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British Expats (https://britishexpats.com/forum/)
-   Canada (https://britishexpats.com/forum/canada-56/)
-   -   Dual citizenship (https://britishexpats.com/forum/canada-56/dual-citizenship-548908/)

bazzz Jul 14th 2008 6:38 am
Re: Dual citizenship
 
Originally Posted by JonboyE (Post 6570341)
You can be a Canadian citizen but not resident in Canada for tax purposes. If you leave Canada to live somewhere else and sever all residential ties here you will cease to be tax resident in Canada, but you will not lose your citizenship. The US requires you to file a tax return to retain citizenship, but Canada is more like the UK.
Hmm. I was under the impression that my boss (who is Canadian) was filing Canadian tax returns while living and working in London. I don't think he had any assets here (although he did have student loans).

dbd33 Jul 14th 2008 6:41 am
Re: Dual citizenship
 
Originally Posted by clynnog (Post 6570303)
I must remember to remove the pages in my passport of my trips to North Korea, Iran, Myanamar
Or simply use a different passport when visiting South Korea, Israel, the US or, in the last case, the rest of the world.

Mikey B Jul 14th 2008 6:45 am
Re: Dual citizenship
 
Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 6570366)
Or simply use a different passport when visiting South Korea, Israel, the US or, in the last case, the rest of the world.
Speakin of Iran I want to go live there for a while! I hear they maybe having a heatwave and firework show soon :)

JonboyE Jul 14th 2008 7:21 am
Re: Dual citizenship
 
Originally Posted by bazzz (Post 6570356)
Hmm. I was under the impression that my boss (who is Canadian) was filing Canadian tax returns while living and working in London. I don't think he had any assets here (although he did have student loans).
That is quite possible. He will remain tax resident in Canada until he has severed all residential ties, and this effectively means a move abroad that has the appearance of being permanent.

He could remain tax resident in Canada if his sojourn overseas was temporary, (or he forgot to tell Revenue Canada), or because he had a reason to stay tax resident here. For example, he may wanted to continue contributing to his RRSP.

Biiiiink Jul 14th 2008 7:25 am
Re: Dual citizenship
 
Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 6570290)
Out of concern that a stamp from Cuba would be a negative factor on entering the US.
They don't stamp in Cuba, if you want one you need to ask. OH one has in a Brit passport (asked for) and it's never even been commented on by the US - and they do flick through when they're bored.

bazzz Jul 14th 2008 7:29 am
Re: Dual citizenship
 
Originally Posted by JonboyE (Post 6570525)
That is quite possible. He will remain tax resident in Canada until he has severed all residential ties, and this effectively means a move abroad that has the appearance of being permanent.

He could remain tax resident in Canada if his sojourn overseas was temporary, (or he forgot to tell Revenue Canada), or because he had a reason to stay tax resident here. For example, he may wanted to continue contributing to his RRSP.
That would probably be it. I think he was on a work permit.

Grah Jul 14th 2008 9:05 am
Re: Dual citizenship
 
Originally Posted by JonboyE (Post 6570201)
I was being a bit liberal with the truth. As a PR in Canada, with a British passport, I did not have to pay the $6.00. MY OH was also PR here but traveled on a Japanese passport and she had to pay $6.00 for a temporary visitor visa that lasted up to 90 days.
funny that we had to everytime we went thru the border British passports and PR -- Not any more we're Canadain now. So travel with only 1 passport at a time.

cornmatthew Jul 14th 2008 3:46 pm
Re: Dual citizenship
 
Originally Posted by JonboyE (Post 6570201)
I was being a bit liberal with the truth. As a PR in Canada, with a British passport, I did not have to pay the $6.00. MY OH was also PR here but traveled on a Japanese passport and she had to pay $6.00 for a temporary visitor visa that lasted up to 90 days.
The $6 fee applies to Brits as well, but only at land borders.

It used to be that British and Commonwealth PRs didn't have to pay or fill out the visa waiver form, but that stopped in about 2003.

JTM73 Jul 14th 2008 7:38 pm
Re: Dual citizenship
 
Originally Posted by iaink (Post 6570012)
I94W temporary green card form you need to go into the US. I think they are good for about 6 months if you are a frequent visitor to the states, but things might have changed since I last had to fill one out.

http://www.immihelp.com/visas/images/i94w.jpg
Ah I understand now; thank you.

JonboyE Jul 15th 2008 3:41 am
Re: Dual citizenship
 
Originally Posted by cornmatthew (Post 6571975)
The $6 fee applies to Brits as well, but only at land borders.

It used to be that British and Commonwealth PRs didn't have to pay or fill out the visa waiver form, but that stopped in about 2003.
Thanks for clearing this up. We became a Canadian citizens in 2003 so I did not realize the change for Brit PRs.


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