Posted date : Dec 16, 2021
I went to the U.S. on Jan 14, 2021 and returned on July 1, 2021 (total 169 days) and I plan on going back to the U.S. on October 31 for another six months (end of April). Am I allowed to re-enter the U.S., since it would be considered more than 180 days total for 2021?
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Posted date : Dec 16, 2021
I continue to get conflicting opinions about how long I can safely stay in the U.S. One opinion is no more than 183 consecutive days or 183 days cumulative in a calendar year and the other opinion is 183 days per year, but calculated at 100% of current year days + 1/3 of the year prior days and 1/6 of the two years’ prior days…
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Posted date : Dec 3, 2021
CSA Member Advisory – Updated U.S. Travel Restrictions : Yesterday afternoon, U.S. President Joe Biden announced updated travel restrictions in response to the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant.
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Posted date : Sep 16, 2021
As anyone who pays attention knows, the crime rate in the U.S. over the last eight months has increased by more than 300%….
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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…
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Posted date : Sep 8, 2021
I am writing to request that the Government of Canada work with the World Health Organization (WHO) to update its guidance to ensure that mixed dosing of COVID-19 vaccines is internationally recognized as full vaccination against COVID-19.
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Posted date : Aug 4, 2021
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and Congressman Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced the Canadian Snowbird Visa Act, bipartisan legislation to extend the amount of time Canadians who own or lease a home in the United States can visit by two months.
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Posted date : Jul 23, 2021
To all those who didn’t heed the directions of the Canadian government and left the country anyway − you were warned that it is a changing environment and that rules could change when you are away, as the pandemic changes. The spring Bird Talk only had letters from the group that are complaining about the quarantine and testing requirements…..
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Posted date : Jul 23, 2021
I just was informed today that the border is closed once again until June 21 [Now it has been extended again until July 21]. My wife and I recently crossed the border into Canada by land after a two-week visit to our home in Sun Lakes, Arizona. We had been away for more than 13 months …
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Posted date : Jul 23, 2021
Is the CSA even aware of the Form I-94, as I never see any articles or questions about it? This form states how long a Canadian can spend in the U.S. and, every time I cross the border, people set it for only 90 days! It is so frustrating! Last time I asked a border security person to make it April 1, and he said that he had “no clue what I was talking about”!?
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