[pct-l] Canadian hiker

[Mathieu Gilbert]

I'm sorry for the second email but the policy linked in my previous email
has changed since our trip last year and after double checking, they are
saying that "Scrambling" in a high risk activity and will not be covered.
We will be looking elsewhere for coverage I think.

Cheers and do you due dilligence!

Matt

2016-02-25 18:58 GMT-07:00 Mathieu Gilbert <wilbrod at gmail.com>:

> Hi Sarah,
>
> You don't need a visa to enter the USA for however long up to at least 6
> months (we spent last winter there and stayed just under 180 days). I
> wouldn't want to spend more than 6 months in a year there either as the IRS
> (the USA version of the CRA) will deem you to be a resident and may be
> asking you to file an income tax return there... basically might not be
> worth the potential trouble. But if you do want to stay longer, I know of
> german couple who were able to extend their stay past the 6 months but I
> don't know if it applies to Canadians.
>
> We used travelcuts for our insurance last year. It's a pretty basic one
> with $1,000,000 coverage. We chose it because it's one of the few insurance
> company who would cover recreational sport climbing. There's a broker in
> town that we will be giving a call for sure as we will not be climbing this
> time around and coverage for hiking should be much easier to find.
>
> Here's the link to travelcuts and they do cover hiking.
> https://buy.travelinsurance.ca/TravelInsurance.aspx?pid=vuwrezu3&lang=en&C=1&checkCookie=true
>
> Their policy:
> https://buy.travelinsurance.ca/PARTNERS/Travelcuts/X066PL-0915.pdf
>
> Cheers!
>
> Matt
>
>
> 2016-02-25 13:06 GMT-07:00 Sarah Egan <sarahegan at shaw.ca>:
>
>> I know many of you are wrapped up in last minute plans for this year's
>> trip (yay!) but I'm hoping there might be a Canadian out there who can
>> share some info about travel documents for my 2017 trip.
>>
>> I am a Canadian resident residing in BC and am wondering what documents I
>> need in order to stay in the US for the length of time it will take me to
>> hike the trail (presumably mid-April to end of September?).  Do I need to
>> obtain a VISA?  Other documents?  This is the first time I will be spending
>> this length of time in the US so have no previous experience.  I searched
>> the pct-l archives concerning this subject but didn't find anything so far.
>> Also if a Canadian can weigh in on their opinion of the best travel
>> insurance (coverage, cost, usability etc). I would greatly appreciate it
>> too!
>> And for all you 2016 hikers, HAVE FUN, play safe, HYOH and I'm very
>> excited to hear about all your adventures!!!!!!
>>
>> Sarah :)
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