is basically just me "going back home" with my stuff. My husband is a Canadian citizen. He will be helping me drive down but then returning since he has to go back to work. He can get a letter from his employer proving his continued employment and we have a mortgage statement for the house up here we still own.

[Revy 0]

It's hard to answer your questions because it's not clear what the situation is. I am going to guess that:

• You are a US citizen currently residing in Canada
• Your husband is Canadian
• You are returning to the US to establish domicile
• Your husband will follow upon receipt of his visa

If that is the case then here is the Customs info you require: Returning Residents

As Inky says, you just need general information on the contents. I.E. Box 1: Kitchen Dishes; Box 2: Knick Knacks, etc. As for your husband, he should be okay but it is always a gamble.... even if he wasn't moving to the US. He should carry a copy of the visa application/receipts to show he is following the law. The fact that the trucking company he works for expects him to return with their vehicle ( ) is also another good tie.

Sorry I should have mentioned that in my initial post. Yes I'm a US citizen here in Canada on a visitor visa. I have been up here for almost 6 years, I keep renewing my visitor visa plus I make frequent trips into the US since we live in a border town. He is helping me drive down but has to return for work within a week.

[Flames9_RN 358]

Yep, ensure the CDN has good evidence of ties to Canada that is proving that he is returning to Canada. What it all boils down to is the POE officer. 1 can have the best ties in the world, and still be denied entry!! So ensure 1 has a back up plan!! And be polite and respectful, ur not going to win,lol best of luck

[Mclovin 2]

Sorry when I first made my post I should have specified that I'm a US citizen born and raised. This is basically just me "going back home" with my stuff. My husband is a Canadian citizen. He will be helping me drive down but then returning since he has to go back to work. He can get a letter from his employer proving his continued employment and we have a mortgage statement for the house up here we still own.

OHH! Sorry! I just didn't want anyone messing up like we did. I didn't even take my vacation in Florida like planned because I was too nervous to book the ticket and get denied entry again, I understand what you were saying now.