living part time in Canada

[giraffemd 0]

When (or if) we can ever retire we might like to move or at least spend part of the time living back in Canada. I plan to have US citizenship by that time (applying this year).....does anyone know how complicated this is?

Thanks

[Udella&Wiz 325]

We plan to do this too - maybe.

Basically I will have dual citizenship, my husband is the USC - I am thinking it's messy. Not only will I (you) re-establishing residency in Canada, but the spouse needs to be sponsored I would assume and considering that I won't be a resident (and no Cdn income) I have no clue how that will all work?

Will we be reverse snowbirds for part of the year if it's too complicated? Yikes

[Krikit 1,164]

Not any more complicated than anything else we do around here. Depending on where you're officially a resident of (Canada deems you a non-resident the moment you spend 183 days out of the country) .... that is where you will have a difference when it comes to tax time. Pensions from one country are reduced when you're living in another country. You can't be a resident of more than one country, btw.... you'll have to choose one. But you can definitely move back and forth between the two.

[giraffemd 0]

yes it is all complicated......I have kept a bank account open in Canada and I continue to use a Canadian credit card and that bank account when I am up there visiting....I also have a pension and some RRSPs that I will not start collecting for 10 years or so, and even then I will just use those funds when we are up in Canada....I will just have that automatically deposited in my Canadian bank account. I will have dual citizenship and hubby and I will probably just spend 6 months or so at a time when living up there....unless we decide to relocate there permanently....who knows what we will decide by that time....I know I need to work 7 more years here before I can collect social security here....and that is about the time that we will think of retirement.....all complicated......We struggle with making a decision, so I guess we won't until we have to...depends on how long can hubby (USC) be in Canada at a time. Does anyone know? I like it here, but really miss Canada and family....I just don't know sometimes, and then there is the whole health care dilemma..what to do???? Does everyone struggle with such decisions?

[Flames9_RN 358]

One probably has to sit down with a financial planner, and see which country is more beneficial to claim as your residence, as everyone situation is different

[Krikit 1,164]

We struggle with making a decision, so I guess we won't until we have to...depends on how long can hubby (USC) be in Canada at a time. Does anyone know?

Here you go. Happy reading.

Road to Canada

Citizenship & Immigration Canada

Canada/US Treaty

[Reba 2]

Your husband can visit Canada for up to 6 months per year. So if he doesn't want to get immigrant status in Canada, he doesn't need to, if you plan on living the summer up there, and winter down here.

[giraffemd 0]

Your husband can visit Canada for up to 6 months per year. So if he doesn't want to get immigrant status in Canada, he doesn't need to, if you plan on living the summer up there, and winter down here.

yayy.... that's what we want to do, except perhaps we should re-consider Minneapolis as our winter residence.....I've just had it with winter this year but thanks for that good news

[Krikit 1,164]

yayy.... that's what we want to do, except perhaps we should re-consider Minneapolis as our winter residence.....I've just had it with winter this year but thanks for that good news

[giraffemd 0]

yayy.... that's what we want to do, except perhaps we should re-consider Minneapolis as our winter residence.....I've just had it with winter this year but thanks for that good news

are you laughing at me down there in Orlando?????

[Krikit 1,164]

[bluegreen 0]

We are going to do this too. I still have a house in Canada, which I bought as a happily single lady, watched as it was built and then only lived in for 5 months before being swooped away to the US. I definitely feel like I need to spend a good chunk of time every year back home. I like Sothern Cali but I really, really miss home too. My husband can work from anywhere, so I am working on figuring out a way to do that too. When the time comes, we'll figure out a way for us to make it happen and which country to remain residents of. I think I would be a lot more settled down here if I felt like I was able to still spend time (3-6 months a year) back in the mountains at home:)

[Krikit 1,164]

We are going to do this too. I still have a house in Canada, which I bought as a happily single lady, watched as it was built and then only lived in for 5 months before being swooped away to the US.

Awwww. Only 5 months. That's so nice that you kept it. I wish I'd kept my house.

[bluegreen 0]

We are going to do this too. I still have a house in Canada, which I bought as a happily single lady, watched as it was built and then only lived in for 5 months before being swooped away to the US.

Awwww. Only 5 months. That's so nice that you kept it. I wish I'd kept my house.

I know, I am really glad I still have it. It makes me feel like I still have one foot in the Motherland! And I WILL get to live in it again. Oh yes, I will...well, I mean we...

[Krikit 1,164]

We are going to do this too. I still have a house in Canada, which I bought as a happily single lady, watched as it was built and then only lived in for 5 months before being swooped away to the US.

Awwww. Only 5 months. That's so nice that you kept it. I wish I'd kept my house.

I know, I am really glad I still have it. It makes me feel like I still have one foot in the Motherland! And I WILL get to live in it again. Oh yes, I will...well, I mean we...