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sue_t
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Jan 18, 2015

FYI: Canada/US Information Sharing Agreement

Canadians going to U.S. for long stays need to be mindful of changes, says MP - Officials can now track Canadians' exit dates and re-entry dates into Canada

From CBC, this article:

Excerpts:
...a common misconception is that Canadians can spend up to 182 days, or six months, in the U.S. It's actually 120 days, or four months, and that includes all trips to the U.S. in a single year.

People who overstay their welcome are at risk of:
- being considered a U.S. resident and having to pay taxes on worldwide income
- losing their Canadian residency and their health care
- being deemed illegally in the U.S. and being banned from the country for three to 10 years.
  • Little_Kopit's avatar
    Little_Kopit
    Explorer
    Jan 18, 2015
    There is s thread on this article over in the General section, called Canadian Snowbird Advisory, http://forums.woodalls.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/thread/tid/28153408.cfm

    I agree that the topic fits better in this section, but experience has taught me that it's very hard to get the moderators in General to move a thread until it has had a chance and has so many posts that slow readers will be discouraged from checking it out.

    The most interesting thing is that this ruling from the US and Canada makes stays in the US truly feasible for a much shorter time, ie. 4 months vs. 182 days, or the health service coverage in Canada view point. Or the US is looking for a time period when they can get $ from non US citizens resident in their country.

    :C
  • VintageRacer's avatar
    VintageRacer
    Explorer
    Jan 18, 2015
    There is nothing new in this except the data sharing agreement that lets each government actually measure the time out of country. The 182 days is still valid for US Immigration purposes. The shorter time period is based on US income tax law, if a person is in the US for over 182 days based on the formula current year days plus 1/3 of first previous year days plus 1/6 of second previous year days that person becomes subject to US income tax on their world-wide income and possessions. there is a form 8840 that can be filled out after any year that the number of days is over the formula but under 183 that proves a stronger connection to Canada than to the US. All the same rules as before, just now they have a way to enforce them.

    Brian

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