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I have not moved to Canada yet but have been looking closely at the tax situation. You have to spend a certain amount of time paying attention to some of the details. As a US citizen you report to the IRS forever. There is a website that lists out IRS certified tax consultants for expats...

It may be that she is still a valid Canadian PR. There is a huge loophole on residency requirements for spouse. If you are able to prove that you have been under the same roof for the past 3 of 5 years she will meet the Residency Obligation. I have been out of Canada since 1984 and was declared...

Hello BAR82 Leon has it totally correct. I had a very similar situation and time frame and Leon had it right for me too. I became a Landed Immigrant in 1977 from the US. The Canadian wife and I moved back to the US in 1984. I had reapplied early last year for sponsored immigration, but a very...

I am not any kind of expert on this but have been trying to figure out how to deal with taxes once I move to Canada from the US. Since you are establishing your tax residence in 2015 in Canada I think you are responsible for filing. Even if you do not have any taxes to pay, the tax people...

You just need a willing partner to get married. ;D Since you were born IN Canada, that is your primary proof of Canadian citizenship. The passport is your secondary proof. If you were born outside Canada with a Canadian parent or I think pass the citizenship tests and requirements, then you...

On mine they asked for new medicals about 2 days before the original ones had expired. They asked for them to done within 30 days. As far as I know, there was not any actual health issue because only a standard medical was asked for. I actually did not do them again. Quite literally on the way...

The timing is never the same from what I have been reading. The 17 months is after a 2 month Spouse Approval time. The times are also when 80% of the cases are done if you read the fine print on the CIC page. From what I have been following here, the more typical time if there is no glitch, is 8...

Scylla is quite correct here. The key to dealing with US and Canadian taxes is to have some understanding that it is a mine field and you need to at least know that there are the various serious pitfalls if not done correctly. In general it is not all that bad because there are tax treaties...

Comments for the OHIP waiting time. I have been looking closely at this also. Below is the info from the official Ontario site. What I have found elsewhere is that you can make the application at any time during the waiting period. The “when” of an application does not make an actual...

I agree how attitude is everything at the border. Smiles and respect go a long ways. I am a US citizen and my wife is a Canadian citizen. We have been married 43 years and have been across the border many times. We have a lot of interesting stories and nearly all are good. About 3 years ago we...

Thank you Leon, that is not only hugely helpful, but also very comforting. There has been this unfounded, but nagging fear at the back of our minds of showing up at the border with the moving van and then being refused. It is amazing also just how different things are handled between the US and...

About my claim for PR status itself. Is there any “gotcha” of the old rules that could pop up to invalidate a PR status now? It seems, at least to me now that I very clearly meet the “current” rules. I can easily demonstrate that my Canadian citizen wife and I have been together not just 5 years...

Returning to Canada strange story here – looking for advice on next action Landed Immigrant from 1977 to 1984 as sponsored by Canadian wife. Returned to USA with Canadian wife in 1984. Started to look into retirement in Canada in 2012 so asked CBSA when crossing if old Landed Immigrant status...

It is looking very good on this. When I checked eCAS on Monday I found that a new category had been added for PR Card and it was in a Decision Made category. It had 1)Request for PR Card submitted 8/22. 2) PR Card approved 8/22. 3)PR Card to be mailed 8/22. - That all happened on a Saturday...

Out of left field it all changed for me. I have an application in. It is at the In Process point and my medical expired and need to do another. We have lived in the US for 31 years and are returning again to Canada. I was a Landed Immigrant in 1977. We were told several years ago by Border...

This was one of the more difficult to answer questions we faced in the application. I am US and wife is Canadian. We have lived in the US for the past 31 years. Our son is Canadian by birthright and does live in Canada with wife and children. We are now retiring and intend to move to Canada is...

My experience also is to recommend to get the meds done just before submission. I had them done first and then held off on submission and now at 2 days after the doctor office visit CIC is requesting a new set done. Oh well, the positive side is my plan is for retirement in Canada and I am not...

New to forum but glad to have found it. I am close to retirement and making plans on a timetable. My spouse sponsored application was in March 2015. I was looking at the CIC times to process and figured it would be 3rd quarter 2016 to get everything done. I found the forum here and all the great...