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CSANews 126 » Bird talk

CSANews Issue 126 » Bird talk

Regulations around handling money

Posted date : May 10, 2023.

Our newly appointed HOA president at our home in Florida is on a kick about “Canadians aren’t allowed to handle money in the U.S.” I know it is as ridiculous as it sounds.

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Mexican dental work and Medipac

Posted date : May 10, 2023.

Winter visitors to Arizona often travel to Mexico for dental work. Are medical emergencies, such as excessive bleeding/blood loss from extractions, covered by Medipac?

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Real estate capital gains on mobile homes

Posted date : May 10, 2023.

We own a mobile home in Florida, but do not own the land (rented). Selling a mobile home is similar to selling a vehicle where we sign over title. Annually, we pay for a mobile home trailer licence just like a car…

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Netflix debacle

Posted date : May 10, 2023.

I’m hoping that you can answer a question that many, if not most, snowbirds have. Netflix is working on eliminating the number of accounts that have free riders….

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Longer stay in the U.S.

Posted date : May 10, 2023.

We (snowbirds) spend millions of dollars every year in the U.S. Why is it so hard for U.S. politicians to pass a bill to have the time spent in the U.S. by Canadian snowbirds increased to eight months? Does the U.S. not like our money?

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Cruising outside of the U.S.

Posted date : May 10, 2023.

I arrived in the U.S. on Oct 28, 2022 and will arrive back in Canada on April 4, 2023. While in the U.S., I took a 15-day Panama Canal cruise departing from L.A. and arriving back in Miami….

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Very small U.S. income

Posted date : May 10, 2023.

My wife and I are in the U.S. for three months. She will be teaching a one-day art course as an art club event in a 55+ community. She will be paid between $200 and $800, depending on the number of students….

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Vehicle registration

Posted date : May 10, 2023.

I’m from Ontario, Canada, and we are leasing a home for four months in Lake Havasu, Arizona. Can I buy and register a car in Arizona while I’m there?

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Florida home insurance

Posted date : May 10, 2023.

We have owned a Park model trailer in central Florida for the past 12 years. We have carried homeowners’ insurance from the same company for the entire time and have never made a claim…

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Tax forms

Posted date : May 8, 2023.

I have a personal-use condo in Florida which I have had now for seven years. I have a U.S.-dollar mortgage on this condo which is with…a U.S. branch of RBC, and they sent me a written request to fix an ITIN mismatch with their records and the IRS.

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NEXUS renewal

Posted date : May 8, 2023.

We have had our NEXUS renewal applications submitted and paid for since August 2022. Our current cards expire in August 2023. We have not heard anything from the Canadian or American border people. Is there any group or government representative we can contact to follow up on our renewal status?

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8840 versus I94

Posted date : May 8, 2023.

My I94 indicates that we can stay until June, but the rolling year puts us at ‘over by five days’ in February 2023 for the 8840. Why the discrepancy? Which should I use? Anyone got any insights?

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