Moving from Canada to the US

[Earmuffs 1]

sold/gave everything and packed the car..

bought all new things..

[lilshe 0]

Hi!

I have 2 questions for the Canadians on the forum who have already moved to the US:

1- Did some of you build some kind of checklist of things to do before leaving Canada (bank accounts, Canada Revenu Agency, etc....)

2- How did you proceeded with the actual move? Did you hire a moving company or did you rent a truck and did the move by yourself? (Did you have any problem crossing the border with all your belongings?)

3- Did some of you have experience with what documents are required to move with a dog? I guess I need to have vaccination papers up to date? Is there anything else?

Thank you in advance for your help!

Yohann.

I had a checklist and a moving list i listed all items brought in each box and numbered the boxes. they never looked in my truck and just scanned over my list. I made sure i left all plants in Canada.

I contacted all govenment agencies baby bonus, GST,Income tax and IE as well as Health card let them know i was moving to the US and that i would no longer be a resident.

I rented a U-haul and packed myself it went very well.

As for my dog i brought her with me she had to be vaccinated and the vet gave me a sheet with all her vaccines including heart worm and i was also issued a Internationl Health certificate which had to be done within 10 days of moving to the US. I had no problem bringing her with me.

Good luck on your move

[Carlawarla 1]

Really be critical when packing. I brought 3 suitcases and a few boxes. I know it's hard, but for many things, mailing them later, or going back for them later would be a complete waste of money for me. When packing, I had one suitcase of t-shirts, and shorts. Silly. I took only one or two of each, gave away everything else, and after I'd moved and it got warmer, I went out and bought a few more. Other than clothes, and sentimental things (pictures, children's art drawings, some momento's) I basically just gave things away and came with the clothes on my back!

[feejo 0]

If I move to USA from CAN at 65 would I still receive pension and RRQ (Régime des rentes du Québec)

[Kathryn41 3,205]

If I move to USA from CAN at 65 would I still receive pension and RRQ (Régime des rentes du Québec)

If RRQ is the Quebec equivalent of CPP (Canada Pension Plan) and you have been contributing all of your adult life, yes. It is based on contributions over a specific qualifying period, not ultimate residency. Canadian pension income falls under the Canada/US tax treaty btw to ensure fair taxation for pensionable Canadians living in the US and pensionable Americans -or Canadians with US based incomes - living in Canada.

Edited April 14, 2008 by Kathryn41