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    Moving to the US...Need help with severing ties with Canada from a taxation perspective.

    Hello, My family and I are moving to the US in a year (summer 2020) and we would like to start to plan early to ensure that we are making the right decisions when in comes to tax implications. We are all Canadian citizens and own a principal residence and a rental property in Canada. We are not...
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    minimizing tax exposure before moving to USA

    Hello, My family and I are moving to the US in a year (summer 2020) and we would like to start to plan early to ensure that we are making the right decisions when in comes to tax implications. We are all Canadian citizens and own a principal residence and a rental property in Canada. We are not...
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    Can I get a TN visa after being on H1B and applying for I-140?

    Hello, I am a Canadian citizen living in Canada and working for a US company. The US company got me an H1B visa and later helped get me PERM and apply for i-140. Currently, the I-140 is in pending status. The company is not doing so well financially and there is a good chance I may be laid off...
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    Canadian on H1b working W2/Hourly- Can I take unpaid vacation time?

    I hope one of the experts here can help me out with my dilemma. I am a Canadian citizen currently on an H1B working for a consulting company. I live in Toronto and work in the US for 4 days of the week. Although I am considered full time employee of the company, I am on a W2 Hourly, which...
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    3 Year Management Consultant TN Visa

    I have a company that wants to hire me as a Management Consultant to provide services to it's client (corp to corp). The company is a large ERP implementer and has clients all over the US. Since they have a lot of clients and there is plenty of MC opportunity within the company, they are...
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    investing in a property in the US while on TN visa and living in Canada

    Hello, I live in Canada and commute to US on a weekly basis to see my client. I hold a TN visa and my client pays my company in Canada. Recently, I've been thinking of investing in a rental property in the US. When buying investment properties, I understand I have two choices: Register a...
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    Does applying for GC lottery shows immigrant intent and disqualify TN application?

    Thanks Nelson, so you are basically saying my friend can apply for GC lottery and when she goes for her TN renewal, they will not see this action as showing immigrant intent? I've heard of folks who were told even having a vacation property in the US is showing immigrant intent by some...
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    Does applying for GC lottery shows immigrant intent and disqualify TN application?

    Hello, A friend of mine is a native of a country that qualifies for the Green card lottery and a citizen of Canada. She is interested in applying for the GC lottery , but afraid when she applys for her next TN renewal it will be rejected because she has showed 'immigrant intent'. Does anyone...
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    how often are TN visas issued for longer than 1 year?

    Nelson or any of the TN gurus, can you please advice? I understand TNs can now be obtained for upto 3 years. Is this a standard practice now, any risks in asking for TN to be renewed longer than 1 year?
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    how often are TN visas issued for longer than 1 year?

    Hi, I have a 2 year contract with a US firm. The recruiter that hired me said he is willing to write me the TN letter for 2 years. Is this advisable? I am only used to getting one year and then going for extensions.
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    Management consultant going direct as opose to through a recruiter

    Nelson, the reason I ask is almost every single time I went to the POE, I was asked what sort of company I am working for. From what you are saying it sounds like one does not need to be working for a BIG company to represent them selves as a Mgt consultant? Also, a little off topic: Almost...
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    Management consultant going direct as opose to through a recruiter

    Hello, I am a Mgt consultant and have been working in the US, on and off, for the past 5 years now. For the first time, I have a direct contract with the a University in the US without a middle man present. The client is willing to provide me a letter for the TN1, however, I am not sure if...
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    TN visa - should I file income tax in US?

    Hi , I've been working in the US for a number of years (on and off) under my TN visa. I get my salary paid to my corporation in Canada. However since I started working in the US, I've opened bank accounts, and have gained some interests from my savings (I opened them mainly to establish...
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    Help with TN denied

    I am sorry to hear that. 1) Can you tell us which POE you went to? 2) Are you a contractor or working full time for the US company? Generally, MC is seen as a consultant's job (short term) than full time....
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    best way for a Canadian to get GC in US

    Would investing in a rental property in the US (i.e: condo) valid for EB?
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    best way for a Canadian to get GC in US

    Thank you TheRealCanadian for that quick reply. Can you elaborate on "other special immigrant categries"(or mention the visa types perhaps) if you know of any..
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    Renewing TN at POE 15 days prior to expiry

    Hi, My TN expires June 23rd and I plan on renewing my TN on June 8th. This is exactly 15 days prior to expiry date. Can someone tell me if this will be considered too early to get the visa extended at POE? I checked the USCIS site and there is a little note in there that says you...
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    best way for a Canadian to get GC in US

    Hi, I am curious to know what the best (and fastest) way for a Canadian professionals to get GC in the US, besides marrying a US citizen or going the H1-B route?
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    Buying a car in the US and save 10K

    Hi there, I am a Canadian citizen who has been working in the US for the past few years for different companies under different TNs of course. With the Canadian dollar almost being in par with the US Dollar, I am contemplating on purchasing my car in the US and bringing it back to Canada. I...
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    Contradicting claims of travel outside of US after TN renewal by mail

    Thanks Nelson, as always your prompt reply is much appreciated. I have two one more question and hope you can answer: 1) I work corp-to-corp, with our contract being between the US recruiter and my canadian company (I am a sole propriotor). Would this change the the I-129 application in...
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