Hi:
Just want to share my experience as I learned a lot from this site prior to our landing. I converted from F-1 to H-1 with no H-1 visa in my passport. We went through the Rainbow Bridge to Canada. Before passing the bridge, I took all the I-94s even the one when I came to the States on student visa. The immigration officer just asked for my bank statement and verified it was US fund, and where we would be staying. I gave her my hotel name. I had my "goods to follow" lists prepared before head. The only surprise through the Customs was that I was told I had to import my car right there since I drove it over for the landing. Since I did not have a Canadian address, the officer and his colleague were thinking of allowing my car as part of the goods to follow. But after consulting with his boss I had to pay the processing fee and get an envelope to mail the form back to the Customs once I have a Canadian address. I even had my car title with me as he asked. I do not know what happened if I did not have.
We applied our SINs by giving our US address.
Coming back, we went through the same bridge again. This time I had all the I-94s stapled on our passports and took off the Canadian landing papers that stapled on to our passports by the Canadian Immigration. The INS officer asked two questions, first our citizenship and then if we bought anything in Canada. he didn\'t ask for the I-797A forms.
Impressions of Canada: expensive. We went to Toronto and stopped at Niagara Falls on our way back. Houses are expensive. I heard salary wise it is not comparable with the US. How can they afford anything or savings? Please shine some lights. Thanks.
Just want to share my experience as I learned a lot from this site prior to our landing. I converted from F-1 to H-1 with no H-1 visa in my passport. We went through the Rainbow Bridge to Canada. Before passing the bridge, I took all the I-94s even the one when I came to the States on student visa. The immigration officer just asked for my bank statement and verified it was US fund, and where we would be staying. I gave her my hotel name. I had my "goods to follow" lists prepared before head. The only surprise through the Customs was that I was told I had to import my car right there since I drove it over for the landing. Since I did not have a Canadian address, the officer and his colleague were thinking of allowing my car as part of the goods to follow. But after consulting with his boss I had to pay the processing fee and get an envelope to mail the form back to the Customs once I have a Canadian address. I even had my car title with me as he asked. I do not know what happened if I did not have.
We applied our SINs by giving our US address.
Coming back, we went through the same bridge again. This time I had all the I-94s stapled on our passports and took off the Canadian landing papers that stapled on to our passports by the Canadian Immigration. The INS officer asked two questions, first our citizenship and then if we bought anything in Canada. he didn\'t ask for the I-797A forms.
Impressions of Canada: expensive. We went to Toronto and stopped at Niagara Falls on our way back. Houses are expensive. I heard salary wise it is not comparable with the US. How can they afford anything or savings? Please shine some lights. Thanks.