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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Almot wrote:PackerBacker wrote:
Both sides {US and Canada} move data back me forth but on request. Neither side has direct access to the other side without specific permission.
This has been my impression as well, only that "permission" is being granted automatically or for certain periods of time. US enter you in computer when you cross into the US, Canadians enter you when you cross back into Canada, and either side can pull your record on the screen with touch of a button. I had 2 occasions to witness this, both times it was not a pleasant feeling as they suddenly began asking a whole bunch of questions, and questions were right to the point. One should always assume that US/Canada border is an integrated system with access to records from either side.
For the past 3 years we have not "checked in" when returning to Canada. We were aked for no id at all. The plate on the vehicle will tell them the registered owner but they had no idea who was in the vehicle. It could have been one of our kids and spouse returning our vehicle to Canada.
