POE at Toronto Pearson and shipping goods question

[turtleprincess 2]

I'm -finally- flying to New Jersey tomorrow on my k1 visa and I was just wondering how much time I should allow for processing at the airport? I haven't been able to find any recent reviews of the situation at yyz and older reviews seem to be anywhere from 20 minutes to a few hours. My flight is at 12:30pm so if I make it to the airport for 9:30am, is that leaving me enough time? That's like, an extra hour on top of the standard 2hrs for international flights.

And I know with shipping household goods, CBP form 3299 is used but how? Do I send it with the goods or file it at the airport or mail it somewhere later?

Thanks!

[chiggins82 87]

I'd think you should be fine to get through. I drove through and it took about 1.5 hours, but I had some complications bringing pets.

With the form, I had shipped my items with Upack and when I gave them my shipment I was given the CBP 3299 form to bring across the border. Then I had to send them proof that I entered the country before they would release my goods. If you're using a shipping company you can confirm this with them. This is the instructions I got. I would confirm always with the shipping company though!

Requirements for shipping household goods from Canada into United States:

- Provide a copy of the following items to the origin driver:

1. A clear black-and-white copy of the page of your passport that includes your photo
2. A copy of your visa – not required for U.S. citizens
3. A copy of your completed U.S. Customs Form 3299 – Declaration for Free Entry of Unaccompanied articles (You keep the original
   
   As soon as you receive it, send a copy of your U.S. Customs and Border Protection Form I-94 form or passport stamp (not required for U.S. citizens) to have your shipment released to continue in the US