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As reba sez, there is no way to "pay into" any Prov health system if you are otherwise disqualified.

Besides, Cdn coverage falls far short of what you may require if something happens to you in US (ie. they will not cover nearly enough of the costs), so focus on getting US sytem coverage. This may be difficult now that you have a pre-existing condition. See why reform of the sysytem is needed?

Note that Even if Alta does accept your claim now (you'd be lucky, most provs stop coverage the day you leave the country permanently like you seem to have done), you can bet that it will be far short of the $74K you were charged.

Hi

I hope I have done this right and sent it to the appropriate site...

Thank-you Reba and agnelson for the info...

We will be buying insurance here in the US as soon as we can figure out which is the right one for me...

It does look like AHC and my Blue Cross will be paying the bill but until the receipts are in my hand saying PAID I will not rest easy...

Thanks again...

Albertan in Sacramento

Hi there,
I'm sure this has been asked many times, but I guess I'm not looking in the right spot for the answers. I live in Canada, my fiance is in Colorado and an American citizen. Much like a previous question, what is the best way for us to get married? Here, or there? I know we could also go the Fiance Visa route but we're unsure of the best way to go. We're also considering starting a family and wonder if having a baby here or there would have any further benefits or make things more difficult. I have agreed to move there because my fiance has a son from a previous relationship and he wants to stay close to him, where as I have no children.
Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated, as I've searched alot of websites but come away feeling very overwhelmed and confused.
Thanks very much!

www.visajourney.com

I know this must be getting awfully tiresome to hear.

But I'm yet another Canadian with an American boyfriend. He's in Milwaukee and I also want to move there. Now, I stood outside and talked to the woman working the window of the American embassy in Toronto, but it seems she hadn't given me all the information I needed.

I'm, again, lost in a sea of information and am still somewhat lost on how to go about getting started. I've got information on the marriage route covered, I've been talking to someone who came over here from Australia and she went the K2 visa route and is a chockful of information that way.

However, I don't think marriage is going to be my route, at least not yet. I'm driving in with him next month and I'm going to be looking for work there while I stay with him. I've also been looking really, really hard online. I know the best option is TN status, but I'm not quite sure that will apply to me. I did go to a post-secondary institute in Toronto (so I have my diploma) for advertising and streamed creative (writing in particular) but I'm not very experienced in the field and am terribly, terribly worried that I won't be able to find a job in my field and thus not be able to apply for TN status. I've got friends, and my boyfriend, trying to help find me work, but even then! What do I apply for if I get the job? At that point I've got proof of employment, but then which of the many visas do I file? I-765 doesn't seem to apply, and I-129 doesn't seem to apply either since I already need to be working a job.

Now I know I can't just drive in with what is clearly A LOT of clothing and shoes and DVDs without someone at the border getting suspicious, so what do I tell them? Because I know if I don't find a job, I'm coming right back to Canada, I'm not going to abuse anything and, just, stay. I've been working a part time job here but I barely get any hours and things won't change too much when I quit. So that's not too much of an issue. I guess in the larger picture, I'm visiting my boyfriend for longer than I normally do. However....I don't want to lie to them about me looking for a job. What do I say when I'm at the border??

I am completely broken with all of this stuff, honestly...the more I think about it, the more I just want to break down and cry!

Hello everybody!,
My name is David and i think my situation is the most complicated!
I lived in US for about 5 years and yes i have a SSN, bank account and a degree from the US. i left to visit my family in Canada then i went and played pro ball in Europe but now i really want to go live in US! i was wondering if will have any advantages due to me having things that other Canadians don't have!????...

I have been retired and living in the U.S. with a green card for a number of years now. I have been paying taxes on my pension to the U.S. gov't. Now for some reason my former employer is saying they must withhold 15% of my pension for Canada Revenue. They are also telling us to pay over $7,000 for withholdings not made for 2007. I have paid my taxes in the U.S. for all the years I have been here. Can anyone explain this to me?

I came to USA in 2001 and overstayed my visit and applied for Canada PR.
I received my Canadian PR and came on May 2009 by road with no problem at US/Canada border officers. I want to apply for US Visitor Visa, will there be a problem (US Consulate have my overstayed record) or should I wait till I become a Canadian Citizen.

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I came to USA in 2001 and overstayed my visit and applied for Canada PR.
I received my Canadian PR and came on May 2009 by road with no problem at US/Canada border officers. I want to apply for US Visitor Visa, will there be a problem (US Consulate have my overstayed record) or should I wait till I become a Canadian Citizen.

Hi, I'm wondering if anyone has a clear understanding of how US customs detect Canadians who has overstayed in US on a B1 visa.

for my case, I came in US on as a visitor on B1 visa which expires Aug 2008. At that time the custom officer did not give me an I94 form. I was not aware of the fact I have to retun to Canada every 6 month to avoid overstay issues. I'm wondering if the US custom would pick this up. I'm planning on coming in to USA on H1b Visa for work.

technically, if there's no I94 form, custom cannot verify if I overstayed or not...is this true? thanyou for anyone for any inputs....

everytime a Canadian travels accross the border, is there a record in the US custom computer system of entry?

thankyou for your wisdom...

I presume you meant B2, visitor for pleasure. B1 is for business visitor.

You are correct that without an I-94, you are not accumulating illegal days of presence by overstaying, so would not be subject to administrative bar. however you have no proof that you left, and they can question this. You can be considered too risky, and untrustworthy, based on your answers.