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: ....
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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
Brian
