intend to stay in the US as a tourist

Hi all,

Hi all, new to CanuckAbroad. I have been reading up on the forums and learned that a Canadian can stay in the US for a maximum of 180 days. I intend to go to grad school in the States. The question might be obvious and silly, but would staying in the States for 3 months then reenter with a student visa upon admision be a problem?

This might be a little off topic but if I intend to purchase a car, can one get insured insured with no "status"?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Hi all,

Hi all, new to CanuckAbroad. I have been reading up on the forums and learned that a Canadian can stay in the US for a maximum of 180 days. I intend to go to grad school in the States. The question might be obvious and silly, but would staying in the States for 3 months then reenter with a student visa upon admision be a problem?

This might be a little off topic but if I intend to purchase a car, can one get insured insured with no "status"?

I don't think there would be a problem with staying for three months as a tourist then re-entering as a student. I'm not sure whether the school would send student visa paperwork to a US address if there is no clearly defined status.you might need to have it mailed to a Canadian address. I think you would be able to get auto insurance--especially since you could point to your future status as a student--but you might need to shop around.

cheers, appreciate other comments as well

Unless you're paying cash for the car, you may not be able to purchase with a loan or lease. Lenders are very leary of giving out money these days, especially to people who are only here temporarily, which you would be as a student.

Hi all,

Hi all, new to CanuckAbroad. I have been reading up on the forums and learned that a Canadian can stay in the US for a maximum of 180 days. I intend to go to grad school in the States. The question might be obvious and silly, but would staying in the States for 3 months then reenter with a student visa upon admision be a problem?

It's not a problem doing it that way round, because F-1 can stay during the course of study. Doing it the other way around can create problems, i.e. if you stay in the US for more than six months in F-1 status then leave and try to re-enter as B-2.

This might be a little off topic but if I intend to purchase a car, can one get insured insured with no "status"?

It's pretty much like moving to another province, have your abstract from Canada, but some insurance companies place no weight on that at all (shop around), getting a local driver's licence will help.

Thx Steve, Reba,

I intend to pay in full for the car. I hold a Mass driver's license already and have a Social Security Card so getting insured in Boston should not be any problems right? ie when I go to register a new car plate at the RMV, they wont check if I am a Citizen or not right?

If you already have a current and valid license, they probably won't even blink at you.