Shipping personal items over to the US (Form 3299)

[E&G 2]

Hey guys,

 

My girlfriend is doing an AOS (We have not filed yet, will soon), and she wants her parents to ship her her personal items to the U.S

Does anyone know the process of doing this?

Do we need to have filed the AOS already?

 

Would this cause issues in the AOS process?

[Beth & Achraf 328]

2 hours ago, E&G said:

Hey guys,

 

My girlfriend is doing an AOS (We have not filed yet, will soon), and she wants her parents to ship her her personal items to the U.S

Does anyone know the process of doing this?

Do we need to have filed the AOS already?

 

Would this cause issues in the AOS process?

She will need to be a LPR to bring in her personal effects 

as the Customs broker will need to input her SS # and may need possible copy of green card for CBP processing IF CBP asks for copy of entry documents

This is what i do, Im a customs broker in Houston.

[E&G 2]

1 hour ago, Beth & Achraf said:

She will need to be a LPR to bring in her personal effects 

as the Customs broker will need to input her SS # and may need possible copy of green card for CBP processing IF CBP asks for copy of entry documents

This is what i do, Im a customs broker in Houston.

 

Does LPR include pending AOS?

[powerpuff 6,723]

2 minutes ago, E&G said:

 

Does LPR include pending AOS?

No

[E&G 2]

1 hour ago, Beth & Achraf said:

She will need to be a LPR to bring in her personal effects 

as the Customs broker will need to input her SS # and may need possible copy of green card for CBP processing IF CBP asks for copy of entry documents

This is what i do, Im a customs broker in Houston.

Hmm but she isn't brining in her items though. Her parents are shipping them over. 

[Beth & Achraf 328]

On 7/21/2023 at 6:46 PM, E&G said:

Hmm but she isn't brining in her items though. Her parents are shipping them over. 

Don't matter,     they need to be in her name, and cleared in her name.

As mentioned, she will need her green card to prove residency in the US for CBP.

 

CBP don't allow importation of personal effects unless they are US Citizens or LPR's or foreign military here on orders.

 

Example, someone here on visitors visa CANNOT bring in there personal effects - household goods.

 

 

[Ontarkie 14,265]

~~Moved to Moving to the US and Your New Life - as the topic is about shipping belongings.~~

 

 

Mod hat off 

 

She is going to have to wait until she is approved of her PR, maybe the EAD/AP would allow it.  CBP will need documents to prove her legal status before allowing her items to be shipped over. AOS is never guarantied so that is how CBP looks at it. 

[Hocnos 8]

Another take - shipping personal/household items to the US will cost thousands of euros (personal experience). It will be cheaper to just buy the items new in the US.

Edited July 28, 2023 by Hocnos