Canda-USA visit, re-entry and duration [closed]

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My sister from India has two daughters one in USA and one in Canada. She holds multiple entry visas for 10 years to both countries. She is planning to visit her daughters in Summer of this year and wants to plan the trip.

Q1: Can she stay in Canada for 6 months with one daughter as a visitor and then move to USA for another 6 months to be with the other daughter?

Q2: If she visits in between Canada and US within first 6 months what rules apply to her duration of stay in either countries?



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Q1: yes, in theory that's fine, but it is of course subject to being granted six months' entry by the officer at the border. A six-month period of admission is the default, so she will most likely get that.

Q2: moving between Canada and the US is fine. The six-month period of admission is for each entry, so if she returns to one country after an absence of a month, she could get another six months. However, if she is suspected of using the visitor visa to live in the country, she could be granted a shorter period or denied entry altogether.

The US will generally start restricting her stay if it becomes apparent that she's spending close to half of her time in the country. This is less likely to happen if she crosses the border less frequently, of course.

I suspect, but do not know, that the same is true in Canada.




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How long do returning Canadians have to quarantine?

If someone you travelled with develops symptoms or tests positive, you must start a new 14-day quarantine period. It starts from your last exposure to them. If you do not have symptoms, you may choose to leave Canada before the end of the 14-day quarantine period.

How long do a Canadian have to leave the US before returning?

Canadians can usually stay in the United States for a maximum of six months (about 182 days), during a 12-month period. The allowed time spent in the USA can occur during one trip or it could be the sum of several trips.

How soon can I re enter the USA on tourist visa?

There is no limit on the number of times you may enter the U.S. under either ESTA of a visa. However, if reentering the U.S. using ESTA soon after staying for nearly 90 days, you can expect to be questioned in detail by the immigration officer about the purpose of your visit.

How long do you have to leave the US before returning?

There is no set period you must remain outside the USA before returning but: "When traveling to the U.S. with the approved ESTA, you may only stay for up to 90 days at a time - and there should be a reasonable amount of time between visits so that the CBP Officer does not think you are trying to live here.



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Answer 2

People who come up with clever schemes to fool the CBP / CBSA usually fail. The cleverer the scheme, the surer the failure. You try to read the letter of the law and say "hey! here's a loophole if I read by the letter!". You are not a unique snowflake; someone else already tried this; the border guards quite probably have seen all them tricks before. Do not try to be clever with the border guard!

In other words: you get a six months entry stamp into the USA, all is well, you cross into Canada, let's say they let it pass (this is already not guaranteed, they can see from the lack of Indian stamps you have not left the USA for six months). Now you stay in Canada for six months and want to go back the United States. This is where the story ends. It's crystal clear at this point you are no longer living in India but somewhere else.

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