Julien Chaupitre

Hi All,

I'm French, currently on H1B in the US. I'll be moving to Canada soon as a
Permanent Resident and open my own IT consulting company. I already have a
client based in the San Francisco area, and will continue to do business
with him.

1- Payment/tax issue: my understanding is that I will send them an invoice,
and they will send back the payment through a wire directly on my Canadian
bank account. Can I keep a bank account in USD in Canada? Would this save me
some money when avoiding to change into CND? Will I then be able to change
this money into CND at any time? Will I be able to pay myself in CND? Is
there any fees associated with this? Will I have to declare the CND or USD
amount to the Canadian tax office?

2- Travel: I will need to travel from time to time to San Francisco to visit
the company I'm working for. That's where it's getting a bit blury as I will
be conducting some kind of business with them but under the Canadian company
umbrella. This won't be actual coding or anything, but simply meeting with
my client, building relationship, go to a restaurant in Napa, etc.. ;-) ...
I'm suspecting that I need to have my case pretty well nailed down in order
for me to enter the country as the US customs may suspect illegal work and
immigration... Anyone has some advices on this?

3- Immigration/tax consultant: Do you think I should consult some tax and/or
immigration consultant on this matter? Anyone has some good references?

Thanks for your help!

Julien

Andrew Miller

Yes on all questions.

--

../..

Andrew Miller
Immigration Consultant
Vancouver, British Columbia
email: [email protected]
(delete REMOVE from the above address before sending email)
________________________________


"Julien Chaupitre" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:mXb%[email protected]...
    > Hi All,
    > I'm French, currently on H1B in the US. I'll be moving to Canada soon as a
    > Permanent Resident and open my own IT consulting company. I already have a
    > client based in the San Francisco area, and will continue to do business
    > with him.
    > 1- Payment/tax issue: my understanding is that I will send them an
invoice,
    > and they will send back the payment through a wire directly on my Canadian
    > bank account. Can I keep a bank account in USD in Canada? Would this save
me
    > some money when avoiding to change into CND? Will I then be able to change
    > this money into CND at any time? Will I be able to pay myself in CND? Is
    > there any fees associated with this? Will I have to declare the CND or USD
    > amount to the Canadian tax office?
    > 2- Travel: I will need to travel from time to time to San Francisco to
visit
    > the company I'm working for. That's where it's getting a bit blury as I
will
    > be conducting some kind of business with them but under the Canadian
company
    > umbrella. This won't be actual coding or anything, but simply meeting with
    > my client, building relationship, go to a restaurant in Napa, etc.. ;-)
...
    > I'm suspecting that I need to have my case pretty well nailed down in
order
    > for me to enter the country as the US customs may suspect illegal work and
    > immigration... Anyone has some advices on this?
    > 3- Immigration/tax consultant: Do you think I should consult some tax
and/or
    > immigration consultant on this matter? Anyone has some good references?
    > Thanks for your help!
    > Julien

Anthony

Julien,

I have a similar circumstance as yours. Let's keep in touch on this matter
as I have been doing some research on this.
I am landing next month and will continue doing some works for the US
company in bay area where I am currently a fulltime employee, but will soon
be working as consultant after my official move to Canada next month.

I have a question though, I sort of thought about this. To facilitate the
occasional travel down to SF, can't we just keep our H1B status? I don't
suppose H1B holder must reside in the US?

Anthony


"Julien Chaupitre" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:mXb%[email protected]...
    > Hi All,
    > I'm French, currently on H1B in the US. I'll be moving to Canada soon as a
    > Permanent Resident and open my own IT consulting company. I already have a
    > client based in the San Francisco area, and will continue to do business
    > with him.
    > 1- Payment/tax issue: my understanding is that I will send them an
invoice,
    > and they will send back the payment through a wire directly on my Canadian
    > bank account. Can I keep a bank account in USD in Canada? Would this save
me
    > some money when avoiding to change into CND? Will I then be able to change
    > this money into CND at any time? Will I be able to pay myself in CND? Is
    > there any fees associated with this? Will I have to declare the CND or USD
    > amount to the Canadian tax office?
    > 2- Travel: I will need to travel from time to time to San Francisco to
visit
    > the company I'm working for. That's where it's getting a bit blury as I
will
    > be conducting some kind of business with them but under the Canadian
company
    > umbrella. This won't be actual coding or anything, but simply meeting with
    > my client, building relationship, go to a restaurant in Napa, etc.. ;-)
...
    > I'm suspecting that I need to have my case pretty well nailed down in
order
    > for me to enter the country as the US customs may suspect illegal work and
    > immigration... Anyone has some advices on this?
    > 3- Immigration/tax consultant: Do you think I should consult some tax
and/or
    > immigration consultant on this matter? Anyone has some good references?
    > Thanks for your help!
    > Julien

Anthony

Mr. Miller,

I understand citizenship rule that I have to accumulate 3 years of physical
residency in the preceding 4 years to be eligible for applying the
citizenship.
However, for the purpose of citizenship eligibility, besides residing
physically in Canada, do I have to work for a local Canadian company during
these 3 years (with proof of Canadian Tax Return)? My plan is to work
remotely/telecommute for a US company from within Canada, during which, of
course, I will file for Canadian income taxes. I just want to make sure it
won't cause any significant issue during citizenship application.

Thanks,

Anthony


"Andrew Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:cic%b.75592$Hy3.26351@edtnps89...
    > Yes on all questions.
    > --
    > ../..
    > Andrew Miller
    > Immigration Consultant
    > Vancouver, British Columbia
    > email: [email protected]
    > (delete REMOVE from the above address before sending email)
    > ________________________________
    > "Julien Chaupitre" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:mXb%[email protected]...
    > > Hi All,
    > >
    > > I'm French, currently on H1B in the US. I'll be moving to Canada soon as
a
    > > Permanent Resident and open my own IT consulting company. I already have
a
    > > client based in the San Francisco area, and will continue to do business
    > > with him.
    > >
    > > 1- Payment/tax issue: my understanding is that I will send them an
    > invoice,
    > > and they will send back the payment through a wire directly on my
Canadian
    > > bank account. Can I keep a bank account in USD in Canada? Would this
save
    > me
    > > some money when avoiding to change into CND? Will I then be able to
change
    > > this money into CND at any time? Will I be able to pay myself in CND? Is
    > > there any fees associated with this? Will I have to declare the CND or
USD
    > > amount to the Canadian tax office?
    > >
    > > 2- Travel: I will need to travel from time to time to San Francisco to
    > visit
    > > the company I'm working for. That's where it's getting a bit blury as I
    > will
    > > be conducting some kind of business with them but under the Canadian
    > company
    > > umbrella. This won't be actual coding or anything, but simply meeting
with
    > > my client, building relationship, go to a restaurant in Napa, etc.. ;-)
    > ...
    > > I'm suspecting that I need to have my case pretty well nailed down in
    > order
    > > for me to enter the country as the US customs may suspect illegal work
and
    > > immigration... Anyone has some advices on this?
    > >
    > > 3- Immigration/tax consultant: Do you think I should consult some tax
    > and/or
    > > immigration consultant on this matter? Anyone has some good references?
    > >
    > > Thanks for your help!
    > >
    > > Julien
    > >
    > >

Julien Chaupitre

Sounds good, good to have bodies in these times ;-)... Send me your e-mail
address though, I'll give you my real one then...

Well, I thought about this for the H1B, but it is plain illegal, as once we
quit our job, the visa is gone too... we got to convince our former boss to
not tell the BCIS that we left, which is illegal also, and then we got to
cross our finger that the IRS doesn't catch up to quick with BCIS on this
matter...

"Anthony" <NoSpam@NoSpam> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > Julien,
    > I have a similar circumstance as yours. Let's keep in touch on this matter
    > as I have been doing some research on this.
    > I am landing next month and will continue doing some works for the US
    > company in bay area where I am currently a fulltime employee, but will
soon
    > be working as consultant after my official move to Canada next month.
    > I have a question though, I sort of thought about this. To facilitate the
    > occasional travel down to SF, can't we just keep our H1B status? I don't
    > suppose H1B holder must reside in the US?
    > Anthony
    > "Julien Chaupitre" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:mXb%[email protected]...
    > > Hi All,
    > >
    > > I'm French, currently on H1B in the US. I'll be moving to Canada soon as
a
    > > Permanent Resident and open my own IT consulting company. I already have
a
    > > client based in the San Francisco area, and will continue to do business
    > > with him.
    > >
    > > 1- Payment/tax issue: my understanding is that I will send them an
    > invoice,
    > > and they will send back the payment through a wire directly on my
Canadian
    > > bank account. Can I keep a bank account in USD in Canada? Would this
save
    > me
    > > some money when avoiding to change into CND? Will I then be able to
change
    > > this money into CND at any time? Will I be able to pay myself in CND? Is
    > > there any fees associated with this? Will I have to declare the CND or
USD
    > > amount to the Canadian tax office?
    > >
    > > 2- Travel: I will need to travel from time to time to San Francisco to
    > visit
    > > the company I'm working for. That's where it's getting a bit blury as I
    > will
    > > be conducting some kind of business with them but under the Canadian
    > company
    > > umbrella. This won't be actual coding or anything, but simply meeting
with
    > > my client, building relationship, go to a restaurant in Napa, etc.. ;-)
    > ...
    > > I'm suspecting that I need to have my case pretty well nailed down in
    > order
    > > for me to enter the country as the US customs may suspect illegal work
and
    > > immigration... Anyone has some advices on this?
    > >
    > > 3- Immigration/tax consultant: Do you think I should consult some tax
    > and/or
    > > immigration consultant on this matter? Anyone has some good references?
    > >
    > > Thanks for your help!
    > >
    > > Julien
    > >
    > >

Anthony

I would like to discuss this specifically in the e-mail.
You may send me e-mail at: [email protected]
(Delete the word REMOVE)

"Julien Chaupitre" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:ayi%[email protected]...
    > Sounds good, good to have bodies in these times ;-)... Send me your e-mail
    > address though, I'll give you my real one then...
    > Well, I thought about this for the H1B, but it is plain illegal, as once
we
    > quit our job, the visa is gone too... we got to convince our former boss
to
    > not tell the BCIS that we left, which is illegal also, and then we got to
    > cross our finger that the IRS doesn't catch up to quick with BCIS on this
    > matter...
    > "Anthony" <NoSpam@NoSpam> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > Julien,
    > >
    > > I have a similar circumstance as yours. Let's keep in touch on this
matter
    > > as I have been doing some research on this.
    > > I am landing next month and will continue doing some works for the US
    > > company in bay area where I am currently a fulltime employee, but will
    > soon
    > > be working as consultant after my official move to Canada next month.
    > >
    > > I have a question though, I sort of thought about this. To facilitate
the
    > > occasional travel down to SF, can't we just keep our H1B status? I don't
    > > suppose H1B holder must reside in the US?
    > >
    > > Anthony
    > >
    > >
    > > "Julien Chaupitre" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > > news:mXb%[email protected]...
    > > > Hi All,
    > > >
    > > > I'm French, currently on H1B in the US. I'll be moving to Canada soon
as
    > a
    > > > Permanent Resident and open my own IT consulting company. I already
have
    > a
    > > > client based in the San Francisco area, and will continue to do
business
    > > > with him.
    > > >
    > > > 1- Payment/tax issue: my understanding is that I will send them an
    > > invoice,
    > > > and they will send back the payment through a wire directly on my
    > Canadian
    > > > bank account. Can I keep a bank account in USD in Canada? Would this
    > save
    > > me
    > > > some money when avoiding to change into CND? Will I then be able to
    > change
    > > > this money into CND at any time? Will I be able to pay myself in CND?
Is
    > > > there any fees associated with this? Will I have to declare the CND or
    > USD
    > > > amount to the Canadian tax office?
    > > >
    > > > 2- Travel: I will need to travel from time to time to San Francisco to
    > > visit
    > > > the company I'm working for. That's where it's getting a bit blury as
I
    > > will
    > > > be conducting some kind of business with them but under the Canadian
    > > company
    > > > umbrella. This won't be actual coding or anything, but simply meeting
    > with
    > > > my client, building relationship, go to a restaurant in Napa, etc..
;-)
    > > ...
    > > > I'm suspecting that I need to have my case pretty well nailed down in
    > > order
    > > > for me to enter the country as the US customs may suspect illegal work
    > and
    > > > immigration... Anyone has some advices on this?
    > > >
    > > > 3- Immigration/tax consultant: Do you think I should consult some tax
    > > and/or
    > > > immigration consultant on this matter? Anyone has some good
references?
    > > >
    > > > Thanks for your help!
    > > >
    > > > Julien
    > > >
    > > >
    > >
    > >

Julien Chaupitre

Thanks, Andrew... I will probably contact you via e-mail in the next couple
of weeks...

"Andrew Miller" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:cic%b.75592$Hy3.26351@edtnps89...
    > Yes on all questions.
    > --
    > ../..
    > Andrew Miller
    > Immigration Consultant
    > Vancouver, British Columbia
    > email: [email protected]
    > (delete REMOVE from the above address before sending email)
    > ________________________________
    > "Julien Chaupitre" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:mXb%[email protected]...
    > > Hi All,
    > >
    > > I'm French, currently on H1B in the US. I'll be moving to Canada soon as
a
    > > Permanent Resident and open my own IT consulting company. I already have
a
    > > client based in the San Francisco area, and will continue to do business
    > > with him.
    > >
    > > 1- Payment/tax issue: my understanding is that I will send them an
    > invoice,
    > > and they will send back the payment through a wire directly on my
Canadian
    > > bank account. Can I keep a bank account in USD in Canada? Would this
save
    > me
    > > some money when avoiding to change into CND? Will I then be able to
change
    > > this money into CND at any time? Will I be able to pay myself in CND? Is
    > > there any fees associated with this? Will I have to declare the CND or
USD
    > > amount to the Canadian tax office?
    > >
    > > 2- Travel: I will need to travel from time to time to San Francisco to
    > visit
    > > the company I'm working for. That's where it's getting a bit blury as I
    > will
    > > be conducting some kind of business with them but under the Canadian
    > company
    > > umbrella. This won't be actual coding or anything, but simply meeting
with
    > > my client, building relationship, go to a restaurant in Napa, etc.. ;-)
    > ...
    > > I'm suspecting that I need to have my case pretty well nailed down in
    > order
    > > for me to enter the country as the US customs may suspect illegal work
and
    > > immigration... Anyone has some advices on this?
    > >
    > > 3- Immigration/tax consultant: Do you think I should consult some tax
    > and/or
    > > immigration consultant on this matter? Anyone has some good references?
    > >
    > > Thanks for your help!
    > >
    > > Julien
    > >
    > >

Webcrawler

Julien --

I applaud you for your honesty.
*Most* people would simply have taken the easy way out and used the H-1B to
re-enter the US.

    > Well, I thought about this for the H1B, but it is plain illegal, as once
we
    > quit our job, the visa is gone too...

True.
If the job no longer exists, irrespective of whether the employer has
cancelled the H-1B petition or not, you cannot use the visa to re-enter.
In fact, even if a job exists and you enter on H-1B but do not report for
work, you are out-of-status.

Once again, it is refreshing to see someone who deals this fairly with law
authorities.

Best wishes.

Julien Chaupitre

In my opinion, it's easier to work with the system than against it...
there's always a way, just need the time and resources to find it... ;-)

"WebCrawler" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:WFo%[email protected]...
    > Julien --
    > I applaud you for your honesty.
    > *Most* people would simply have taken the easy way out and used the H-1B
to
    > re-enter the US.
    > > Well, I thought about this for the H1B, but it is plain illegal, as once
    > we
    > > quit our job, the visa is gone too...
    > True.
    > If the job no longer exists, irrespective of whether the employer has
    > cancelled the H-1B petition or not, you cannot use the visa to re-enter.
    > In fact, even if a job exists and you enter on H-1B but do not report for
    > work, you are out-of-status.
    > Once again, it is refreshing to see someone who deals this fairly with law
    > authorities.
    > Best wishes.

Anthony

Julien,

I did reply your e-mail. Did you get it? Just wanted to make sure.

Anthony

"Julien Chaupitre" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:Naq%[email protected]...
    > In my opinion, it's easier to work with the system than against it...
    > there's always a way, just need the time and resources to find it... ;-)
    > "WebCrawler" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:WFo%[email protected]...
    > > Julien --
    > >
    > > I applaud you for your honesty.
    > > *Most* people would simply have taken the easy way out and used the H-1B
    > to
    > > re-enter the US.
    > >
    > > > Well, I thought about this for the H1B, but it is plain illegal, as
once
    > > we
    > > > quit our job, the visa is gone too...
    > >
    > > True.
    > > If the job no longer exists, irrespective of whether the employer has
    > > cancelled the H-1B petition or not, you cannot use the visa to re-enter.
    > > In fact, even if a job exists and you enter on H-1B but do not report
for
    > > work, you are out-of-status.
    > >
    > > Once again, it is refreshing to see someone who deals this fairly with
law
    > > authorities.
    > >
    > > Best wishes.
    > >
    > >