Pls help.. We are so confused.

Hi guys,
My boyfriend a canadian has been here in the u.s since june 25th 09. He was planning to leave by dec 14th 09. But after reading some of the answers here i realized that he would be staying here longer than the 6 months thats allowed.

This year in february he went to seattle for about 5 days
and L.A for about 5 days in april.
He would also drive up to bellingham to visit but wouldn't stay over night.

My questions are what is the penalty for staying longer than 6 months?
Does his visits in bellingham count in the 6 months even if he didn't stay over night?
Could he visit me again after jan 1st?

My boyfriend and I have a long distance relationship so we are trying to be as legal as possible cause we both don't want him to not be able to visit me here in the u.s.

There is a good website you can check out - I tried to post it but haven't met the required number of postings yet before I am allowed to post a link. So I will send it to you in a PM.

He also needs to keep in mind that staying out of Canada for extended periods of time can adversely affect his healthcare plan in Canada - different provinces have different laws on that.

your questions were answered in the other thread you posted in.

Please keep it to one place.