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Originally Posted by synthia
Are there different rules for Canadians under NAFTA? And when did your parents get the green card? Before the lottery system was introduced?
I'm sort of surprised that a Canadian would retire permanently to the US, since national health benefits can be lost if a Canadian stays out of the country too long.
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They moved here prior to NAFTA and yes, the lottery system was in place. They did have to wait a couple of years for the process to complete.
They acquired their own medical insurance in the US which was better than what they had in Canada. The cost of the insurance was more than offset by the lower income taxes in the US.
Because they were retiring to the US, they did not have to deal with the labor requirements which made the process of acquiring their Green Cards much easiier than somebody that is going to work here.