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Hi!

I am currently in the US waiting for my Green Card (in less than a month I have my interview). After I get it I plan on going back to Canada to ship all my stuff here. I plan on shipping/moving personal belongings but no furniture. I have a lot of kitchen ware, clothes, decoration, a bicycle, etc. What is the cheapest way for me to move this? I probably will not be able to drive since it's from Quebec to probably the South or Colorado...

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I moved my furniture and personal belongings using this company called Alphamoving.com. I used this company to move from Jersey to Indianapolis and another company from Toronto to Jersey ( I cannot remember their name).

After moving from Canada and again in US... my advise is that be very careful.. I had a bad experience the first time. I would just call around a lot of different companies to find out about cross border moving and if they are quoting TOO LOW then just beware of them.

Also, if you can afford to rent a penske truck and drive urself with a bunch of friends then that would be the safest way to go. Remember moving companies are NOT liable if they break or loose your things. Dont put any valuable documents or items when packing.

Good luck! I know it can be super stressful!

Timeline
2012

Jun - Job offer in US
Jul - Received my TN-1 to be authorized to work in the US - 2 year valid

Aug - Left for Hong Kong for training - re-entered @ JFK and received 2nd TN

Sep - Continued work in U.S. on TN visa - valid till Jul 31, 2014

2013

April - Met husband for the 1st time

May- decided to get married

August - Married in Texas, honeymoon in Hawaii (did not leave U.S.)

October - Quit TN job in U.S and moved to Ohio

2014

Feb 18th (Day 0) - Mailed in my AOS package via UPS Express (I-130 & I-485, I693, I864, I765, I131)

Feb 19th (Day 1) - UPS tracking shows package delivered!!!

Feb 25th (Day 6) - Rcvd text&email NOA1 (I-130 = Initial Review & I-485=Acceptance, I693, I864, I765=Initial Review,I131 = Initial Review )

Feb 27th (Day 8) - Rcvd NOA1 in the mail

March 4th (Day 13) - Received biometrics appt letter in the mail - (appt for March 20 in Indianapolis)

March 20th (Day 30) - Biometrics Completed in Indianapolis

March 24th (Day 34) - waiting..... waiting.... and waiting for my travel authorization .. really wanna go to Canada

March 31st (Day 41) - AOS - Received text and email for change of status to "interview and testing"

April 7th (Day 48) - AOS - Received text and email for NOA mailed with info about "interview and testing". Says Interview scheduled for May 8th!!!!

April 10th (Day 52) - AOS - Received NOA2 in the mail for interview on May 8th at 9:30 in Indianapolis

 
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