Moving to US

[Catbones 0]

Hello Everyone,

Sorry for the posts and new topics but I think it might not only help me but reduce of others asking silly, stupid and well annoying questions about the move to US.

So bare with me, and if anyone can answer any of these that would be great. My move is going to be tomorrow, Wednesday night.

1. Would I have a problem, if I brought with me my office misc stuff ?? like pencils, pens, calculator, papers, etc??

2. Would they charge me duty for items such as, hard drives, computer cables, motherboards, etc.. I have these from my old computer I took apart few years back that are in a box at my storage place. If I bring ####### with me like that would they look funny at me ??

3. I feel stupid about asking these, but I feel like maybe I'm a weird or one of a weird kinds people. I have like 3 or 4 radio's... a PS3, Nintento Wii, 360, the old Xbox, like 100 movies, couple CD's... clock radios, all that I used at some point and think I still will. They are all in my condo. Nope, I'm not a hoarder... But if you got more then one room, you can have more then one radio right. So, anyone care to advise me on how this might look to the CBP tomorrow ??

4. What does really happen at the border when you are moving?? the procedure.

5. Is it normal for a K1 holder to be bringing all of his belongings in a uHaul ? or should I leave stuff behind.

6. Using a uHaul and towing your truck behind you... do you go through the normal booth? or do you go to the truck booth ?? will the uHaul fit lol in the normal booth?

7. What documents should I have at hand? I have, the packet from Embassy (do not open), passport, vehicle manufacturer letter, bill of sale... anything else?

8. does uHaul give you some kind of paper if you are driving a uhaul over the border and dropping it off there? or is that normal for the CBP?

I think that is all I have. Anything else you want to input please do. I'm crossing the Fort Erie/Buffalo bridge .. hope they won't give me too much hard time...

I'm also guessing this is for all the folks that already traveled and moved to US.

Let me know,

Thank you in advance.

Art.

[Syltan 1]

my fiance just shipped his stuff from France. He has tons of stuff....dvd..cds... the shipper said to make sure none of it is new or in wrappers/boxes so he does not appear to be some type of importer or business. he made an exact list of each box's items for immigration officers. I can't help you with the Uhaul...except I have seen trucks from Canada.

[Catbones 0]

my fiance just shipped his stuff from France. He has tons of stuff....dvd..cds... the shipper said to make sure none of it is new or in wrappers/boxes so he does not appear to be some type of importer or business. he made an exact list of each box's items for immigration officers. I can't help you with the Uhaul...except I have seen trucks from Canada.

Was he very detailed in his list of the items? as in did he list every little thing in each box or just for example; Box 1 - DVD/CDS, Box 2 - Music Instruments, etc.. do you know ?

Thank you for your kind reply and suggestion.

[Kimchimex 8]

http://www.cbp.gov/linkhandler/cgov/newsroom/publications/travel/moving_goods.ctt/moving.doc

This link has a bunch of useful info for you! You will know what to expect after browsing it!

Kim

[Syltan 1]

he listed every single item so there would be no confusion with the officers or trying to hide anything. but if he had ten towels or pencils etc...he just put the number beside it. he listed each dvd/cd/book/ title individually though, this is what he was told to do by the shipping company...and taped each list securely to each box... make a second copy of the list, also for your own records.

[JlovesA 109]

At the top of the page it says "Reviews: Embassy/USCIS and POE." Read the POE experiences for the POE you intend to use.

[Catbones 0]

Hi all.

I took everything with me, I said to myself that I just can't keep paying for storage or anything like that and leave some items down in Canada, so I took everything with me to the border. They didn't even ask for the inventory list, nor did they ask about the moving truck. Since I was importing my vehicle they were more interested in that then anything. Also, a tip I may suggest from my experience of going about 100 times across the border back and forth. Travel in the evening. All these guys at the border (CBP's) are just cool after 7 - 8 pm... I wish I knew that before. Going during the day seems that they are annoyed with the amount of people crossing so they are little bitchy.

Cheers! I'm in US, now for the AOS.

AJ