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Question about Canadians visiting US?
I know Canadians can legally visit the US for up to 6 months at a time, at which point they need to leave.
How long do they need to leave for? Could I (I'm Canadian) go to the US for 6 months, return to Canada for a week, then come back for 6 more months?
Please cite an official source/document if at all possible.
Thanks!
The reason is I'm a US permanent resident (green card) up for ciitzenship in a year.
But my g/f wants to immigrate in like 6 months, so I'm trying to find out how she can stay in the US / immigrate.
4 Answers
- mr_fartsonLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
I think you can stay in the US for up to 6 months out of a year. So., if you are in the US for 6 months, you will have to stay in Canada (or a third country) for the next 6 months.
The rules are different if you have a green card - you will need to check how long you can be absent from the US, however, without losing status.
- Fred SLv 71 decade ago
Each time you apply for admission, you have to establish that you are clearly and beyond a doubt admissible in every respect, and that means, whether you've been gone for six minutes or six years, and all periods of time in between.
Each time a person presents themselves for inspection as a visitor, they have the burden of proof to show that they qualify for the classification that they seek. If you came back tomorrow, you would have to convince the inspecting officer that you are a bona fide visitor. If you came back in six months, you would have to convince the inspecting officer that you are a bona fide visitor. If you came back in six years, you would have to convince the inspecting officer that you are a bona fide visitor.
There's no rule "six months in, six months out." How stupid! If a person is present in country X for six months and is present in country Y for six months, which one does he live in?
If a person cannot prove that they are authentic, genuine visitors for pleasure, they cannot enter. If a person has to spend six months in the U.S. on top of the six months he just finished, that person doesn't live in Canada anymore as it would appear that the center of his vital interests is in the U.S., not Canada.
Source(s): 9 FAM 41.31 NOTES - Anonymous1 decade ago
For visitors it's generally 6 months, longer stays are require to show their visas. There are additional categories available to Canadians, for more info take a look with this link
Source(s): http://www.principalvisas.com.au/ - Yak RiderLv 71 decade ago
There's no set rule. Clearly your intentions are to live in the United States and game the system. That won't work.