It's Official!!

[Villages Canucks]

Yippee!! After 3 trips down and much searching for the perfect home, we have purchased our new to us CYV in beautiful Calumet Grove.
Thrilled to be villagers, even if we will rent it out until we retire.
Looking so forward to being part of all The Villages offers and represents.

[Graytop]

Yippee!! After 3 trips down and much searching for the perfect home, we have purchased our new to us CYV in beautiful Calumet Grove.
Thrilled to be villagers, even if we will rent it out until we retire.
Looking so forward to being part of all The Villages offers and represents.

:a040:Congratulations!....welcome to your new corner of the world....:coolsmiley:

[2BNTV]

Congrats on your new home. You must be soooooooooooooo excited.

Best wishes as you start living the dream. :)

[lightworker888]

You are going to love it! Where do you hail from. We are from Stratford, ON and formerly Toronto and Wasaga Beach. We come Sept-Nov. and Feb-May as that is the best weather down in TV. So Feb. is the loooong month after Christmas is over.

Check out the Loonie/Toonies club whenever you are in. The monthly meeting is worth going to as the info is specifically geared to Canucks in the US.

I'm sure you will be giddy for some time. I still get excited each time I get ready to go south and it is our 6th trip own.


LW888

[jsw14]

Welcome, welcome,Welcome to TV "VC":) Great area> Calumet Grove. We are just south of U in Springdale. WhoooHooo, Congrat's on ur New home:coolsmiley:

[angiefox10]

I'm so excited for you!!! :a040:

We've been owners since January 23rd and I still get excited thinking about it!

[graciegirl]

I'm so excited for you!!! :a040:

We've been owners since January 23rd and I still get excited thinking about it!

gosh.

You are a crazy woman Angie Fox. Crazy.

[2BNTV]

Crazy like a Fox? :icon_wink:

Congrats on the purchase of your new home. :)

[skyguy79]

Crazy like a Fox? :icon_wink:
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YUP!
:coolsmiley::1rotfl:

[lyndybu]

Welcome to the Villages. I am from Alliston Ontario and moved here in 07. You will love it here when you are here full time. Lots to do and so many friendly people. Congrats!!!!!! on your new home.

[lanabanana73]

I would love to hear about your journey from your first visit to look at real estate, to deciding where you wanted to live and in what type of housing. I'm always curious how that search progresses. I hope to be making it myself one day soon!!

Alanna

[Daisy]

Welcome to The Villages. We are from Newmarket, Ontario. We bought a home in Historical 2 years ago after many visits down to stay with our friends. We just love it here. My husband is here all winter as he is retired. I am in TV for the school holidays. I'm planning to teach for a few more years and then winter in Florida for as long as I can. Love the biking trails, restaurants and the novelty of going everywhere by cart. It's Disneyland for adults :a040:!

[Nana Doey]

That is awesome!!!! Welcome to The Villages!! We bought 7yrs ago on the Historical side! I too rent out my house for the winter months!! I visit my house as often as we can!! Someday we will be there full time too!! Until then we will enjoy every minute we get to visit!! I'll be back in April counting down the days!!

[Happinow]

Congrats!!! We will close on our home on May 9th so I understand your excitement. We are currently tadpoles, soon to be frogs. Welcome.

[Pturner]

Villages Canucks,
Congratulations and welcome to Lower Paradise!
:a040::welcome::clap2:

[Yorio]

It's great in The Villages, eh? You'll love it as you spend more time here having drunk a Village cool aid.:)

[CarGuys]

So happy for you. :welcome: Enjoy the moment and all the excitement to follow!

[Barefoot]

Yippee!! After 3 trips down and much searching for the perfect home, we have purchased our new to us CYV in beautiful Calumet Grove.
Thrilled to be villagers, even if we will rent it out until we retire.
Looking so forward to being part of all The Villages offers and represents.

Congratulations, you are now an official Villager! Feels great doesn't it? This is our fifth winter in TV. I think we appreciate it even more because we are only allowed to stay in the US for 182 days.

Another Canuck
Lagoon City, Ontario

[Schaumburger]

Villages Canucks, Another congratulations to you! Hope you enjoy every moment in your CYV. Lucky people! :wave:

[frannieb]

We are from London Ont... but just rent...
lyndybu I have an aunt and cousins who live in Alliston...

[2BNTV]

I think we appreciate it even more because we are only allowed to stay in the US for 182 days.

Curious question:

"What happens if a Canadian reident stays in the US for more than 182 days?".

What are the penalties?

[Barefoot]

I think we appreciate it even more because we are only allowed to stay in the US for 182 days.

Curious question: "What happens if a Canadian reident stays in the US for more than 182 days?". What are the penalties?

Canadians could potentially be denied entry the next time the try to enter the US. At the border, they keep track of your passport. The border guards have a lot of power. I know people that have been turned back.

If you are in the US illegally, there are both income tax and immigration implications. We would also need to buy extended Travel Medical Insurance, but that would be no problem. Believe me, we'd stay longer in the US if the US government would let us!

[2BNTV]

You may be denied entry the next time you try to enter the US. They keep track of your passport. The border guards have a lot of power. I know people that have been turned back.

WOW - that's a heavy penalty. Thanks for the quick response.

[Barefoot]

Canadians could potentially be denied entry the next time the try to enter the US. At the border, they keep track of your passport. The border guards have a lot of power. I know people that have been turned back.

If you are in the US illegally, there are both income tax and immigration implications. We would also need to buy extended Travel Medical Insurance, but that would be no problem. Believe me, we'd stay longer in the US if the US government would let us!

WOW - that's a heavy penalty. Thanks for the quick response.

It's an issue that irks me, because there is no such thing as a Retiree Visa. There should be; it would put more money into the US economy. There are a lot of Canadians and Brits who would stay longer and spend more money. We own a house in TV, pay taxes year round, but can only occupy it for 182 days in a calendar year. We'd love to stay longer, and retirees spend money when they're in the US without placing any drain on schools or any US resources. There is a bill in Congress right now which would allow Canadians to stay longer than 182 days. But there isn't much focus on it, or interest in passing it.

[lightworker888]

It is 182 within a Jan-Dec. year, right? Just realized that we have to count travel days so we will have to wait til mid Sept. in the fall to return. Really have to be vigilant about the exact days now that we are coming for 3 month periods and not just the 62 days that we had originally planned. I guess that's what happens, the more that we get involved in TV. Hope that the L&T group can advocate for a longer stay for Canadians. Makes so much sense and is really a win-win.


LW888

[Campbell soup]

Welcome and congrats.....u are going to love it here!:a040:

[2BNTV]

It's an issue that irks me, because there is no such thing as a Retiree Visa. There should be; it would put more money into the US economy. There are a lot of Canadians and Brits who would stay longer and spend more money. We own a house in TV, pay taxes year round, but can only occupy it for 182 days in a calendar year. We'd love to stay longer, and retirees spend money when they're in the US without placing any drain on schools or any US resources. There is a bill in Congress right now which would allow Canadians to stay longer than 182 days. But there isn't much focus on it, or interest in passing it.

Barefoot:

I sure hope this question didn't push a hot button issue for you. Just a curious question that came to my mind.

I hope this bill is passed as it seems logical to me that people should be able to spend as much time as they feel they want to, anywhere in the world. Spending more money to benefit the US economy should be viewed as a good thing.

All :

I am not trying to make a political statement. So please don't throw tomatoes at me. :)

[Barefoot]

It is 182 within a Jan-Dec. year, right? Just realized that we have to count travel days so we will have to wait til mid Sept. in the fall to return. Really have to be vigilant about the exact days now that we are coming for 3 month periods and not just the 62 days that we had originally planned. I guess that's what happens, the more that we get involved in TV. Hope that the L&T group can advocate for a longer stay for Canadians. Makes so much sense and is really a win-win.

LW888

Any day that you're in the USA for even an hour has to be counted in your 182 days. Definitely travel days have to be counted. And if you leave US soil, your absence can't be deducted from the 182 days unless you're absent for at least 30 days! So if you fly back to Canada for three weeks, you've still considered to be in the US. Yes! I thought I could take a two-week cruise off US soil and extend my time in the US by two weeks, but not allowed!

Don't forget to fill out your Form # 8840 each year, for the US Government, detailing the amount of time you've spent in the US. It's called "Closer Connection Exemption Statement for Aliens". Seriously.

[lightworker888]

Well maybe if the bill passes, we could come back for Christmas and return the next month following month or in Feb. BTW Is there any news on the bill? Hope it is still alive and kicking.


LW888

[Barefoot]

Well maybe if the bill passes, we could come back for Christmas and return the next month following month or in Feb. BTW Is there any news on the bill? Hope it is still alive and kicking.
LW888

You can follow progress of the Bill on WashingtonWatch.com - Welcome to WashingtonWatch.com (http://www.washingtonwatch.com)
It is called S. 1746, The Visa Improvements to Stimulate International Tourism to the USA Act. On 10/20/2011 it was referred to Senate Commitee. Read twice and referred to Committee on the Judiciary, and to the Committee on Homeland Security. In November it was referred to House subcommittee. Latest Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.