How to prove Canadian residency at the border
We will be full-timers next year, we are selling the house and will have no domicile. We can use our Daughter's place for stuff like license, income tax etc. but it is only a 1 bedroom apt., but what...
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My opinion would be this:
Your priority must be to avoid the "possibility" of being rejected.
Should that happen, you are then faced with a whole new set of stressors to face when arriving at that U.S. kiosk the next time you attempt to cross as your prior refusal will factor greatly.
RV'ers, especially fulltimers, are of special consideration for border agents. You are demonstrating that you have no ties by merely being fulltimers and your ability to fudge the system is less problematic for you.
When arriving at the border the likely questions will begin with your destination and should you offer up the "we intend to tour throughout the U.S." followed with an answer of how long do you intend to stay with "oh probably four or more months". GUESS WHATS COMING NEXT?
Maintaining records to establish the "closer connection" is your goal and this should include everything from current income tax forms/receipts, IRS form 8840 (important), to ANY type of utility or maintenance receipts be they license or tag renewals, prescriptions for medications, on going payments for purely Canadian services, to your optional 'out of country' health insurance forms.
The desire to mainatain confidentiality in all things must be weighed very carefully against your desire to enter a foreign country while carrying the suspicion with you that you could be intending never to exit.
How important to your life style choice is the ability to tour the U.S.? Weigh this against the baring your soul and sharing all of your financial dealings with some faceless entity in a kiosk.
Your priority must be to avoid the "possibility" of being rejected.
Should that happen, you are then faced with a whole new set of stressors to face when arriving at that U.S. kiosk the next time you attempt to cross as your prior refusal will factor greatly.
RV'ers, especially fulltimers, are of special consideration for border agents. You are demonstrating that you have no ties by merely being fulltimers and your ability to fudge the system is less problematic for you.
When arriving at the border the likely questions will begin with your destination and should you offer up the "we intend to tour throughout the U.S." followed with an answer of how long do you intend to stay with "oh probably four or more months". GUESS WHATS COMING NEXT?
Maintaining records to establish the "closer connection" is your goal and this should include everything from current income tax forms/receipts, IRS form 8840 (important), to ANY type of utility or maintenance receipts be they license or tag renewals, prescriptions for medications, on going payments for purely Canadian services, to your optional 'out of country' health insurance forms.
The desire to mainatain confidentiality in all things must be weighed very carefully against your desire to enter a foreign country while carrying the suspicion with you that you could be intending never to exit.
How important to your life style choice is the ability to tour the U.S.? Weigh this against the baring your soul and sharing all of your financial dealings with some faceless entity in a kiosk.
