I just got book to do a wedding in Montreal Im in the tri state area i notice some of you here are from Canada how does one cross into and back with tons of Video,sound and lighting Gear . without a hassle and does one have to call ahead and give an inventory?
thanks
ALoVe

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th tons of Video,sound and lighting Gear . without a hassle and does one have to call ahead and give an inventory?
thanks

i am not completely sure, but i know for a fact that a friend of mine was turned away at the border. he was booked to dj at some club in Vancouver, but i guess he did not have a Canadian work permit to do so.

There is the whole "work permit" thing but as far as the gear's concerned, I know going Canada > USA you can get a "product export form" which basically says that you owned the gear before you left the country. You note down all the serials and whatnot and the customs officials get a copy and you get a copy. When you cross back if there's any troubles, you show the paper.

The only other thing to consider would be whether or not your insurance covers your gear across the border.

The answer is you don't.

Just like we can't come down into the states without a work visa, you can't come up here without a work visa. You can try and talk to the government (find the local canadian embassy) but I'd be willing to be they'll pretty much say "yeah, sorry, no".

-r-

if u make it tru let me know maybe u can invite me so i can check u out...as for border dont tell them its work,just say that ur friend is getting married and ur the dj..canadian border are less strick.....i can pretend im your friend if they feel like calling...

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Originally posted by d.r.c:
just say that ur friend is getting married and ur the dj

yeah, say that and you are pretty much guaranteed to be turned away at the border

"strick"? Yeah, they're certainly less "strick", whatever that is.

i dont know about the vancouver border but ive been crossing the montreal border 10 times a year....

Wow thanks for your input folks i dug deep into my thoughts and i had done an FBI agents wedding recently and call him today he's gona take care of all that needs to be done and big thanks to Ryan J
NOT (Hater)

FBI != Canadian government. If he manages to persuade our side that you should be allowed to work here, then I'll be impressed, and a little scared.

Look man, I've done my fair share of crossing the border - we're talking roughly 20 times in a year. They don't look too kindly on people crossing to work, going in either direction. Performer or not, you have to have a visa to work here unless you lie to them - which, you're welcome to try. I know this both from experience and from having shows by big name DJ's canceled because they couldn't cross the border legally.

I'm not hating, I just know my border. Probably better than you do.

-r-