Packing it up and taking it across the border

[mgjbtx 0]

I am brand spankin' new here, so please forgive me if I am posting in the wrong thread, or about something that is obviously stated somewhere else.

My fiance is from Texas and I am from SK Canada. I am going to be starting the K-1 visa process here right away, but am wondering... what comes AFTER? Besides the AoS, of course.

We will be driving down to TX with a majority of my stuff, including my dog, computer, etc. My main question is, what are the customs rules for bringing items of large monetary value into the US? Or are there any rules? Do we need to fill out a special declaration card, or anything like that? I really don't want to sell my computer and TV here, just to buy new stuff down there..

Thanks for any help!

[Krikit 1,164]

Hello, and welcome to VJ.

The short story is that all your personal belongings are duty free when immigrating to the US. If you click on the link in my signature you will find all the answers to your questions in detail. I am going to transfer your thread to the Canada Regional Forum as that is where you will find the expertise on your situation.

[Flames9_RN 358]

Where in Sk are u from??? PA myself

[Inky 1,110]

If you are importing your car you will need a compliance letter from the company like ford or GM or w/e your make is.

You will import the car at the border and take the papers they give you and give thos to the registration people when you register your car in your state.

All you do is pack up your stuff number and lable the boxes and write up a contents list! they never asked to even see mine and i had it all done up nice on wordperfect lol

You need to have copys of your dogs medical papers and rabies shots up-to-date, they may or may not look at them. They didn't care about my puppys papers at all but I had all the papers anyways just incase since the CBP website said it was required for pets.

[mgjbtx 0]

I am from Saskatoon.

Thank you very much for all of your help. I am not importing a car, my fiance is driving up with his vehicle. I am importing my dog, though, and will need to provide vet records.

[Flames9_RN 358]

I'll be back in stoon in May/June, can't wait!! Don't forget about the REVIEWS at the top of the page--those include POE's as well

[chyiochan 1]

You cannot bring across over 10,000 in funds or it will be seized. I see that letter all the time whenever we get pulled inside for passport check over the past 4 years! So NO large amounts of money!

[Flames9_RN 358]

You can bring over $10,000--you have to declare it though. You do not declare it and they find it, then they can confiscate it. Was a story regarding this awhile ago on Cnn. A guy was going back to a central American country with more than $10,000 and didnt declare it--so it was confiscated.

http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/vacation/kbyg/money.xml

[chyiochan 1]

Ohh ok! Then, Don't SNEAK! I just always saw "$10000, SEIZED, ILLEGAL" in bold letters. Just stuck in my mind! Thanks for clearing that up!

[edsotherhalf 1]

Are you moving your stuff down before the KI is approved? Chances are they won't let you. I was going down just to stay 4 months with my fiance, we have been married since, my car with filled with clothes and stuff to keep me going and we ran into a lot of problems. They thought I was moving there. They finally let me cross but only for 5 weeks and I had to recross with everything I had in my car.

I am brand spankin' new here, so please forgive me if I am posting in the wrong thread, or about something that is obviously stated somewhere else.

My fiance is from Texas and I am from SK Canada. I am going to be starting the K-1 visa process here right away, but am wondering... what comes AFTER? Besides the AoS, of course.

We will be driving down to TX with a majority of my stuff, including my dog, computer, etc. My main question is, what are the customs rules for bringing items of large monetary value into the US? Or are there any rules? Do we need to fill out a special declaration card, or anything like that? I really don't want to sell my computer and TV here, just to buy new stuff down there..

Thanks for any help!