Can a Canadian citizen live in the US?
Apr 18th 2002, 8:00 pm
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Can a Canadian citizen live in the US?
Someone told me that it is possible to live/work in the US if you have a Canadian
passport. Is that true?
Thanks Nishant
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passport. Is that true?
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Apr 19th 2002, 2:00 am
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Re: Can a Canadian citizen live in the US?
Nishant wrote:
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> Someone told me that it is possible to live/work in the US if you have a Canadian
> passport. Is that true?
>
> Thanks Nishant
Only if you qualify for an appropriate work permit or green card.
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> Someone told me that it is possible to live/work in the US if you have a Canadian
> passport. Is that true?
>
> Thanks Nishant
Only if you qualify for an appropriate work permit or green card.
Apr 19th 2002, 12:30 pm
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Re: Can a Canadian citizen live in the US?
What about the retired canadiean who own all that real estate in Florida, and winter
in Florida?
Stuart Brook wrote:
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>Nishant wrote:
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>>Someone told me that it is possible to live/work in the US if you have a Canadian
>>passport. Is that true?
>>
>>Thanks Nishant
>>
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>Only if you qualify for an appropriate work permit or green card.
>
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in Florida?
Stuart Brook wrote:
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>Nishant wrote:
>
>>Someone told me that it is possible to live/work in the US if you have a Canadian
>>passport. Is that true?
>>
>>Thanks Nishant
>>
>
>Only if you qualify for an appropriate work permit or green card.
>
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<html> <head> </head> <body> What about the retired canadiean who own all that real
estate in Florida, and winter in Florida?<br> <br> Stuart Brook wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap=""><br>Nishant wrote:<br></pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre
wrap="">Someone told me that it is possible to live/work in the US if you have
a<br>Canadian passport. Is that true?<br><br>Thanks<br>Nishant<br></pre>
</blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!TEST-><br>Only if you qualify for an appropriate work
permit or green card.<br></pre> </blockquote> <br> </body> </html
Apr 19th 2002, 1:30 pm
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Re: Can a Canadian citizen live in the US?
"Snow birds" usually move to Florida for the winter only and live there for less than
6 months in any given year, so they have no problems.
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> What about the retired canadiean who own all that real estate in Florida, and
> winter in Florida?
>
> Stuart Brook wrote:
>
> >
> >Nishant wrote:
> >
> >>Someone told me that it is possible to live/work in the US if you have a Canadian
> >>passport. Is that true?
> >>
> >>Thanks Nishant
> >>
> >
> >Only if you qualify for an appropriate work permit or green card.
>
6 months in any given year, so they have no problems.
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"Ramkumar Kashyap" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> What about the retired canadiean who own all that real estate in Florida, and
> winter in Florida?
>
> Stuart Brook wrote:
>
> >
> >Nishant wrote:
> >
> >>Someone told me that it is possible to live/work in the US if you have a Canadian
> >>passport. Is that true?
> >>
> >>Thanks Nishant
> >>
> >
> >Only if you qualify for an appropriate work permit or green card.
>
Apr 20th 2002, 3:30 am
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Re: Can a Canadian citizen live in the US?
Thanks for all your replies. Does this mean that it is possible for a person to visit
the US and live there for a little under 6 months twice every year (make two trips to
Canada before expiry of the 6 month visitor visa)?
Nishant
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the US and live there for a little under 6 months twice every year (make two trips to
Canada before expiry of the 6 month visitor visa)?
Nishant
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Apr 20th 2002, 12:00 pm
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Re: Can a Canadian citizen live in the US?
Nishant wrote:
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> Thanks for all your replies. Does this mean that it is possible for a person to
> visit the US and live there for a little under 6 months twice every year (make two
> trips to Canada before expiry of the 6 month visitor visa)?
>
> Nishant
Not if you are "caught" it isn't. In this situation, it is clear that your intent is
not "seasonal vacation", but rather disguised residence.
You may get away with it, but if you're caught, the penalties could be significant.
Stuart
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> Thanks for all your replies. Does this mean that it is possible for a person to
> visit the US and live there for a little under 6 months twice every year (make two
> trips to Canada before expiry of the 6 month visitor visa)?
>
> Nishant
Not if you are "caught" it isn't. In this situation, it is clear that your intent is
not "seasonal vacation", but rather disguised residence.
You may get away with it, but if you're caught, the penalties could be significant.
Stuart
Apr 30th 2002, 8:00 am
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Re: Can a Canadian citizen live in the US?
Yes that's true, a Canadian citizen can work in U.S.A. in TN (non-immigrant)visa.
"Nishant" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Someone told me that it is possible to live/work in the US if you have a Canadian
> passport. Is that true?
>
> Thanks Nishant
"Nishant" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Someone told me that it is possible to live/work in the US if you have a Canadian
> passport. Is that true?
>
> Thanks Nishant
Apr 30th 2002, 8:00 am
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Re: Can a Canadian citizen live in the US?
It is by no means a "blanket true". There are some rules to it: I think that as a
*visitor* to the US, you cannot stay more than 6 months per year in the US. As for
work in the US, there are 2 ways to do it:
1) Under the NAFTA agreement, you are allowed to work in the US on a year by year
basis. All you need is a job-offer from a US employer, and the immigration officer
would issue your work-permit at your port of entry. You have to renew the permit
every year. But note that the immigration officer has the full right to NOT give
you a permit. It's not that if you have a job offer, you're all set. I don't know
the details of it, but my understanding is that there are some things that the
immigration officer should be convinced of (other than having a job offer).
2) Just like any other foreigner, you can of course work in the US through the well
known H1 visa.
It is also my understanding that working in the US under NAFTA a lot easier than the
H1 process.
Hope that helps.
Hani.
"Nishant" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Someone told me that it is possible to live/work in the US if you have a Canadian
> passport. Is that true?
>
> Thanks Nishant
*visitor* to the US, you cannot stay more than 6 months per year in the US. As for
work in the US, there are 2 ways to do it:
1) Under the NAFTA agreement, you are allowed to work in the US on a year by year
basis. All you need is a job-offer from a US employer, and the immigration officer
would issue your work-permit at your port of entry. You have to renew the permit
every year. But note that the immigration officer has the full right to NOT give
you a permit. It's not that if you have a job offer, you're all set. I don't know
the details of it, but my understanding is that there are some things that the
immigration officer should be convinced of (other than having a job offer).
2) Just like any other foreigner, you can of course work in the US through the well
known H1 visa.
It is also my understanding that working in the US under NAFTA a lot easier than the
H1 process.
Hope that helps.
Hani.
"Nishant" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Someone told me that it is possible to live/work in the US if you have a Canadian
> passport. Is that true?
>
> Thanks Nishant
Apr 30th 2002, 8:00 am
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Re: Can a Canadian citizen live in the US?
sbmallik wrote:
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> Yes that's true, a Canadian citizen can work in U.S.A. in TN (non-immigrant)visa.
Only if he qualifies ... and that means one of a group of professional category jobs
that mostly require Bachelors degrees. It's not a carte blanche "any Canadian can
work in the USA" ... it's just a little less rigid than the h1b program.
Stuart
>
> Yes that's true, a Canadian citizen can work in U.S.A. in TN (non-immigrant)visa.
Only if he qualifies ... and that means one of a group of professional category jobs
that mostly require Bachelors degrees. It's not a carte blanche "any Canadian can
work in the USA" ... it's just a little less rigid than the h1b program.
Stuart
