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Can a Canadian Travel to the USA twice, less than 180 days each time?
How soon can I re-enter the USA having stayed for 90 days under the Visa Waiver Program?Schengen multivisa - duration each 180 days or total?Overstayed my USA visa for less than six months and was denied reentryCan I visit the USA twice in a year with an ESTACan a non-EU spouse of EU citizen not resident in EU travel in the EU more than three months?If USA B-1 visa stamping is done for 6 months, can we stay more than 90 days on business trip?Staying in the Schengen area more than 90 daysHow long to I have to wait to re-enter US as a Canadian?Any limits to Single Entry Tourist Visas per year? (Thailand)UK Tourist Visa- Enquiry
I plan to travel to the USA for less than 180 days in 2019. I will return to Canada for Christmas and New Years, then return to the USA for approx 4 months and for sure less than 180 days.
Can I do this? I've seen online 180 per calendar year (which would make this plan ok) and in other places per 12 month rolling period (which would make it not ok.)
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I plan to travel to the USA for less than 180 days in 2019. I will return to Canada for Christmas and New Years, then return to the USA for approx 4 months and for sure less than 180 days.
Can I do this? I've seen online 180 per calendar year (which would make this plan ok) and in other places per 12 month rolling period (which would make it not ok.)
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What you need to be cognizant of, when doing longer stays, is that there comes a point when the IRS starts considering you a resident for tax purposes. This is generally not a concern for short trips.
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I plan to travel to the USA for less than 180 days in 2019. I will return to Canada for Christmas and New Years, then return to the USA for approx 4 months and for sure less than 180 days.
Can I do this? I've seen online 180 per calendar year (which would make this plan ok) and in other places per 12 month rolling period (which would make it not ok.)
visas usa canadian-citizens repeat-visits
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I plan to travel to the USA for less than 180 days in 2019. I will return to Canada for Christmas and New Years, then return to the USA for approx 4 months and for sure less than 180 days.
Can I do this? I've seen online 180 per calendar year (which would make this plan ok) and in other places per 12 month rolling period (which would make it not ok.)
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What you need to be cognizant of, when doing longer stays, is that there comes a point when the IRS starts considering you a resident for tax purposes. This is generally not a concern for short trips.
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
1 hour ago
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What you need to be cognizant of, when doing longer stays, is that there comes a point when the IRS starts considering you a resident for tax purposes. This is generally not a concern for short trips.
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
1 hour ago
What you need to be cognizant of, when doing longer stays, is that there comes a point when the IRS starts considering you a resident for tax purposes. This is generally not a concern for short trips.
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
1 hour ago
What you need to be cognizant of, when doing longer stays, is that there comes a point when the IRS starts considering you a resident for tax purposes. This is generally not a concern for short trips.
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
1 hour ago
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US immigration law generally allows people entering in B-1 or B-2 status (which includes Canadian visitors without visas) to enter for up to six months per visit. There is a lot of misinformation out there about this.
Rather than having a strict requirement of no more than six months out of some longer time period, the US gives immigration officers the discretion to refuse entry, or sometimes to grant admission for a shorter period than six months, if they find that a visitor does not satisfy the conditions of admission as a visitor (for example, if they think you're actually living in the US and making occasional visa runs to Canada).
Canadians (and others) who spend a lot of time in the US also have to worry about US tax law, because spending more than a certain amount of time in the US makes one a US resident for income tax purposes (regardless of immigration status). Such a person must report their entire worldwide income and figure their income tax accordingly.
The answer to your question, therefore, is yes, you can do this, if the officer allows you to re-enter. If the time between your visits is very short, because the officer might decide to consider the length of the two visits together.
In any event, do pay attention to the substantial presence test and the closer connection exception.
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There is no specific rule, rather, you shouldn't be trying to live in the US by successive visits. If you visit the US for five months, leave for three weeks, and then try to return it is likely that the border guard will consider that you are trying to immigrate by default and deny you entry.
I'm not saying this can't be done, but you're going to need an extremely compelling story on your second visit.
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US immigration law generally allows people entering in B-1 or B-2 status (which includes Canadian visitors without visas) to enter for up to six months per visit. There is a lot of misinformation out there about this.
Rather than having a strict requirement of no more than six months out of some longer time period, the US gives immigration officers the discretion to refuse entry, or sometimes to grant admission for a shorter period than six months, if they find that a visitor does not satisfy the conditions of admission as a visitor (for example, if they think you're actually living in the US and making occasional visa runs to Canada).
Canadians (and others) who spend a lot of time in the US also have to worry about US tax law, because spending more than a certain amount of time in the US makes one a US resident for income tax purposes (regardless of immigration status). Such a person must report their entire worldwide income and figure their income tax accordingly.
The answer to your question, therefore, is yes, you can do this, if the officer allows you to re-enter. If the time between your visits is very short, because the officer might decide to consider the length of the two visits together.
In any event, do pay attention to the substantial presence test and the closer connection exception.
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US immigration law generally allows people entering in B-1 or B-2 status (which includes Canadian visitors without visas) to enter for up to six months per visit. There is a lot of misinformation out there about this.
Rather than having a strict requirement of no more than six months out of some longer time period, the US gives immigration officers the discretion to refuse entry, or sometimes to grant admission for a shorter period than six months, if they find that a visitor does not satisfy the conditions of admission as a visitor (for example, if they think you're actually living in the US and making occasional visa runs to Canada).
Canadians (and others) who spend a lot of time in the US also have to worry about US tax law, because spending more than a certain amount of time in the US makes one a US resident for income tax purposes (regardless of immigration status). Such a person must report their entire worldwide income and figure their income tax accordingly.
The answer to your question, therefore, is yes, you can do this, if the officer allows you to re-enter. If the time between your visits is very short, because the officer might decide to consider the length of the two visits together.
In any event, do pay attention to the substantial presence test and the closer connection exception.
add a comment |
US immigration law generally allows people entering in B-1 or B-2 status (which includes Canadian visitors without visas) to enter for up to six months per visit. There is a lot of misinformation out there about this.
Rather than having a strict requirement of no more than six months out of some longer time period, the US gives immigration officers the discretion to refuse entry, or sometimes to grant admission for a shorter period than six months, if they find that a visitor does not satisfy the conditions of admission as a visitor (for example, if they think you're actually living in the US and making occasional visa runs to Canada).
Canadians (and others) who spend a lot of time in the US also have to worry about US tax law, because spending more than a certain amount of time in the US makes one a US resident for income tax purposes (regardless of immigration status). Such a person must report their entire worldwide income and figure their income tax accordingly.
The answer to your question, therefore, is yes, you can do this, if the officer allows you to re-enter. If the time between your visits is very short, because the officer might decide to consider the length of the two visits together.
In any event, do pay attention to the substantial presence test and the closer connection exception.
US immigration law generally allows people entering in B-1 or B-2 status (which includes Canadian visitors without visas) to enter for up to six months per visit. There is a lot of misinformation out there about this.
Rather than having a strict requirement of no more than six months out of some longer time period, the US gives immigration officers the discretion to refuse entry, or sometimes to grant admission for a shorter period than six months, if they find that a visitor does not satisfy the conditions of admission as a visitor (for example, if they think you're actually living in the US and making occasional visa runs to Canada).
Canadians (and others) who spend a lot of time in the US also have to worry about US tax law, because spending more than a certain amount of time in the US makes one a US resident for income tax purposes (regardless of immigration status). Such a person must report their entire worldwide income and figure their income tax accordingly.
The answer to your question, therefore, is yes, you can do this, if the officer allows you to re-enter. If the time between your visits is very short, because the officer might decide to consider the length of the two visits together.
In any event, do pay attention to the substantial presence test and the closer connection exception.
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There is no specific rule, rather, you shouldn't be trying to live in the US by successive visits. If you visit the US for five months, leave for three weeks, and then try to return it is likely that the border guard will consider that you are trying to immigrate by default and deny you entry.
I'm not saying this can't be done, but you're going to need an extremely compelling story on your second visit.
add a comment |
There is no specific rule, rather, you shouldn't be trying to live in the US by successive visits. If you visit the US for five months, leave for three weeks, and then try to return it is likely that the border guard will consider that you are trying to immigrate by default and deny you entry.
I'm not saying this can't be done, but you're going to need an extremely compelling story on your second visit.
add a comment |
There is no specific rule, rather, you shouldn't be trying to live in the US by successive visits. If you visit the US for five months, leave for three weeks, and then try to return it is likely that the border guard will consider that you are trying to immigrate by default and deny you entry.
I'm not saying this can't be done, but you're going to need an extremely compelling story on your second visit.
There is no specific rule, rather, you shouldn't be trying to live in the US by successive visits. If you visit the US for five months, leave for three weeks, and then try to return it is likely that the border guard will consider that you are trying to immigrate by default and deny you entry.
I'm not saying this can't be done, but you're going to need an extremely compelling story on your second visit.
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What you need to be cognizant of, when doing longer stays, is that there comes a point when the IRS starts considering you a resident for tax purposes. This is generally not a concern for short trips.
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
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