A friend of mine is a Canadian Citizen but has since moved back to HK for about 3 years now.
She will be back for a short visit and we plan to head down to the USA to shop and return within the same day.
My question is that will she need to pay duties and taxes when we declare our purchases at the border even if she is not a resident?
i checked with the canada border services agency's website but i couldn't really find any info on that. it only mentions that if you're away from canada for PART of the year.. then yes, you'll still need to pay because the other country treats you as a visitor.
but in my friend's case she's actually a visitor to canada cuz she lives and works in hk. she's not a resident of canada
hm. is it possible to enter the US with a canadian passport, and return with a HK passport?? she'll need to apply for a visa to enter the US then, am i right..?
if you do that it will create complication. The best would be "using what passport to go into the country and best to use that passport to leave the country."
hm. is it possible to enter the US with a canadian passport, and return with a HK passport?? she'll need to apply for a visa to enter the US then, am i right..?
cinderelly 發表於 2009-9-23 13:23
Don't ever do that..
If you want to back to Canada as soon as possible...
If using HK passport to enter, they will question you for sure.
One of my friend's experience:
One car with 3 friends. 2 of them are Canadian, 1 is from HK. So, 3 of them went shopping in the States. When return, only the HK friend told the custom he did the shopping. The 2 Canadians did not shop. Then, they got questioned at the custom for an hour......
how did your friend declare non-resident? did she report it on her last tax return, return her driver license &.... I mean did she declare non-resident officially or she just left canada and didn't file tax return. she doesn't need to pay any duty if she is an official non-resident. if not, they may question her.
my friend got question when she came back from hk and they marked down all the valuable items that she has and make sure she would take them with her when she left canada.
they questioned her when she came back from the state, but she didn't require to pay taxes on the stuffs she brought.
發表於 2009-9-23 11:28
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