Canadians still get 6 months in US?
 

Hello: I am about to fly to California from Vancouver, Canada. I hope to stay 6 months visiting relatives.
1. Do the border officials still give an automatic 6 months to Canadians?
2. Am I better off just saying I want to stay 6 weeks and hope to get 6 months?
3. Or would it be better to say I want to visit relatives for 4 months and risk close questioning and raising their suspicions?

Many thanks from anyone who can help .

Re: Canadians still get 6 months in US?
 

bigbird wrote:
    > Hello: I am about to fly to California from Vancouver, Canada. I hope
    > to stay 6 months visiting relatives.
    > 1. Do the border officials still give an automatic 6 months to
    > Canadians?
    > 2. Am I better off just saying I want to stay 6 weeks and hope to
    > get 6 months?
    > 3. Or would it be better to say I want to visit relatives for 4 months
    > and risk close questioning and raising their suspicions?
    > Many thanks from anyone who can help .

Rule 1
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Never lie to the INS

Rule 2
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Go back to Rule 1


You should give a reasonable estimate of the time you expect to spend in
the US. Bear in mind that the maximum stay you can request without a
recorded entry is 6 months. Bear in mind also that the longer you ask
for, the more likely they will want you to prove that you have a
residence in Canada that you have no intention of abandoning. This is
provable with a lease or deed to a home, with utility bills, and a
letter from an employer of school indicating that you are expected back.