Posted date : Nov 6, 2017
Dear Bird Talk, We are planning on going to Mexico next Jan. leaving from the U.S. We will be there for 31 days. Can we take those days off and use them for an Alaskan cruise in the summer of 2016? Sandy Jean-Louis Manotick, ON Response: Ed.: Absolutely! An absence from the U.S. for more […]
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Posted date : Aug 2, 2023
In your experience, is it difficult to make application to stay in the U.S. full time? Is it a dual citizenship? How do you apply? Do you need a lawyer?
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Posted date : May 12, 2021
We keep hearing more and more rumours that even if you’re flying to your destination in the U.S. and staying in your owned or rented residence for an extended period…
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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 […]
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Posted date : Dec 15, 2017
Confused; friends go out of country for just under six months each and every year. How is this possible with calculating back two years prior. Is there something I am not understanding, as a lot of people I know do five to six months every year. Herman B. Port Colborne, ON Response: Ed.: Your friends […]
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Posted date : Nov 13, 2017
Dear Bird Talk, I recently read a newspaper article supposedly written by a U.S. immigration lawyer that states that, when snowbirds like ourselves spend time in the U.S., if we take a trip to another country from the U.S. and are gone for fewer than 30 days, when we calculate our six months’ time period, […]
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Posted date : Nov 13, 2017
Dear Bird Talk: In issue # 75 under Snowbird Alert, you wrote that spending a week or two at home for the holidays would not be subtracted from the total days allowed. My question is – if I return home for four to six weeks, can I subtract this time from the “six months less […]
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Posted date : Nov 13, 2017
Dear Bird Talk: Re: Changes to length of stay We keep hearing from friends that the U.S. is trying to change the length-of-stay time from 182 days to a maximum stay of 120 days for Canadian citizens. Is there any truth to this? I have been unable to find anything regarding this on the website. […]
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Posted date : Sep 14, 2023
We are usually in the U.S. for fewer than 182 days. As long as we file the Form 8840, are we okay to stay in the U.S. for the extra 25 days, or should we shorten our trip?
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Posted date : Sep 14, 2023
During your visit to the United States, you may visit Canada or Mexico for up to 30 days and re-enter the United States, if you re-enter within the timeframe…
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