Thanks ! I don ' t think I could get that kind of letter from my boss , unfortunately , because I am an independent contractor . would pay stubs suffice or tax forms or something of the sort ? I could contact them and ask but for some reason it doesn ' t seem likely . Hmm . I honestly think this is very doable , my only real concerns are the tax thing . I ' ll definitely be spending more than 183 days in Canada in a year , and I ' ll be making most of my money in Canada even though I am a US citizen . I don ' t want to file US taxes and get in trouble because mostall of my money was made in Canada . and I don ' t wanna file Canadian taxes and have them wonder why I am a US citizen spending most of her life in Canada somehow . I also don ' t know if I can afford to rent two apartments fulltime , but I do live somewhat near the border now . I could possibly rent out my US apartment while I was gone ? Which would be MOST of the time . I figure I can do the visit for 6 months thing , then visit family for 2 weeks and come back for another 6 months . Thank you so much again , you ' re the only person I ' ve found in a similar situation to talk to about this so I appreciate it more than I can say !