| Re: Getting into Canada...then back home [message #324308 is a reply to message #324259] |
Sun, 24 September 2017 13:38   |
Ken Burton
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Registered: January 2004
Location: Hebron, Indiana
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Do not make more of this than what it is. Over the years I have crossed at nearly every border crossing west of I-190 / Ontario 405 all the way to BC/Washington. The questions vary. They mostly want to hear your voice. Into Canada fill out the form ahead of time if you are carrying a rifle or shotgun (No handguns) and give them a credit card for the $25.00 annual fee. Answer only the questions that they ask and you will be on you way in a couple of minutes.
On the US side the questions are usually: where have you been and for how long? What did you buy in Canada and are bringing back. If you are an American the food thing will come up based on your answer. I never tell them I am bringing back in my rifles because they do not ask or care.
Canadians get a little more scrutiny because it is assumed that they are bringing in food from Canada. On the way back to Canada they get more hassle because Canada wants to tax them on what they bought.
As I pull up to the crossing station I usually hand them my border crossing card (or passport) and drivers license. Also the same for others in the vehicle. That establishes my address which matches the registration they are already running from the TV camera pointed at the back of my car. It establishes my citizenship / residency. If I have my GMC with the scooter on it, I volunteer my GMC license plate number because the camera can not see through the scooter to view the plate. Do that and you should be in and out in 1 to 2 minutes.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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