Length of stay for Canadians

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exactly.

The CBP website that I posted earlier says 6 months. And I know that zyggy is a former CBP, but whenever I've gone over and whenever Snowbird relatives have gone over, if anyone asks, they've been told, its either 6 months per year, say if you go from February to July. Or 6 months per visit, if like Snowbirds you go from November to April.

Usually attempts to cross again, if they know you somehow and your passport was scanned on last entry, you'll be grilled. I used to get it all the time when I travelled for work and for vacations to visit my husband.

They may let you in for 6 months, or they may restrict you to 2 weeks. Its the individual's discretion pretty much. Just the same as it is for Americans visiting Canada.

And for a Canadian to legally retain their provincial benefits, they must be in the country more than 5 months per year I believe it is. If you take up residence in another country, you are no longer eligible for Canadian healthcare benefits.

I have no doubt that everything in your post above is accurate. All I was trying to determine is whether there is a statute or a regulation that restricts the aggregate amount of time a Canadian can spend in this country on the B1/B2 status to 6 months in a calendar year. It sounds like no such restriction exists and the only reason CBP may question people spending extended periods of time in the US is to make sure that they do not become de facto US residents.

The reason I was checking into it is because my now wife used to spend the majority of her time in the US under the B1/B2 status. She's never exceeded the 6 month at a time limit but has certainly spent way more than 6 months in a calendar year doing clinical rotations here and visiting me while we were dating.

What I was concerned about when I read Reba's post was that she might've somehow inadvertently violated a statute or a regulation restricting the aggregate amount of time she was allowed to spend in the US in a calendar year. If there is no such restriction, then we have nothing to worry about since the CBP has always immediately given her the 6 month maximums on every entry.