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I have a question that has been asked me by a couple of american friends. They wonder why I worry about the 182 day limit. I try to explain that their uncle sam would then want to tax me as a resident...
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rbcamping wrote:
just thought of something interesting, If you were to go to a Canadian embassy, if there is such a thing, wouldn't that count as returning to Canada and you could start the clock all over?
All embassies are considered territories of the countries they represent.......Just thinking outside of the box.
Can you say that you are ruled? how's freedom looking?
Nope. The (implied) visa is for 180 days out of 365 in the country. It is essentially a B1 visa.
The IRS issue is different. They don’t care how long you are in the country as long as you start paying taxes once you are in the country for more than 120 days (unless you show closer ties to Canada via the 8840 form. Then it’s 183 days).
Canada has no limits on how long you can be out of the country although depending on your province or territory you may temporarily lose some benefits until you have been back in the country for 90 days. Health care, Old age supplement. Some provinces have 180 day limits before you temporarily lose those benefits, some are 210, I think one is 240 and I believe one of the territories is 364 days.
