Dimple you seem to be an expert in cross border rules...whats your prof? r u a lawyer? anyways u clarified the Pm which I sent ..thanks
Location: Western Hemisphere
Posted on: 11-01-06 16:40:25
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Orginally posted by Rohit69
Dimple you seem to be an expert in cross border rules...whats your prof? r u a lawyer? anyways u clarified the Pm which I sent ..thanks
Thanks for the compliment, but no, I am not an expert
I have just been through these things like thousands of us have. That's all. I live in Windsor and work in the automotive industry in the Quality/Manufacturing field. Definitely, not a lawyer.
Travel a lot on business, enter different borders and hear totally inconsistent "rules" thrown out by customs and immigration fellas of various countries. Then I go around all confused and try to educate myself on these "rules" to protect myself...and I end up learning something...well you get the idea...
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Dimple2001
A couple of corrections -
1. It is possible to import a financed car from the US into Canada i.e. even if you don't own the title, you can import.
All you need is permission from the lien holder.
Of course, the lien holder will require some kind of loan transfer or payment arrangement set-up, but that's between you and the lender - RIV doesn't care.
I know of several people who have exported financed cars from US and imported into Canada - it's quite legal, and quite common.
Quote:As a PR, you cannot drive a US plated car in Canada beyond the 45 (or 60) days.
Orginally posted by dimple2001
Of course, you can drive the vehicle with US plates, in theory, forever in Canada without registering in Canada and hence you need not import, but just bring the car. But what that does during plate renewal or border crossing into US or if you get pulled over, etc, can't say.
It must be imported and registered in the province of residence.
Casual visitors and temporary workers from the US can do so, but not PRs.
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"Mah deah, there is much more money to be made in the destruction of civilization than in building it up."
-- Rhett Butler in "Gone with the Wind"
Location: INDIA (sometimes Canada)
Posted on: 12-01-06 02:13:24
Where R U ""ForCanada""
probably confused with sooo many replies. donot worry about anything just bring dollars from there.
My advice is to sell everything there. travel light and purchase whatever you require here..
If u like my advice, send me a thanks msg.
Enjoy Happiness
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Enjoy Happiness -- Happy from India
Location: Western Hemisphere
Posted on: 12-01-06 09:47:31
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Orginally posted by pratickm
A couple of corrections -
1. It is possible to import a financed car from the US into Canada i.e. even if you don't own the title, you can import.
All you need is permission from the lien holder.
Of course, the lien holder will require some kind of loan transfer or payment arrangement set-up, but that's between you and the lender - RIV doesn't care.
I know of several people who have exported financed cars from US and imported into Canada - it's quite legal, and quite common.
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Good to know this. That would help a lot of people.
I am aware of the legal requirement that a PR card holder cannot drive a US plated car. That is why I mentioned, in theory, you could do it like my neighbor across the street has been doing for 2 years now. He keeps driving a MI plated truck. Who knows how !!!
Actually, I think the customs rules state that you have to drive the vehicle registered in your country of physical residence. That means, a Cdn citizen living in the US should drive a US plated car, and so on. Can anyone else comment on this?
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Dimple2001
By reading all the above messages, I might choose to change my profession and start some cross (ing) the border consultancy with a special panel of advisors...e.g..Dimple, Pratik, Happy etc....maybe we should also include "Guns" along with "Cars" in our agenda and grab some Govt. contracts especially with the RCMP???? Any ideas can be sent through PM or e-mail...cheers!!!
"Coming from the US ,what to bring with me??"
Bring everything you can which does not require a warranty OR whose warranty is valid in Canada (notebooks , projectors , camcorders, etc.) . Stuff in Canada is expensive AND you have to add on 15% taxes. To top it off the selection is lousy and customer service is poor. With the Canadian dollar at 0.85 USD there is virtually nothing that is cheaper here than the U.S. Get prepared for sticker shock!
