Visa Requirements

visa requirements: U.S. legislation winding its way through Congress would allow Canadians aged 55 and older to spend up to 240 days about eight months in the country without a visa, 58 days longer than the current 182-day annual limit. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. In a New York Times article published over the weekend, a spokesman for Schumer is quoted as supporting the Canadian proposal, along with relaxing visa requirements on nationals from several other countries. OTTAWA - Canadian snowbirds may soon be able to spend an extra two months nesting in their favourite sunshine state each year. The provision is not yet law, but it has the backing of powerful New York Sen. Charles Schumer, who was recently one of the leading voices to speak out against a rejected proposal to impose a border crossing fee on Canadians. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.