Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:38 am-
I'm not so sure that showing receipts for a storage facility is enough "proof of ties" for CBP. I'd even guess to say that it would have the exact opposite affect you'd be hoping for.
How long were you employed before you got fired/layed off? Did they give you a severance package? Do you have enough funds in the bank and cash in your pocket to support your 3 month trip? (bank cards and credit cards are not accepted as proof that you have money, they usually want to see cash, and they don't want to hear that your boyfriend will be supporting you during your stay, you have to be self supporting).
And they may or may not consider that your daughter is still there as ties to Canada. They may well consider that your boyfriend in the US is a stronger tie to the US than your daughter is to Canada. They can be really really nasty.
If you can get someone to sub-let your apartment while you plan to be away, that may be better so you can keep your name on a lease and utility bills. You'd of course have to clear that with your landlord, and write up a separate lease agreement for the sub-let, but it may be better than a storage garage. People walk out on those agreements all the time.
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