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Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, We were told by a few agencies in Texas to apply for an ID card. However, on trying this morning to apply, we have found out that the requirements to qualify for this card have changed. You now need to be in the U.S. for longer than the allowed six months and […]

Posted date : Sep 16, 2021

I have just returned from Texas after spending 3 1/2 months in the Rio Grande Valley. I thought that the association might be able to provide some data…

Posted date : Jul 23, 2021

I have just returned from Texas after spending 3 1/2 months in the Rio Grande Valley. I thought that the association might be able to provide some data. What is your estimate about how many snowbirds travelled to the U.S…..

Posted date : May 15, 2021

We are winter Texans and would like to know if you feel that it is safe to fly down for the winter. Look forward to your response…

Posted date : Aug 9, 2019

CSANews Issue 111 – Summer 2019 Edition – In this issue : Portugal Revisited – The Best Places to Travel in Summer – Retirement Blind Spots – DNA Tests – Secrets Revealed

Posted date : May 14, 2019

You obviously receive a lot of inquiries regarding the maximum time Canadians can stay in the U.S. I’ve read many of them, but I am still unclear on a couple of points: If you file Form 8840 but the IRS is unresponsive, do you just have to hope that they’ve accepted your claim to a […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, On some occasions when returning home after spending the winter months in Texas, we have been greeted by Canadian customs officers at the Sarnia/Port Huron border crossing who made us feel as if we were spoiling their day by being at their booth. This past spring was different, as the young lady […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, At the Detroit border crossing on Oct. 26, 2007, we were unfortunate to get a very officious U.S. border agent by the name of Sanchez. He wasn’t very pleasant while informing us of the 180-day rule (we had our last five years of copies of Form 8840). Then, seemingly out of the […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I am told that in the Harper budget, it would make changes for long-term stays in the United States, four months instead of six months. True or false? Daniel Gouvrette Mirabel, QC Response: Ed.: We felt that these two letters should be answered together. The Harper budget will have nothing to do […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Just read the Bird Talk letter from David Dillon in CSANews Issue 65. He is quite correct in what he says in his letter about spending by municipal government being hogwash. The whole thing in a nutshell is that now there are too many people who are homesteading. He is also right […]