r/uscanadaborder

Hi everyone,

I’m a US/Canadian dual citizen, and I live full-time in the US. I own a car that’s registered and insured in Ontario. Can I drive it across the border and use it for a cross-country road trip in the US? I tried AI, but it seems like there is no official documentation on US residents using their Canadian car in the US; the documentation covers Canadian residents visiting the US (which is allowed).

Clarification: I have two homes/cars, one in Canada and one in the USA. I keep one car in the US and the other in Ontario (the one in question).

Thanks in advance!

I’m driving up to Canada in a few weeks, what winterization steps do I need to take with my car to ensure it’s a smooth trip and also what’s needed to go through the border?

I’m a Canadian citizen. I recently entered the US to visit my gf. I’m in an open relationship with my common law partner who lives in Canada. My gf in the US is also married. I visit her about twice annually.

The last time I visited was about six months ago. At that time I accidentally disclosed that I have two partners, but the officer said it didn’t matter to him since I’m common-law in Canada. (They asked who I’m visiting and who I live with in Canada, and I answered honestly because I was tired and forgot that people usually don’t have two gfs).

This time at the border I told them I’m staying for just over five weeks to see friends. I also stopped in washington for a writer retreat for a week. I didn’t get into the details of that. I didn’t mention my gf. You know how it is — customs goes fast. There’s no time for details.

I’m working remotely while visiting, and taking some PTO. I work for a Canadian nonprofit and I wfh in Canada too. I have permission from my employer to travel and work remotely.

They didn’t ask if I work remotely, they just said “is your job okay with you travelling for 3 months?” and I said “it’s only 5 weeks”.

Then he issued me an i-94 for 28 days. I had to reschedule my return flight. He said if I don’t reapply for my i-94 or leave the states by the deadline, “ice will come for me”. He said my previous i-94 was expiring in two days so he was only going to give me 28 days. There is no way to reapply for an i-94 as a canadian. I could apply for an extension but there’s an 8 month waiting list.

I’m scared to cross the border again. Has anyone else had issues like this? I feel like I said something wrong. Maybe I said everything wrong. I have no idea what to say next time. I travel to the states a lot. I’ve never had this issue before.

Hello,

My brother living currently in the US is willing to send me a car so I can get by (I am based in Ontario - I am not paying him any money for that as it's a gift). However, I do not have any idea on how the paperwork goes and how much money it takes to be able to get it across the border. Any help and guidance would be appreciated.

I am a dual citizen residing in Canada for these last 9 months. My husband's permanent residency application is with the IRCC. We briefly travelled to the states for a few days when he visited recently, and he has now returned to the U.S.

If I visit him in the USA during the Christmas holiday, is there any way that it would pose a threat to his application?

so for halloween my friend and i are going to canada(shes driving).she’s going home the day after bc she has work. i’m staying the whole weekend and taking the bus home. any recommendations for going about that when we cross the border

Hi everyone! I’ve never crossed the border before so I’m feeling a little nervous ahead of my first trip.

I’m Canadian and my boyfriend (also Canadian) and I are just going for the day to visit the Ford factory in Michigan, we plan to cross in Windsor.

I have a couple questions:

- We plan to camp afterwards back in Canada not in the US and I have proof of purchase of a campsite in Canada. When we go camping, we bring a Blackstone which runs on propane, can we cross the border with propane in the vehicle?

- Because we are going camping we will probably be looking to bring some groceries with us, what food can we bring across the border? As in, can we bring groceries from home and drive into the US with them? I know produce is out, but what about meat, bread, cheese, snacks etc?

- Do we have to declare everything we are crossing with that’s in the vehicle , including our camping gear - mattress, canopy, chairs etc?

- can we bring our fishing gear - tackle box, poles etc. We both carry an Ontario fishing license

Thanks in advance for all the help! I’m sorry if maybe these are stupid questions. I’m just feeling a little bit nervous.

Canadian. Brought a rental car with me since I don’t own a car which was the biggest mistake after reading a few comments on this subreddit. This was an impromptu trip, I didn’t have a concrete plan about where I wanted to go, which I ended up giving vague answers to them (I know this was a mistake and a half). I kinda fumbled on my answers and froze in front of officers and the short visit didn’t make the situation any better (lasting less than 6 hours) to the destination. Eventually, I was let in the US after 20 minutes of interrogation, phone search and writing the address and my occupation on a piece of paper. Will I be allowed in the next time albeit longer secondary search again?

What if someone has a 2021 Outback they bought in Canada and then drove it into the US? If they stay longer than a year I see they have to import it but I also see you can’t import it without the tire pressure monitor.