Hello! Yes I also noticed PEI rarely has any sits and it appears people ask each other on facebook and they arrange informally. Not something I would do for all the “what if this happens” and “it can happen situations”. I belong to Seasonal Residents of PEI facebook group - I might post something to promote Trusted Housesitters as an option for people that might not know about it. What part of the island are you looking to buy on?
Drug mule? Hmmm… maybe but I believe she would be a senior in her late 70s - but anything is possible.
Maybe where you live, but not in my city! 
I’ve lived in seven states and have traveled to 40-something states in the U.S. I travel extensively in the U.S. as part of sits and business and leisure trips.
Ha – not very likely then! If I recall, I read it was the 20-30somethings that were the “typical”, “suspicious”, age to get questioned. But who knows! I don’t think I’m very suspicious-looking but I had my car searched on 2 consecutive trips… and that was even before things got this weird.
I’m looking just about anywhere, rural, except the extremities of northeast and up west – south/east/Montague would be ideal. Feel free to PM me if you have any ideas 
Yes, I’ve seen some people asking on “Ask PEI” for sitters, and I gather there are a few people making a bit of a business of it. Maybe they get most of the sits. I agree with you about going through THS.
Since I’m a US citizen, I can’t comment on the risk of coming over to do a sit at this time. We did a sit in Australia and were strongly advised not to mention that we were doing a sit but instead to just say we were going over to tour the country. This was definitely what we were doing most of the time anyway as our sit was 11 days out of a two month trip.
My point is that most countries have similar approaches to immigration. It is only such a “high risk” now in the US because […]
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I disagree with the characterization that it is “tourist unfriendly.” People who are legitimately tourists and intend to follow US immigration laws are still welcome and should not have anything to fear. Many other countries such as Australia are quite aggressive about removing people who overstay their visas. I do appreciate that there is risk involved with coming in to do house sitting or pet sitting, as is the case in many other countries.
As far as the tipping culture, even with a 20% tip added on, we have still found dining out and coffees less expensive in the US than most other developed countries. We’ve traveled extensively throughout Europe and Australia and apart from a few countries such as Greece where most things are less expensive, meals in the UK and most major European cities were definitely more expensive than the US and we found Australia to be about the same total cost.
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To do this legally and to protect the HO’s personal home insurance coverage you will need a work visa. This will get you safely across the border which right now is challenging for even American Green Card holders. The length is dependent on your nationality and the visa you are granted. Typically around three months. Some members are suggesting you lie at the border but let me tell you that is not a good idea. If you are caught that is breaking US law which in this current political climate could end very badly for you. Please don’t take that risk. We have ICE agnates stopping people on the streets and asking for their ID. If this happens to you they will ask what you’re doing here and to see your visa. @Dek
PS it shouldn’t be difficult for you to get a tourist work visa just a bit time consuming but worth it @Dek
House sitting in the USA is considered work and requires a work visa by law. American citizen here @Silversitters
Or…. just get the visa you need @Dek @anon52083843
If you are Australian & under 30 you can get a Working Holiday Visa for the USA
US citizen here.. totally agree! it has gotten insane! Tips expected at drive through! We stopped going out. Literally have not been out for dinner or coffee in 7 months. We prefer our patio and sky view and home made espresso LOL @anon52083843 For example a coffee with tip at a cafe is almost $10 USD Urgh
A working holiday visa is available as a cultural program if you are under 30. A temp work visa is not impossible to get in order to do volunteer work like house sitting.
As @Worldsitter1, do you get work visas for housesitting in countries other than the US?
Aren’t we discussing visa’s for the US? Did I miss something? @OnTheRoadAgain I haven’t done sits in the UK or Europe so I have not had experience with that.
Maybe I did. I assumed your world sitting is more actual than aspirational.
Including the USA, Canada, Australia, UK, Europe …, work visas for housesitting do not typically exist. Foreign sitters entering most countries need to lie at least by omission to get past border security. This has long been so. Just skim this discussion topic on this forum going back years.
Also, as @Lassie has made quite clear in this thread, there is no such thing as a work visa for housesitting. You’re maybe conflating employer sponsored temporary work visas.
For that visa, they can pick a job and place you into it. For that option, don’t get to choose on your own. Otherwise, if you look for your own job and volunteer via THS, you’ll have to figure out how to earn some other way.
THS chose that handle for me I have done sits internationally and have never needed to lie at the border. Nor would I.
And no I am speaking of holiday work visa programs which Australia, Canada and the USA have. Those typically cover coffee shop jobs, volunteer farm work, house sitting etc. There are also religious visas and cultural visas available. There is always a way to do it within process. The US has many options that are better than lying to a border guard which is a federal offense and can land you in detention aka jail. At minimum there are hefty fines for it. It just seems unwise to me.
PS to be clear there are many international sits outside of the UK and Europe which I have experience with. I was specifically referring to not having experience with UK and Europe sits. I can see how you mistook that!