Bird Talk » Travel

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?

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….

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….

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.

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?

Posted date : Jan 13, 2023.

It is very confusing how to fill out the FORM 8840. Say I arrive in the U.S. on November 15 of a given year and stay until April 28 of the following year. My question is, do I count only from November 15 to December 31 on one Form 8840 and then “save” the rest (January 1 to April 28) for the next year

Posted date : Jan 13, 2023.

Because of the destruction of our home in Fort Myers, can we leave 10 days earlier to complete all of the work that needs to be done? It will mean an extra two weeks over the allowed 183 days?

Posted date : Jan 13, 2023.

I am taking an 11-night Alaskan cruise which departs from Vancouver, visits several Alaskan ports and then returns back to Vancouver. I plan to get off of the ship for a few hours at four of the Alaskan ports. Do any of these days count as time spent in the U.S. by the IRS or the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency?

Posted date : Jan 13, 2023.

I want to get my car driven to Florida by my daughter (or a friend). What documents should I provide her with…permissions etc.?

Posted date : Jan 13, 2023.

Hi, we own a condominium in Florida that we use for five months a year. Can I have a car’s civil responsibility (more than two million) for a Canadian car that I will leave in Florida all year around. I will be using the car for less than six months a year and it will be in storage for the rest of the time.