Bird Talk

Posted date : May 11, 2022.

I bought a car in Florida to leave there and purchased auto insurance with Geico. Now, Geico is telling me that they will not renew my policy unless I get a U.S. licence. Are there U.S. insurance companies that do not require a U.S. licence?

Posted date : May 11, 2022.

I have to fill in Form 8840 for last year. Since I was hiking the Pacific Crest Trail for five months, I never really had an address in the U.S. (except for a couple of nights in a hotel). What should I put into the “Address in the United States” at the top of the page?

Posted date : May 11, 2022.

I read your comments on filing IRS 8840. If one files the form every year, you stated that one can stay in the U.S. for a maximum of 182 days….

Posted date : May 11, 2022.

We are planning a cruise departing from San Diego and sailing for five days at sea and then sailing around the Hawaiian Islands for another six days before departing for foreign ports. Would the U.S. Department of Homeland Security calculate the days at sea as being “in the U.S.”?

Posted date : May 11, 2022.

I go to the U.S. for six months each year and fill out all of the required forms, i.e. 8840. My question is if during those six months in the U.S. I decide to go on a vacation for a week or two to, say, Dominican or Europe, do they take that time into account, which means that I can stay for an extra week or two in the U.S. so that my total days would still equal 182?

Posted date : May 11, 2022.

We are flying from B.C. to San Diego and travelling the same day to Mexico by car. Does the day on which we are in transit count towards our allowed annual days in the U.S.?

Posted date : Dec 16, 2021.

Like many Canadians, I received the AstraZeneca vaccine, which apparently is not approved in the U.S. Without documentation showing that one has been vaccinated with a U.S.-approved COVID vaccine, many of us may be unable to enter shops, restaurants…

Posted date : Dec 16, 2021.

With the border closed, we are thinking of buying a car in Florida and leaving it there, so that we don’t have to rent every time we fly back and forth. Can we do that with Ontario driver’s licences? Any issues? We own a condo in Sarasota.

Posted date : Dec 16, 2021.

After spending six months in Mesa, AZ we followed the rules set out by the Canadian Government. We had the required COVID testing prior to, during and after our mandatory, three-night stay in a hotel….

Posted date : Dec 16, 2021.

I submitted 1040NR for 2019 on Feb 22, 2020 requesting a refund of $3,726, which represents withholding tax on gambling winnings…