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Old Feb 18th 2023, 1:14 pm
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Intending to move permanently to Canada this summer having previously "soft landed to activate PR" . At the time of our landing we were told I seem to remember, to bring the goods to follow list when we moved to Canada full time. With this in mind what will happen at the airport? I have produced a spread sheet which I will print out and take with us, do I just tell them at the kiosk that I have a list and they take it off me and say have a nice day or is it more complicated? I'm asking because our flight connection is 1hr 30mins so time will be pretty tight.
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Default Re: Goods to Follow List Procedure Following Previous Soft Landing

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Intending to move permanently to Canada this summer having previously "soft landed to activate PR" . At the time of our landing we were told I seem to remember, to bring the goods to follow list when we moved to Canada full time. With this in mind what will happen at the airport? I have produced a spread sheet which I will print out and take with us, do I just tell them at the kiosk that I have a list and they take it off me and say have a nice day or is it more complicated? I'm asking because our flight connection is 1hr 30mins so time will be pretty tight.
Can you change your second flight? 1.5 hours would be tight even if you didn't have to do all of that faffing around and waiting at customs!
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Default Re: Goods to Follow List Procedure Following Previous Soft Landing

As you did a soft landing with no intention of residing permanently at the time you should on arrival be telling CBSA that you did a soft landing (watch for officers look of bewilderment when you say that) and they should send you to secondary to have the B4A form completed and stamp your goods to follow list which should be 2 x copies.
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Originally Posted by christmasoompa
Can you change your second flight? 1.5 hours would be tight even if you didn't have to do all of that faffing around and waiting at customs!
We did have a longer connection but the airline changed the times, had a look on line and they would want more to change it than the ticket cost in the first place!
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Default Re: Goods to Follow List Procedure Following Previous Soft Landing

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As you did a soft landing with no intention of residing permanently at the time you should on arrival be telling CBSA that you did a soft landing (watch for officers look of bewilderment when you say that) and they should send you to secondary to have the B4A form completed and stamp your goods to follow list which should be 2 x copies.
Sounds like it could be time consuming? could I maybe deal with the CBSA at my final destination instead.
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Originally Posted by Revin Kevin
We did have a longer connection but the airline changed the times, had a look on line and they would want more to change it than the ticket cost in the first place!
If they've changed the time significantly then you should be able to change it for free?
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Originally Posted by christmasoompa
If they've changed the time significantly then you should be able to change it for free?
They have given more than 7 days notice and changed the time by less than 3 hours so apparently that's fine!
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Originally Posted by Revin Kevin
They have given more than 7 days notice and changed the time by less than 3 hours so apparently that's fine!
Oh bum. I'd try phoning them and explaining the situation, tell them you can't accept the proposed new flight time as you are actually emigrating and it won't give you time to get through immigration/customs so you need a free flight change to a later connecting flight. Worth a try anyway, be super polite and appeal to their better nature.
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Default Re: Goods to Follow List Procedure Following Previous Soft Landing

Originally Posted by christmasoompa
Oh bum. I'd try phoning them and explaining the situation, tell them you can't accept the proposed new flight time as you are actually emigrating and it won't give you time to get through immigration/customs so you need a free flight change to a later connecting flight. Worth a try anyway, be super polite and appeal to their better nature.
Last time we flew with the same airline we paid extra for tickets that could be changed "free of charge" catch is whilst they don't charge you for carrying out the change they do charge you for the difference in fares which close to your time of travel is likely to be many times your original ticket cost.
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Originally Posted by Revin Kevin
Sounds like it could be time consuming? could I maybe deal with the CBSA at my final destination instead.
No because you would be on a domestic flight and won't clear Customs at your final destination.
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Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian
No because you would be on a domestic flight and won't clear Customs at your final destination.
Good Point!
Once in front of the secondary offer how long would it typically take to process a traveller's B4A?
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Good Point!
Once in front of the secondary offer how long would it typically take to process a traveller's B4A?
Depends where you are in the queue. If at Pearson it could be anywhere from 10 minutes to a couple of hours dependent on how many other large flights have arrived at the same time or just before you.
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Depends where you are in the queue. If at Pearson it could be anywhere from 10 minutes to a couple of hours dependent on how many other large flights have arrived at the same time or just before you.
It doesn't look like we can guarantee catching the connecting flight as we would only have a maximum of say an hour (that's if the first flight is on time) so what about if we were to arrive normally and then do a "flagpole" trip to the US border to register the list the next day as it's only just over an hour away?
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Originally Posted by Revin Kevin
It doesn't look like we can guarantee catching the connecting flight as we would only have a maximum of say an hour (that's if the first flight is on time) so what about if we were to arrive normally and then do a "flagpole" trip to the US border to register the list the next day as it's only just over an hour away?
Your choice if you want to do it that way. On arrival at USCBP either tell them you want to flagpole and take the Administrative refusal or go for lunch then come back. Make sure you have the e passport from the UK and you will need to pay the VWP fee if wishing to enter the US and make sure you have $6 USD in cash each person..
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