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antda Experienced

antda   13

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Hi Cherry,

I agree, "Why even bother?" filing any paperwork to the government? Good idea.

Ant

I never even bothered.

**Ant's 1432.gif1502.gif "Once Upon An American Immigration Journey" Condensed Timeline...**

2000 (72+ Months) "Loved": Long-Distance Dating Relationship. D Visited Ant in Canada.

2006 (<1 Month) "Visited": Ant Visited D in America. B-2 Visa Port of Entry Interrogation.

2006 (<1 Month) "Married": Wedding Elopement. Husband & Wife, D and Ant !! Together Forever!

2006 ( 3 Months I-485 Wait) "Adjusted": 2-Years Green Card.

2007 ( 2 Months) "Numbered": SSN Card.

2007 (<1 Months) "Licensed": NYS 4-Years Driver's License.

2009 (10 Months I-751 Wait) "Removed": 10-Years 5-Months Green Card.

2009 ( 9 Months Baby Wait) "Expected": Baby. It's a Boy, Baby A !!! We Are Family, Ant+D+BabyA !

2009 ( 4 Months) "Moved": New House Constructed and Moved Into.

2009 ( 2 Months N-400 Wait) "Naturalized": US Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization. Goodbye USCIS!!!!

***Ant is a Naturalized American Citizen!!***: November 23, 2009 (Private Oath Ceremony: USCIS Office, Buffalo, NY, USA)

2009 (<1 Month) "Secured": US Citizen SSN Card.

2009 (<1 Month) "Enhanced": US Citizen NYS 8-Years Enhanced Driver's License. (in lieu of a US Passport)

2010 ( 1 Month) "Voted": US Citizen NYS Voter's Registration Card.

***~~~"The End...And the Americans, Ant+D+BabyA, lived 'Happily Ever After'!"...~~~***

zyggy Experienced

zyggy   9

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Because it's the way to close off your tax status in Canada.... I don't know about you, but the prospect of CRA coming after me for any taxes after I had left is not a very thrilling thing... It's but another thing you do to show you are cutting off your ties to Canada....

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antda Experienced

antda   13

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Hi Zyggy,

Lol...in that sense, I agree, as the best way to cut off ties is to do it through paperwork. It's just a pain in the neck filling out more paperwork than I have to, that's all. I guess to anyone, the prospect of the CRA coming at my door is not a good idea. Lol...I can just imagine those guys in suits from Ottawa, driving down the country roads here in the USA, only to drive 10hrs or so to find out that I don't owe them any money (sorry, this image is way too funny). Anyways, I'm still thinking about filling out the forms and.or sending them paperwork to "officially cut the apron strings with Canada"....

Ant

Because it's the way to close off your tax status in Canada.... I don't know about you, but the prospect of CRA coming after me for any taxes after I had left is not a very thrilling thing... It's but another thing you do to show you are cutting off your ties to Canada....

**Ant's 1432.gif1502.gif "Once Upon An American Immigration Journey" Condensed Timeline...**

2000 (72+ Months) "Loved": Long-Distance Dating Relationship. D Visited Ant in Canada.

2006 (<1 Month) "Visited": Ant Visited D in America. B-2 Visa Port of Entry Interrogation.

2006 (<1 Month) "Married": Wedding Elopement. Husband & Wife, D and Ant !! Together Forever!

2006 ( 3 Months I-485 Wait) "Adjusted": 2-Years Green Card.

2007 ( 2 Months) "Numbered": SSN Card.

2007 (<1 Months) "Licensed": NYS 4-Years Driver's License.

2009 (10 Months I-751 Wait) "Removed": 10-Years 5-Months Green Card.

2009 ( 9 Months Baby Wait) "Expected": Baby. It's a Boy, Baby A !!! We Are Family, Ant+D+BabyA !

2009 ( 4 Months) "Moved": New House Constructed and Moved Into.

2009 ( 2 Months N-400 Wait) "Naturalized": US Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization. Goodbye USCIS!!!!

***Ant is a Naturalized American Citizen!!***: November 23, 2009 (Private Oath Ceremony: USCIS Office, Buffalo, NY, USA)

2009 (<1 Month) "Secured": US Citizen SSN Card.

2009 (<1 Month) "Enhanced": US Citizen NYS 8-Years Enhanced Driver's License. (in lieu of a US Passport)

2010 ( 1 Month) "Voted": US Citizen NYS Voter's Registration Card.

***~~~"The End...And the Americans, Ant+D+BabyA, lived 'Happily Ever After'!"...~~~***

Saddle Bronc Grand Master

Saddle Bronc   124

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Hi Zyggy,

Lol...in that sense, I agree, as the best way to cut off ties is to do it through paperwork. It's just a pain in the neck filling out more paperwork than I have to, that's all. I guess to anyone, the prospect of the CRA coming at my door is not a good idea. Lol...I can just imagine those guys in suits from Ottawa, driving down the country roads here in the USA, only to drive 10hrs or so to find out that I don't owe them any money (sorry, this image is way too funny). Anyways, I'm still thinking about filling out the forms and.or sending them paperwork to "officially cut the apron strings with Canada"....

Ant

The last time I could possibly have owed CRA any moneys would have been for the period of 1993/08/15-1993/12/30. Anyway, CRA had LOTS of opportunities to collect (as I made several airtrips to Calgary, one airtrip to Montreal, and one road-trip from DTW to Ayr).

Agree, the image is just too funny. :lol: :lol:

I wound up cutting ties in 1996 when my AB licence (issued in 1993, which I hadn't swapped-out in 2 years of living in Metro Atlanta) was stolen while I was working in Memphis; the headaches involved in getting a duplicate were enough to convince me that I should swap that out (which I did, two years before its expiry, for a TN licence).

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2006/04/15 Church Wedding at Novi (Detroit suburb), MI

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antda Experienced

antda   13

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Hi Cherry,

Good luck on your immigration journey. I agree, if the CRA would have wanted to collect, then they probably would have collected by now. Lol...I can just imagine them now, chasing people at the airport and toll booths in their suits....

Did you end up filing any forms (tax return or NR73 when you left the country?

Glad you got that license thing sorted out though. Yeah, it is not a good situation to have your license stolen. By the way, how come you got to keep your AB license for so long? Isn't there a time limit or something like that to get your Canadian license exchanged?

Ant

The last time I could possibly have owed CRA any moneys would have been for the period of 1993/08/15-1993/12/30. Anyway, CRA had LOTS of opportunities to collect (as I made several airtrips to Calgary, one airtrip to Montreal, and one road-trip from DTW to Ayr).

Agree, the image is just too funny. :lol: :lol:

I wound up cutting ties in 1996 when my AB licence (issued in 1993, which I hadn't swapped-out in 2 years of living in Metro Atlanta) was stolen while I was working in Memphis; the headaches involved in getting a duplicate were enough to convince me that I should swap that out (which I did, two years before its expiry, for a TN licence).

Edited by antocru

**Ant's 1432.gif1502.gif "Once Upon An American Immigration Journey" Condensed Timeline...**

2000 (72+ Months) "Loved": Long-Distance Dating Relationship. D Visited Ant in Canada.

2006 (<1 Month) "Visited": Ant Visited D in America. B-2 Visa Port of Entry Interrogation.

2006 (<1 Month) "Married": Wedding Elopement. Husband & Wife, D and Ant !! Together Forever!

2006 ( 3 Months I-485 Wait) "Adjusted": 2-Years Green Card.

2007 ( 2 Months) "Numbered": SSN Card.

2007 (<1 Months) "Licensed": NYS 4-Years Driver's License.

2009 (10 Months I-751 Wait) "Removed": 10-Years 5-Months Green Card.

2009 ( 9 Months Baby Wait) "Expected": Baby. It's a Boy, Baby A !!! We Are Family, Ant+D+BabyA !

2009 ( 4 Months) "Moved": New House Constructed and Moved Into.

2009 ( 2 Months N-400 Wait) "Naturalized": US Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization. Goodbye USCIS!!!!

***Ant is a Naturalized American Citizen!!***: November 23, 2009 (Private Oath Ceremony: USCIS Office, Buffalo, NY, USA)

2009 (<1 Month) "Secured": US Citizen SSN Card.

2009 (<1 Month) "Enhanced": US Citizen NYS 8-Years Enhanced Driver's License. (in lieu of a US Passport)

2010 ( 1 Month) "Voted": US Citizen NYS Voter's Registration Card.

***~~~"The End...And the Americans, Ant+D+BabyA, lived 'Happily Ever After'!"...~~~***

Flames9_RN Grand Master

Flames9_RN   358

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There is a time limit, but its not as if they are going to come to ur house and ask for it back,lol

Canadians Visiting the USA while undergoing the visa process, my free advice:

1) Always tell the TRUTH. never lie to the POE officer

2) Be confident in ur replies

3) keep ur response short and to the point, don't tell ur life story!!

4) look the POE officer in the eye when speaking to them. They are looking for people lieing and have been trained to find them!

5) Pack light! No job resumes with you

6) Bring ties to Canada (letter from employer when ur expected back at work, lease, etc etc)

7) Always be polite, being rude isn't going to get ya anywhere, and could make things worse!!

8) Have a plan in case u do get denied (be polite) It wont harm ur visa application if ur denied,that is if ur polite and didn't lie! Refer to #1

 
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