Getting Permanent Residency Status First Step

That's if you have temporary residency. For 4 years with temporary residency, you can have the foreign vehicle, but when you change from temporary residency to permanent residency after 4 years, that's when you have to permanently import the vehicle or remove it from the country. If you have gone straight to permanent residency without doing temporary residency first, then you will not be able to bring your vehicle with you.