'legal' question

Hi Folks,

Can anybody help me on this simple question?

What is the maximal period of time for a Canadian to legally stay in
the US with only his/her citizenship card (no passport, no visa) if
he/she cross the border by personal vehicle?

Any input is appreciated. Thanks!

Oliver

(Oliver Lu) wrote:
Hi Folks,

Can anybody help me on this simple question?

What is the maximal period of time for a Canadian to legally stay in
the US with only his/her citizenship card (no passport, no visa) if
he/she cross the border by personal vehicle?

Any input is appreciated. Thanks!

Oliver

Green card ?

On 21 Apr 2004 09:33:03 -0700 (Oliver Lu) wrote:

:Can anybody help me on this simple question?

:What is the maximal period of time for a Canadian to legally stay in
:the US with only his/her citizenship card (no passport, no visa) if
:he/she cross the border by personal vehicle?

Don't see the passport as being relevant to the question. Canadians do not
need it.

I believe it is the standard 90 days under the VWP.

:Any input is appreciated. Thanks!

--
Binyamin Dissen
http://www.dissensoftware.com

In article ,
(Oliver Lu) wrote:

Hi Folks,

Can anybody help me on this simple question?

What is the maximal period of time for a Canadian to legally stay in
the US with only his/her citizenship card (no passport, no visa) if
he/she cross the border by personal vehicle?

I think it's 6 months. You are not planning to work, are you?

(Oliver Lu) wrote in message

Hi Folks,

Can anybody help me on this simple question?

What is the maximal period of time for a Canadian to legally stay in
the US with only his/her citizenship card (no passport, no visa) if
he/she cross the border by personal vehicle?

Any input is appreciated. Thanks!

Its six months. But you cannot earn any money at all.

And, under most state laws, if a car is kept in one location for more
than a month, you must register it there. Some places enforce this,
some do not.

However, if you actually do that, and return to Canada and then try to
return immediately, or within a few weeks, it is very possible that US
ICE will question you, and perhaps demand evidence that you have
significant funds with which to support yourself as a tourist.

Binyamin Dissen wrote in message :What is the maximal period of time for a Canadian to legally stay in
:the US with only his/her citizenship card (no passport, no visa) if
:he/she cross the border by personal vehicle?

Don't see the passport as being relevant to the question. Canadians do not
need it.

I believe it is the standard 90 days under the VWP.


VWP does not apply to Canadians. They have an even better deal.

"Oliver Lu" wrote in message
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Hi Folks,

Can anybody help me on this simple question?

What is the maximal period of time for a Canadian to legally stay in
the US with only his/her citizenship card (no passport, no visa) if
he/she cross the border by personal vehicle?

Any input is appreciated. Thanks!

Oliver

The maximum stay in Canada is 6 months.

Here's a link with vehicle info. Click the "personal identification" link
for info about that.

http://gocanada.about.com/cs/borderc.../carpapers.htm

Judy in Canada

Oliver Lu wrote:
: Hi Folks,

: Can anybody help me on this simple question?

: What is the maximal period of time for a Canadian to legally stay in
: the US with only his/her citizenship card (no passport, no visa) if
: he/she cross the border by personal vehicle?


We have no citizenship card in Canada.

I went in December with an Ontario birth certificate.

Some Canadians (the "snowbirds") stay in the US for 6 months of the year.


Emma

On Wed, 21 Apr 2004 21:14:28 -0400 "Judy"
wrote:

:"Oliver Lu" wrote in message
.com...
: Hi Folks,

: Can anybody help me on this simple question?

: What is the maximal period of time for a Canadian to legally stay in
: the US with only his/her citizenship card (no passport, no visa) if
: he/she cross the border by personal vehicle?

: Any input is appreciated. Thanks!

:The maximum stay in Canada is 6 months.

For a Canadian?

While I might agree that anyone who stays in Canada longer is nuts, I wasn't
aware that their government enforced such a policy.

--
Binyamin Dissen
http://www.dissensoftware.com

Oliver Lu:
What is the maximal period of time for a Canadian to legally stay in
the US with only his/her citizenship card (no passport, no visa) if
he/she cross the border by personal vehicle?

Considerable misinformation has already been posted. Usenet is a *bad*
place to ask questions about immigration law; the only answer you should
believe is "Ask the representatives of the country you wish to visit."

So ask the representatives of the country you wish to visit -- the US
embassy or consulate. Or find the information on a US government web
site. Then perhaps you'll get an answer you can trust.

For example, Emma VanCott writes:

We have no citizenship card in Canada.

Of course we do; I have one right here. It's just that people born in
Canada don't usually have a reason to get one.
--
Mark Brader, Toronto "Yet Another Wonderful Novelty -- YAWN!"
-- Liam Quin

My text in this article is in the public domain.