Bringing a Canadian Car over to the USA

A US DL doesn't negate the fact that your TN is temporary.

Yiou should be getting rid of almost all of your Cdn ties once you move to US.

Hmmm... well requiring a bill of sale would imply that the vehicle would have to be paid for, in full. I'm not leasing my car, I purchased it but am paying GMC monthly loan payments. Does that mean I would have to finish paying the loan to get a bill of sale to present? Would my loan documents suffice as ownership docs? Any ideas?

Your 'registration' from Canadian province is typically sufficient to show ownership.

to agnelson

what I meant by my question is...would a US driver's license show that I have more tan temporary intent? So let's say I have a US DL and a US registered car, would I have trouble at the border later on?

and why should I get rid of almost all of my ties when I move to the US if I'm going in with a TN visa? I thought that the visa is only for temporary working status and to even get the visa in the first place I have to prove that I still have ties with Canada.

As I said, you do not have to maintain any ties in canad to be on TN. You simply need to assure the border that you will leave when your TN ends. You can renew TN indefinitely anyways, so the status is temporary only in that it last 3 years at a time.

You are no longer a resident of Canada for tax purposes, so no need to keep anything there. In fact, DL, OHIP, etc all have or will shortly be invalid at any rate.

i just found those posts and indeed there is excellent info here so thanks for anyone who give answers

i read the posts regarding importing car to U.S and i didn't find something which match my situation

canadian temporary resident who is going to move to USA using L1 visa going to live and work in New Jersey
the question can i take my car which i own and bought from dealer in Canada without importing it at the border and send our goods via moving company to pass customs ,and only after we setlle in our new house after few days i can come at my own time to NEWARK airpost and import my car there (suppose i have the letter from the manufacturer and other US customs forms)
is it possible legally?

It is not required that the car be imported at the border, so, yes, you can go to a POE within US (typically at an airport or port) later.

Same type of situation but a little different. We have been offered a car that is owned free and clear as a gift from my father-in-law who is Canadian. My wife lives in the Michigan with her green card.

Can anyone share a similar experience?

I haven't found out the answer to my current questions in reading here...please help if you can. I immigrated to the States in September of 2009. They told me at the border that I would have to import my car the next time I come in. I am driving home to visit end of May. When I drive back down in June what documents will I need? I'm not importing separately, I am driving it over. Everything I read seems to talk about importing it through a carrier etc. It's a Honda CRV that was made in Canada and I will be in it with stuff. Any answers?

The answers are all here but you need to dig a little deeper. You need a compliance letter issued from the vehicle manufacturer (Honda) stating that the vehicle meets both U.S. safety and emission standards. At the U.S. border, you present the letter to CBP and request that they formally prepare a vehicle importation document.

Provided you own the vehicle, you may take the importation document to the respective state driver and motor vehicle office where you can title and plate the vehicle in the respective state.