Bird Talk

Posted date : May 8, 2023.

I have a personal-use condo in Florida which I have had now for seven years. I have a U.S.-dollar mortgage on this condo which is with…a U.S. branch of RBC, and they sent me a written request to fix an ITIN mismatch with their records and the IRS.

Posted date : May 8, 2023.

We have had our NEXUS renewal applications submitted and paid for since August 2022. Our current cards expire in August 2023. We have not heard anything from the Canadian or American border people. Is there any group or government representative we can contact to follow up on our renewal status?

Posted date : May 8, 2023.

My I94 indicates that we can stay until June, but the rolling year puts us at ‘over by five days’ in February 2023 for the 8840. Why the discrepancy? Which should I use? Anyone got any insights?

Posted date : Jan 13, 2023.

It is very confusing how to fill out the FORM 8840. Say I arrive in the U.S. on November 15 of a given year and stay until April 28 of the following year. My question is, do I count only from November 15 to December 31 on one Form 8840 and then “save” the rest (January 1 to April 28) for the next year

Posted date : Jan 13, 2023.

Because of the destruction of our home in Fort Myers, can we leave 10 days earlier to complete all of the work that needs to be done? It will mean an extra two weeks over the allowed 183 days?

Posted date : Jan 13, 2023.

I am taking an 11-night Alaskan cruise which departs from Vancouver, visits several Alaskan ports and then returns back to Vancouver. I plan to get off of the ship for a few hours at four of the Alaskan ports. Do any of these days count as time spent in the U.S. by the IRS or the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency?

Posted date : Jan 13, 2023.

I want to get my car driven to Florida by my daughter (or a friend). What documents should I provide her with…permissions etc.?

Posted date : Jan 13, 2023.

I have not seen anything that CSA is doing for members about lobbying for more affordable plans to use our CDN mobile phones in the U.S…..

Posted date : Jan 13, 2023.

Do we need POAs for each other regarding the ownership of our property in Florida? I had heard that, if one spouse becomes incapacitated, the other spouse may not be able to sell the property even though the title is in both of our names. Is this true?

Posted date : Jan 13, 2023.

I would like to address your response to Jeff from Calgary regarding a U.S. will. We were also in the process of updating our wills and our lawyer recommended that we have a U.S. will…..