Six month limit for northerners?
Me and DW were having a conversation the other day about a siz month time limit for Canadians spending time in US. She thinks that Canadians can only spend a max of six months south of the border, the...
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Bstark has got it right, when crossing the border (into either country) you are at the mercy of the agent who has absolute discretion and you have virtually no recourse to the decision he/she makes even if it's one done on a "bad hair day".
As for the olygene's comment, Canada can't make clarifications for the US rules, and if the comment is referring to being out of Canada from a Canadian perspective, the time is dependent on the provincial health care rules (in some provinces it's 6 months, in Ontario it's 7 months and up to 2 years twice in your lifetime if you make an application) before you lose your "free" health coverage.
Bottom line, don't give the border agent a hard time to give him/her an excuse to stomp on you!
As for the olygene's comment, Canada can't make clarifications for the US rules, and if the comment is referring to being out of Canada from a Canadian perspective, the time is dependent on the provincial health care rules (in some provinces it's 6 months, in Ontario it's 7 months and up to 2 years twice in your lifetime if you make an application) before you lose your "free" health coverage.
Bottom line, don't give the border agent a hard time to give him/her an excuse to stomp on you!
