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Posted date : May 14, 2019

As a snowbird, it seems that I am required to have two Amazon Prime accounts, one in each country. I cannot get through the Amazon maze to confirm this; can you with your resources obtain an answer? Jim Anderson Castleford, ON Response : Ed.: Another surprise for me. Amazon has charged me twice – once […]

Posted date : May 14, 2019

I just received the 2018 American Community Survey as part of the 2018 U.S. Census. Anyone who “stays” here for more than two months is required by U.S. federal law to complete the form. I have begun to answer it online, but I’m finding the questions to be very invasive and certainly requesting much more […]

Posted date : May 14, 2019

In his article (fall 2017 issue 104), David Mcpherson incorrectly stated that Augusta James played in the RBC Canadian Open. Augusta is a female golfer. It was her brother Austin James who played in that event. I am certain of this, as I am their proud grandfather. Alan James Everett, ON Response : Proud grandfathers […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, We understand that there is a limit of 182 days for Ontario residents to be in the states per year. Does the year run from January to December (calendar year), or how do they estimate your stay in the states? Beth Duffield Point Edward, ON Response: Ed.: For clarity, a Canadian is […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear bird talk, if we go home to Alberta for two or three weeks, are we allowed to deduct this time from the amount of days we are allowed to be in the U.S.? People are telling us that nothing under 30 days is allowed. Susan Wood st. albert, ab Response: Ed: We have been […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I read in our magazine about people having border-crossing issues. We never have had any, either way. I wonder what triggers people’s problems. Are they being rude to Canadian or American agents, not being truthful, or what? It would help to put such stories in context. Like many Canadians, before being a […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Our Roadtrek 2008 is owned equally by an American citizen and a Canadian citizen. It’s licensed in Arizona and fully insured for both of us and for both countries. My question: do I have to import it into Canada when it spends about six months in each country (as do I). The approx. time intervals […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I read your article about the gentleman who was stopped at Newark because of an old DUI for which he had a Canadian pardon. The offence was from 32 years earlier, but he would require an American waiver. I was alarmed, as we travel to the states frequently and my husband had […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I read with interest the letter in your fall issue from the Canadian lady marrying an American gentleman. My question deals with: what kind of “rights” or “provisions” does one of the unmarried partners, have, should the Canadian fall ill in his/her own country or vice versa, for the other partner to […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Thanks for the information on the Florida SunPass. When registering online, the system asks for the zip code for both the home address and the credit card mailing address. It does not accept Canadian six-character postal codes so to override this, just enter the three numeric characters of your postal code followed […]