Just wondering if there's anyone who lives in the US under the visa waiver program and if so how do you do it??
My understanding is that as a Canadian citizen you can live in the US for 182 days out of the year.
Would this mean that you would pay tax in the US or still in Canada?
Appreciate any advice.
Living in the US whilst working at AC
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Re: Living in the US whilst working at AC
You would only be entering as a visitor and Canada won't recognize you as a non-resident unless you actually move somewhere legally.
I know of one guy that established legal residency somewhere in the Caribbean I believe and then bought a house in the US where he could commute to and use essentially as a crash pad in order to minimize his time spent in Canada. That way he could claim non-resident of Canada for tax purpose and enter the US as a visitor on his days off. This creates all kinds of issues since you can't really register a car anywhere. The US is also being more sticky about entering the country so being denied entry with the risk of a permanent ban would be for more trouble than it's worth.
I know of one guy that established legal residency somewhere in the Caribbean I believe and then bought a house in the US where he could commute to and use essentially as a crash pad in order to minimize his time spent in Canada. That way he could claim non-resident of Canada for tax purpose and enter the US as a visitor on his days off. This creates all kinds of issues since you can't really register a car anywhere. The US is also being more sticky about entering the country so being denied entry with the risk of a permanent ban would be for more trouble than it's worth.
Re: Living in the US whilst working at AC
I've flown with a number of people that do it but most have American spouses. House prices drop 50-70% as soon as you cross the border so it's quite the advantage even if you don't get the income tax reduction of a non-resident.
