How long can Canadian stay in USA

super888
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Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:37 pm

 

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If without a job, how long can Canadians stay in USA?

Because there is not any I-94 issued to canadians, how long Can Canadians stay in Usa once they entered?

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Reba
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Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:07 am

 

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6 months
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VanCity2LA
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Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 12:14 pm

 

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After a 6 month stay in the USA, without exceeding the maximum number of days, how soon can a Canadian re-enter the USA? I have heard it's 24 hours, a week, and even 6 months. I've found it difficult to find an answer on government sites.

Thanks for any info.

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Reba
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Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 3:01 am

 

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because there isn't really a hard and fast answer anywhere. Technically one could just turn around and go right back, however the CBP officer screening you could determine that you have in fact taken up "defacto" residency of the US and deny you entry, if you do not have ties to Canada, such as a full time job and property.
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Posted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:01 am

 

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Have a read of: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/tg/p151/README.html

Forgetting the immigration problems you can get into serious tax problems if you stay more than six months. But yeah, for B-1/2 entry it's six months (183 days). Total in a year.
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canadiangirlforever
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Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 4:03 pm

 

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Steven you said that for B-1/2 entry it's six months (183 days). Total in a year. what exactly do you mean? last year i spent a total of 9 and a half months in the u.s. over 2 trips in one calendar year. this year i went again and had no problems.I'm confused. i've read that you're only taxed if u make more than $600 a year and i don't make that much.my trip is financed by my ex husband and my savings so i can be there with a friend who is terminally ill. the 183 days in one year thing really confuses me because a cpb officer never mentioned to me that i stayed too long that last trips. did he let me in by mistake? like i said, i spent over nine months in a 12 month period last yr and this year i got in w/o incident. i am terribly confused by posts that say that a person is only allowed 180 days per year.no site has ever mentioned 180 days.cbp site says 6 months

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Steven
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Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 9:44 pm

 

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183 days = six months.

I used to know tons of Canadians in Florida who stayed over six months on B-2 but the time limit is six months, i.e. total, not necessarily all in one go. In fact when I entered as B-2 once the INS guy looked at a previous visa I had in my passport and asked me how long I had been there on that visa that year because it counted against my B-2 stay.

Income is a tricky one - if you are in the US and qualify as resident for tax purposes (i.e. there for longer than 183 days or qualify as resident using the previous years calculation) then money you receive from a relative outside the US also qualifies as income for US tax purposes. If someone sends you $1,000, then that's income for US tax purposes. However it's a bit silly because you just file a 1040NR and an 8840 and you're exempt anyway, so I wouldn't worry about it unless you're a real stickler for rules. The only way the IRS will get wind of it is if you have a US bank account and someone deposits $10,000 or more in it.

If you have a US bank account, make sure you elect on Form W-8BEN to be exempt from withholding as a non-resident individual otherwise the bank will file a W-9 with the IRS stating your bank interest income. Your bank can provide you with a W-8BEN application form if you phone them.
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canadiangirlforever
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Posted: Wed Apr 02, 2008 10:16 pm

 

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steve thx for the post but are we talking about the same thing? i am a Canadian citizen and i don't need any visa to stay for six months. i didn't need a b1 or b2, i just came as a visitor without a visa or I-94 or anything,,,,just a passport .is that different than what you're talking about?

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