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Posted date : May 21, 2024.

I know that an hour-long trip to the U.S. to shop is counted as a day in the U.S. for both visa and IRS purposes. I also know that a partial day spent travelling through the U.S. from one Canadian city to…

Posted date : May 21, 2024.

We were told by a Canadian couple who own a home in Florida that your Canadian will does not apply to the U.S. In case of both of our deaths, the U.S. government would sell our house and we would have to pay all applicable U.S.

Posted date : May 21, 2024.

I have been looking and looking for info on regulations or requirements for a home address in Canada while snowbirding in the U.S. Do we need a physical address? What are the rules around this.

Posted date : May 21, 2024.

I believe I read that, if you were a Canadian who went to the U.S. and returned to Canada, you had to be out of the U.S. for 30 days or the clock keeps ticking as if you never left?

Posted date : May 21, 2024.

We live in Calgary, Alberta. We are snowbirding down in this part of Arizona. We are covered by Medipac and we are CSA members….

Posted date : May 21, 2024.

Regarding question 28 – “Did you have any income from the U.S?” Do we have to say yes if we have U.S. investments here in Canada with our Canadian financial investment firm with U.S. withholding tax?

Posted date : May 21, 2024.

I plan to enter the U.S. on November 1 for a six-month stay. I will return to Canada on April 30. I will take a two-week trip outside of the U.S. in January. Can I then use those two weeks for a trip to the U.S. in July?

Posted date : Dec 20, 2023.

Even though my home is in Vancouver, B.C., I grew up in Ontario and have many friends and relatives in Ontario. I like to take a driving trip from N.C. to Ontario each summer to visit and wanted to take my U.S.-registered vehicle, especially with today’s rental car prices.

Posted date : Dec 20, 2023.

As a followup to the email in the fall edition’s Bird Talk about leaving a Canadian-registered RV (or boat) in the U.S. for a long period, even more important is the six-month rule. We were planning to leave our B.C.-

Posted date : Dec 20, 2023.

Our primary vehicles are in Canada, and we have a secondary vehicle in AZ. If we intend to leave it there for longer than 12 months – or permanently – should we license, register and insure it in the state where it is located?