Driving car into US with H-1B & H-4 visa, + personal belonging
Jul 12th 2005, 3:42 pm
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Driving car into US with H-1B & H-4 visa, + personal belonging
Hi!
We planned to drive to US with our car (Ontario plate, was
imported from US to Canada before) as soon as we got our H-1B &
H-4 visa. Will there be any special issues in entering US with
the car?
We don't want to reimport the car into US since my wife will
still mainly live in Canada with the car. Will we have problem
with US custom on that?
How to make sure my wife will not have problem importing the car
to US when she actually move to US (with H-4) a year or so
later?
Do I need to make an inventory list of my personal belonging
that I bring to US? What information I need to put in the list?
How detailed the list should be? Is there any sample of that
kind of list?
Thank you!
--
Stephan Paul Arif Sahari Wibowo
_____ _____ _____ _____
/____ /____/ /____/ /____
_____/ / / / _____/ http://www.arifsaha.com/
We planned to drive to US with our car (Ontario plate, was
imported from US to Canada before) as soon as we got our H-1B &
H-4 visa. Will there be any special issues in entering US with
the car?
We don't want to reimport the car into US since my wife will
still mainly live in Canada with the car. Will we have problem
with US custom on that?
How to make sure my wife will not have problem importing the car
to US when she actually move to US (with H-4) a year or so
later?
Do I need to make an inventory list of my personal belonging
that I bring to US? What information I need to put in the list?
How detailed the list should be? Is there any sample of that
kind of list?
Thank you!
--
Stephan Paul Arif Sahari Wibowo
_____ _____ _____ _____
/____ /____/ /____/ /____
_____/ / / / _____/ http://www.arifsaha.com/
Jul 12th 2005, 5:36 pm
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Re: Driving car into US with H-1B & H-4 visa, + personal belonging
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S P Arif Sahari Wibowo wrote:
| Hi!
|
| We planned to drive to US with our car (Ontario plate, was imported from
| US to Canada before) as soon as we got our H-1B & H-4 visa. Will there
| be any special issues in entering US with the car?
Probably not. Both the US and Canada have rules about citizens and
permanent residents driving only "local" cars (that's why you have to be
careful what kind of car you rent in border cities), but I don't think
they apply to H-1Bs.
| We don't want to reimport the car into US since my wife will still
| mainly live in Canada with the car. Will we have problem with US custom
| on that?
For temporary importation, probably not. You may of course have to
present evidence that she will take it back.
| How to make sure my wife will not have problem importing the car to US
| when she actually move to US (with H-4) a year or so later?
Please visit the US customs Web site for information on that. In
addition, your destination state may also have rules about importing cars.
| Do I need to make an inventory list of my personal belonging that I
| bring to US? What information I need to put in the list? How detailed
| the list should be? Is there any sample of that kind of list?
Same answer: go to the US customs service Web site. You will probably
need a list of all major items, as well as minor items as a group
("Household items" "silverware" etc.) along with the values. If at all
possible, you should have receipts.
When moving into the USA from abroad, there are special exemptions that
don't usually apply. I don't know exactly what kind of evidence you need
that you are actually moving.
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S P Arif Sahari Wibowo wrote:
| Hi!
|
| We planned to drive to US with our car (Ontario plate, was imported from
| US to Canada before) as soon as we got our H-1B & H-4 visa. Will there
| be any special issues in entering US with the car?
Probably not. Both the US and Canada have rules about citizens and
permanent residents driving only "local" cars (that's why you have to be
careful what kind of car you rent in border cities), but I don't think
they apply to H-1Bs.
| We don't want to reimport the car into US since my wife will still
| mainly live in Canada with the car. Will we have problem with US custom
| on that?
For temporary importation, probably not. You may of course have to
present evidence that she will take it back.
| How to make sure my wife will not have problem importing the car to US
| when she actually move to US (with H-4) a year or so later?
Please visit the US customs Web site for information on that. In
addition, your destination state may also have rules about importing cars.
| Do I need to make an inventory list of my personal belonging that I
| bring to US? What information I need to put in the list? How detailed
| the list should be? Is there any sample of that kind of list?
Same answer: go to the US customs service Web site. You will probably
need a list of all major items, as well as minor items as a group
("Household items" "silverware" etc.) along with the values. If at all
possible, you should have receipts.
When moving into the USA from abroad, there are special exemptions that
don't usually apply. I don't know exactly what kind of evidence you need
that you are actually moving.
- --
Remember, I am strictly a layperson without any legal training. I
encourage everybody to seek competent legal counsel rather than
relying on usenet newsgroups.
Please visit my new FAQ at http://www.kkeane.com (always under
construction)
My email address in usenet posts is now invalid for Spam protection.
See my Web site for information on how to contact me.
Please feel free to enjoy some of my photographs at my Web site
http://www.ingopakleppa.com ! Comments are welcome.
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Jul 13th 2005, 8:14 am
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Re: Driving car into US with H-1B & H-4 visa, + personal belonging
Ingo Pakleppa (see Web site for email) wrote:
> | Will there be any special issues in entering US with the car?
> Probably not. Both the US and Canada have rules about citizens and
> permanent residents driving only "local" cars
I am aware about that law. Actually it have nothing to do with
immigration status, but with where the driver actually live / reside,
regardless of legal status.
> For temporary importation, probably not. You may of course have to
> present evidence that she will take it back.
Will the common proof for immigration (residence, jobs) works?
Will the fact that she enter US with me who will definitely stay in US
for awhile make things complicated?
> Same answer: go to the US customs service Web site.
I did go there, but no information on the what the inventory list should
look like and what information should be there.
Thanks!
--
Stephan Paul Arif Sahari Wibowo
_____ _____ _____ _____
/____ /____/ /____/ /____
_____/ / / / _____/ http://www.arifsaha.com/
> | Will there be any special issues in entering US with the car?
> Probably not. Both the US and Canada have rules about citizens and
> permanent residents driving only "local" cars
I am aware about that law. Actually it have nothing to do with
immigration status, but with where the driver actually live / reside,
regardless of legal status.
> For temporary importation, probably not. You may of course have to
> present evidence that she will take it back.
Will the common proof for immigration (residence, jobs) works?
Will the fact that she enter US with me who will definitely stay in US
for awhile make things complicated?
> Same answer: go to the US customs service Web site.
I did go there, but no information on the what the inventory list should
look like and what information should be there.
Thanks!
--
Stephan Paul Arif Sahari Wibowo
_____ _____ _____ _____
/____ /____/ /____/ /____
_____/ / / / _____/ http://www.arifsaha.com/
Jul 13th 2005, 8:35 am
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Re: Driving car into US with H-1B & H-4 visa, + personal belonging
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S P Arif Sahari Wibowo wrote:
| Ingo Pakleppa (see Web site for email) wrote:
|
|>| Will there be any special issues in entering US with the car?
|>
|>Probably not. Both the US and Canada have rules about citizens and
|>permanent residents driving only "local" cars
|
| I am aware about that law. Actually it have nothing to do with
| immigration status, but with where the driver actually live / reside,
| regardless of legal status.
Yes, I think you are right on this. The question is whether a
non-immigrant would be considered to "live" in one or the other country
here. I don't think that is the case. So you would most likely be
considered to live in Canada.
|>For temporary importation, probably not. You may of course have to
|>present evidence that she will take it back.
|
| Will the common proof for immigration (residence, jobs) works?
| Will the fact that she enter US with me who will definitely stay in US
| for awhile make things complicated?
This is very much a case-by-case decision. Based on what you have been
saying, Canadian residency will probably not help much, because you have
the same residency, and you do admit to planning to remain in the USA.
Her having a job to return to will be much better.
- --
Remember, I am strictly a layperson without any legal training. I
encourage everybody to seek competent legal counsel rather than
relying on usenet newsgroups.
Please visit my new FAQ at http://www.kkeane.com (always under
construction)
My email address in usenet posts is now invalid for Spam protection.
See my Web site for information on how to contact me.
Please feel free to enjoy some of my photographs at my Web site
http://www.ingopakleppa.com ! Comments are welcome.
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S P Arif Sahari Wibowo wrote:
| Ingo Pakleppa (see Web site for email) wrote:
|
|>| Will there be any special issues in entering US with the car?
|>
|>Probably not. Both the US and Canada have rules about citizens and
|>permanent residents driving only "local" cars
|
| I am aware about that law. Actually it have nothing to do with
| immigration status, but with where the driver actually live / reside,
| regardless of legal status.
Yes, I think you are right on this. The question is whether a
non-immigrant would be considered to "live" in one or the other country
here. I don't think that is the case. So you would most likely be
considered to live in Canada.
|>For temporary importation, probably not. You may of course have to
|>present evidence that she will take it back.
|
| Will the common proof for immigration (residence, jobs) works?
| Will the fact that she enter US with me who will definitely stay in US
| for awhile make things complicated?
This is very much a case-by-case decision. Based on what you have been
saying, Canadian residency will probably not help much, because you have
the same residency, and you do admit to planning to remain in the USA.
Her having a job to return to will be much better.
- --
Remember, I am strictly a layperson without any legal training. I
encourage everybody to seek competent legal counsel rather than
relying on usenet newsgroups.
Please visit my new FAQ at http://www.kkeane.com (always under
construction)
My email address in usenet posts is now invalid for Spam protection.
See my Web site for information on how to contact me.
Please feel free to enjoy some of my photographs at my Web site
http://www.ingopakleppa.com ! Comments are welcome.
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