kids are attending school and I want to......

[Andy]

Hello I'm new to the board.
My kids age's 14 and 15 have been attending a private school in the US in which I have been paying a yearly tuition.
The school gladly accepts them for they are great students.
On my ( girls will be flying down ) return in August to the US I would like to rent a small truck load some furniture ( for the condo ) and trailer my car down.
We rent a condo and have no problem there.
We have been driving for that past few years and needless to say putting on a few mile's on the car.
While the kids are in school I am seeking to buy business and of course taking care of them.
My wife stays at home ( she'll fly down to visit ) in Canada attending to our business.
We have never had a problem at the US boarder but I'm a little concerned about crossing the boarder with a Penske truck

Any advice ?
Thanks

[Reba]

What is your status in the US? Do you have some sort of visa that allows you to stay for extended periods?

[Andy]

No Visa as of now but I am working on with my lawyer. I'm a Canadian and I guess can stay up to I think 6 months in the US.

[Andy]

I was thinking of this ?
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A part-time resident may maintain two households, one in the United States and one in another country. They may be in the United States for business, for pleasure, or for educational purposes. The visit can be for a few weeks or for several years.

A part time resident may be classified, for CBP purposes, as either a returning resident or a nonresident. The status of either returning resident or nonresident is dependent upon several things and is usually decided on a case by case basis.

Deciding factors include:

* citizenship
* where the traveler pays taxes
* where they are employed
* what country or state drivers license they possess, etc.

A U.S. citizen is presumed to be a resident unless they can show that they are a resident of another country (possess a residency visa for another country, a round-trip ticket to return to another country, etc.) A citizen of another country residing in the U.S. must have an Immigration and Naturalization Service form I-551, residency visa, a.k.a. "green card," to be considered a returning resident.

Part time residents may import household goods for use in their U.S. residence free of duty only if those goods have been in their foreign residence at least 1 year.

[Reba]

Which means you would have to get yourself a green card somehow, and I don't see how you're even eligible.

[Steven]

If you're just asking about customs duties, it's no problem, it's entirely lawful and totally tax free to take personal possessions down to the US to outfit a vacation home. The only caveat is that technically they must have been in your possession for at least a year. Just tell CBP they're personal effects for classification.

[Reba]

if he's traveling with his kids who are attending school in the US, its hardly a vacation home though.

I hate to be a party pooper, but I expect he'll be denied entry on suspicion he's trying to stay illegally, and sent back to Canada, and the kids will be sent on alone to school. JMO.

[Andy]

if he's traveling with his kids who are attending school in the US, its hardly a vacation home though.

I hate to be a party pooper, but I expect he'll be denied entry on suspicion he's trying to stay illegally, and sent back to Canada, and the kids will be sent on alone to school. JMO.

Kids are flying down. Im driving.