PackerBacker wrote:
Mike Boutet wrote:
MudChucker wrote:
Sort of accurate, we can stay 6 months and must return to Canada for 24 hours before may return to the USA.
The 24hrs statement is incorrect. According to US customs agent you need to be in Canada for a minimum of 30 days. Otherwise the US government considers you still in US.
Actually it's a total 6 months of days within any specific calendar year. Once you cross over into a new year the 'clock' starts over again; there is no minimum time in Canada from a US Customs & Immigration perspective.
Actually PackerBacker, we were under that impression as well regarding 6 months in any one "calendar year" so Jul to Dec and Jan to Jun would be two separate years, two separate 6 months, but we were told that is not the case, and technically doing that we would overstay our allowed time in the USA and be subjected to a 5 year to 10 year ban. Just saying that's what officialdom told us, as we intended to do that when building a house in Fla from early November until Certificate of Occupancy granted June the following year. Just saying that's what we were told when crossing over the border to do just that in November 2009. So I had to fly him back and forth in-between trades so spread it out so he was there when it mattered most during construction, and daughter and I used up some of our time there in-between to keep an eye on things = and we were so glad we were always on site as we oversaw things that caused more than just head shakes!
FWIW: Ironically here is a cut and paste iMessage I sent my hubby last week as I personally need to head down to Mexico in our RV to get some expensive (here) dental work done asap and would prefer he were with me: "OK, so your days in the USA Aug 31st/Oct 8th returned 2015 = 39 days in USA. Fla trip 2nd Nov till 15th December = 44 days in USA. Current Fla trip = 15th March until 11th May = 58 days. OK, so in total your days in the USA up until this trip ends = 141. So technically between now and end August you have 42 days to play with which is 6 weeks but would be crazy to take it to the wire in case of problems and you get banned for 5 to 10 years from USA for overstaying, so for safety I’d say you’ve got maximum of 30 to 35 days left to play with between now and end August. Man oh man this is crazy having to do all the calculations eh?"
If anyone has categoric official confirmation that it is indeed 6 months in any one "calendar new years day start" I'd so very very much appreciate your sharing that source.
