IRS 8840/B2 VISA
Posted date : May 21, 2024.
I know that an hour-long trip to the U.S. to shop is counted as a day in the U.S. for both visa and IRS purposes. I also know that a partial day spent travelling through the U.S. from one Canadian city to another is not counted for one of them, but it is for the other – I just cannot remember which is which. Can you provide the answer for me?
David James
Welland, ON
Ed.: For immigration purposes, time spent “in transit” is generally not counted against your days spent in the United States. For tax purposes, and the 8840 Form more specifically, days you were in the United States for fewer than 24 hours when you were travelling between two places outside of the United States are not included in your substantial presence test calculation.
