Canadian PR working in US on H1B...where to buy a car
 

Hi,

I am a Canadian Permanent Resident and working in US on H1B visa. I work in Seattle, WA which is about 2 hours drive from US-Canada border. My actual home is in Vancouver, British Columbia and I have rented an apartment in Seattle. This way, I work in US for 5 days and go back to Canada on weekends. Presently I am flying back and forth everytime and I never had any issues with the immigration authorities.

Now, I am planning to buy a car and thinking as it is more feasible just to drive across the border on weekends. My concern is where to buy my car, in US or in Canada. As I plan to live in Canada after I finish my job tenure, I am thinking it should be better if I buy a car in Canada but just wondering if that could cause any problems when I am driving across the border with Canadian license plates and stating that I work in US.

If I buy a car in US, then after the finish of my job tenure, I might have to go through import of US car in Canada. I am just confused which course of action should I take.

I am thinking my best bet would be buying a car in Canada. Please advice if there are any formalities I need to go through and if anyone in my situation had experienced any problems while crossing border.

Thanks,
AAABBB