Long Stay USA & Canada

[P E Jennings]

We are now in the early stages of planning for a 8 - 10 month trip to USA & Canada. Hope to travel late February/early March 2009. Can anyone advise on reasonable house insurance for this length of unoccupancy. Family will be visiting our home at least weekly to pick up the post, water plants etc. Any info/advice relating to travelling to USA and what to do prior to departure will be gratefully accepted.

[djchapple]

I thought that the maxium stay in the USA was 90 days - am I wrong?

[Jean Ray]

Hi P & E,

 

Nationwide are the only company that we could find that will insure your home and contents while you are away from home longer than 90 days.

 

We did it online and got 30% discount!

 

As long as you have the alarms, window locks etc that they insist on and someone checks your house at least every 14 days, they will cover you for as long as your house is "unocuppied" and their insurance is no more expensive than anyone elses.

 

I think you will need a visa to stay in America for that length of time.

 

I have been following a couple who are travelling America and Canada at this present time and you might be interested in their travels. It is very interesting. www.getjealous.com

 

Good luck with your travels

 

Jean & Ray

[P E Jennings]

we have already obtained our 10 year visa and can stay in the USA for 6 months at a time. We have been told by friends that if we go into Canada after say 5 months in the USA and then re-enter USA then we could stay for a further 6 months if we wanted to

[P E Jennings]

Hi Jean & Ray. Thank you for that info. We will get in touch with Nationwide. We did try one insurer and the premium was going to be in the region of £1000 and although we would have been covered for re-building, our contents would only be insured for £15000. We obtained our 10 year visas in January but have only recently got medical clearance so can now definitely go ahead with our plans. Hope medical insurance won't be a problem for us. Thanks again. Is n't this just a fantastic facility for help and information. Peter & Enid

[Jean Ray]

http://www.getjealous.com/getjealous.php?action=showdiaryentry&diary_id=501391&go=mick1836

 

This is the website that we are following. They are now in Canada but you can read the story from the beginning last year.

 

Jean & Ray

[Mamie]

Hello, might be worth C&CC as they do 180 days as standard and possibly this could be extended

[starvin marvin]

Planning the same thing myself. House insurance is a pain and the clubs prices are really no help. Just keep shopping around and checking prices. Are you shipping your van to the US?

[colin]

Why not apply for an extension? may avoid unexpected problems, see here.

http://help.cbp.gov/cgi-bin/customs.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=751&p_created=1077545436&p_sid=Yf4waG9j&p_accessibility=0&p_redirect=&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPSZwX3NvcnRfYnk9JnBfZ3JpZHNvcnQ9JnBfcm93X2NudD02NDAsNjQwJnBfcHJvZHM9JnBfY2F0cz0mcF9wdj0mcF9jdj0mcF9zZWFyY2hfdHlwZT1hbnN3ZXJzLnNlYXJjaF9ubCZwX3BhZ2U9NA**&p_li=&p_topview=1

 

Also from www.path2usa.com

 

I want to extend my stay, Should I apply for Visa extension OR just go to Canada Or Mexico and re-enter, will I get anew I-94 with 6 months?

 

 

B1 and B2 visas are usually issued for a term of 10 years. Each visit may last up to six months, although some categories of visitors may apply to extend their visit for an additional 6 months. During your visit to the U.S., you may visit Canada, Mexico, or the Caribbean islands (not Cuba)for up to 30 days and re-enter the U.S. as long as you re-enter within the period noted on the Form I - 94 which you received when you first entered.

For instance, if you come to the U.S. on July 10, 2005 on a B2 Visitor Visa, you may go to Canada and/or Mexico on or after November 10, and reenter the U.S. any time up until December 10. But because the six month period is up on December 10, 2005, you will also have to depart from the U.S. on that same day to avoid being an "overstay" (unless you applied for an extension of stay.)