So I'm going back home..

I moved to the US in Sept 06, went through the whole immigration process and is now a Permanent Resident of the US. (Via Marriage)

For matters I need not discuss, I will be moving back to Canada most likely early in the new year of 09. If I decide to keep my car, I will be driving back. I've done my homework on importing the car, the information is quite straight forward. My main concern is bringing back my belongings.

I'll be returning with very little (thanks to a very supportive family waiting for me to come home)for example, clothes, teddy bears, a computer and possibly another laptop and my cat. Will any of these things cause me a headache? Other than importing the car, and making sure my cat is healthy and upto date on shots, etc is there anything else I am completely forgetting?

My computers will be the most expensive thing (other than the car obviously) that I will be taking with me, I have no recipits to prove their purchase or their value.

I also have no passport, but I have my US green card, a valid Cdn Drivers license, SIN card, birth certificate. Friends tell me I'm fussing too much, but when I arrive at the border in the next few months I don't want to have missed a fine detail that might cause a snag in getting across.

Any information anyone can throw at me would be greatly appreciated!

sounds like you're all set. Just make sure you have your cat's veterinary records, as well as a certificate of health from your vet.

You shouldn't need purchase records or receipts for the computer and stuff, its just personal belongings, and is duty free.

You need to abandon your LPR status in the US otherwise you will face dual taxation. All US citizens and LPRs have to file a tax return in the US regardless of where they live. There is a foreign tax credit in the US (read IRS Form 2555) but it has an upper limit of $80k and something.

You need to abandon your LPR status in the US otherwise you will face dual taxation. All US citizens and LPRs have to file a tax return in the US regardless of where they live. There is a foreign tax credit in the US (read IRS Form 2555) but it has an upper limit of $80k and something.

Ty Steve, I will be abandoning it! However, I thank you both, you've made me feel a lot better about this whole thing.

the US will consider her status abandoned anyhow, as she is taking up permanent residence in Canada anyhow.

She'd have to file a tax return in the US for the last year she lives there anyhow.

But there is some procedure for doing it I thought, you have to hand in your PR card at the border to USCIS and fill in a form or something like that. And there's a special tax form, 1040-C.

Good points to ponder, and I'll have to make a few phone calls to find out. You guys are great!

If you've been in PR status for six years, you do actually qualify for US citizenship. Might as well get something out of it!

It does mean you have to file a 1040 every year forever, but that's only a major problem if your income is over $85,700 as the foreign tax credit only goes up that far.

I guess it depends on whether you think you'll ever move to the US again.

she's only had status for not even two years. She got her card in September 2006. She won't be eligible to send in the citizenship apps until June 09, and if she's planning to leave in early 09, she won't be eligible. If she decides to stay until she's eligible, she'll have to stay until sometime in 2010 (or longer) until the paperwork and swearing in is complete.

Sorry I misread it.