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Comments are welcome while open. We reserve the right to close comments at any time. Join the conversation Create account. Already have an account? Canada Canadian snowbirds: Rules you need to know There could soon be changes to the rules that affect U. Here's a look at what may be ahead and a checklist of the rules about length of stay, taxation and insurance. Social Sharing. There could soon be changes to the rules that affect U. Snowbirds may soon be allowed 8 months in U.
How long can Canadians stay in the U. People from countries other than Canada are allowed to stay a maximum of 90 days. How long can a Canadian stay in the U. Related Stories Snowbirds may soon be allowed 8 months in U. Find out more information for your return here.
As a Canadian residing in BC, can I live in Mexico for 7 months a year without losing my health care benefits. Can I do this every year. Yes you can, so far as BC is concerned. But Mexico only allows you to stay up to days for one visit. Make sure you leave within that days and turn in your tourist card.
Then if you want to go back after a short while, you can. What would happen if i visited canada? Would i be allowed to visit ontario family for a month and then return to Romania? Or what prolems will i have. If you are a Canadian citizen, which you would be if you were born in Canada, you could visit your relatives in Ontario for as long as you wished.
But you certainly should have no problem with the Canadian authorities. As long as he wishes. But if he stays out longer than seven months a year he might lose his provincial health benefits. Sir: Am living 27 years in Canada.
Canadian citizen and planning to retire next year. I live by myself here in Alberta, Canada. And as a citizen of Canada you can return whenever you wish, but if you stay out of Alberta more than seven months in a year you might lose your provincial health benefits. I am a Canadian citizen, born in the U. K and hold a passport for both countries. I will be in the UK from Sept 8th until March 5 th of a total of days.
To calculate when I am able to spend a further block of time in the UK do I count the days already spent there in 64 days and add this to the time I want to spend in the last 3 months of ? Would those total number of days constitute my allowed absence of days in a calendar year? Are you asking how long you can stay in the UK or how long you can stay out of your province for health insurance reasons?
Put it another way, as a citizen of the UK you can stay there as long as you like. And as a citizen of Canada, you can stay out of Canada as long as you like and return whenever you wish, or never. But if you are concerned about your health benefits you will have to actually live in your province for days per calendar year or rolling year—depends on which province.
How long I can stay in my country ie India? As a citizen of Canada you can return to Canada whenever you wish but you will lose your provincial health insurance benefits if you stay out beyond the residency requirements of your province.
You must reside in your home province for at least five months per year: in Quebec and PEI, the requirement is six months plus a day. If I travel out of Canada. Not to the USA for 6 months. And then I return. How long do I have wait before I can go for another 6 months? I live in BC.
William: If you are a Canadian citizen, you can stay out of Canada for as long as you like. You can return anytime, or never, and still retain your citizenship. How long you can stay in any country depends on the rules of that country. For Most European countries, that is up to 90 days; then you must get special visa permissions etc. But as a resident of BC, if you leave that province for longer than seven months per year, you will lose your BC health insurance benefits and it would take you three months of continuous residence in BC to get them reinstated.
And come back to Canada Thank you. Ala: If you are a Canadian citizen you can stay in the Middle East as long as your host country allows. You can return to Canada when you like. But if you stay out of your province for longer than seven months six months in Quebec or PEI you will lose your provincial health insurance benefits. S for 90 days till the end of Dec.
Does this mean I can stay for another 6 months for the year ? Charina: No. If you use up three months by the end of , you are only allowed three more months from the beginning of No more than days in total over any 12 continuous months. For 20 years I was living in Quebec, Montreal. In April of , i left the Canada and moved to my parents country Ukraine to take care of my aging parents. The attorney can advise you as to the easiest and most efficient path to U.
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