@darshuvisa I'm in the same boat as yours, planning to move in the next few weeks, are you moving on valid visa stamp or expired one?
Daily commute (Detroit-Windsor) (H1b and Canada PR)
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Hi everyone, I'm planning to move to Windsor in early October and do the Windsor-Detroit thing. I have the below questions:
1. My current visa stamp is expired, and have a new i797 notice valid until 2025. Can I use the AVR option 5 days a week to commute? has anyone done that until they got an appointment?
2. Has Anyone imported their old car (2 years old) to Canada? does the duty change if it was not mentioned in GTF but it's a couple of years old now?
Any responses will be appreciated, thank you.
1. My current visa stamp is expired, and have a new i797 notice valid until 2025. Can I use the AVR option 5 days a week to commute? has anyone done that until they got an appointment?
2. Has Anyone imported their old car (2 years old) to Canada? does the duty change if it was not mentioned in GTF but it's a couple of years old now?
Any responses will be appreciated, thank you.
2. Yes. It depends on your car and how it is processed when you import it at the border. If they determine that you have had it for a while or say you replaced your older car with a newer car since landing they might not charge a duty. So the answer would be that it depends but you likely wouldn't be charged a duty if you have had it for 2 years.
I do not see any problem with this. Once the person is maintaining status in the US, they should be fine.
If you are working for a Canadian entity, you are good to apply even if you are in Canada nd if you are working for a US entity its suggested that you are inside the country till your packet reaches USCIS and more safer to travel once you get the receipt number.
ps: I am not an immigration specialist(out of my research and suggestions in this group i have followed this).
This thread has tons of info but i'm not able to find suitable info to plan my future move. Here is the use-case, i don't think my GC would come in next 5 year and I don't want to waist my time here. I can't move to Canada because my wife recently join google and she don't want to loose the opportunity working in USA.
I'm thinking to move to windsor and let my spouse commute to google office 1-2 time per week. But i'm still unsure how to achieve this and need input from the group member . Kindly spend some time in answering my query and i'm sure it will help others.
1. What is the tax implication when I travel only 2 days per week? Would I be filing non resident in usa or in canada?
2. What happen to my state tax? Would I paying province tax instead of usa Michigan state tax?
3. If i work 3 days in Canada with usa employer(WFH).Will CRA sees it as work done on Canada soil and tax for 3 days?
4. What would be my overall tax bracket, including usa+canada assuming we would be earning 200k+?
5. Not maintaining resident status in USA is seems as H1B violation ?
6.Will this every create issue during GC?
7. How to get H1B extension with Canada home address?
8. While commuting can I use Canada no plate car?
9. How is the daily commute? approx time at border?
10. How much time taken in AVR?
I'm thinking to move to windsor and let my spouse commute to google office 1-2 time per week. But i'm still unsure how to achieve this and need input from the group member . Kindly spend some time in answering my query and i'm sure it will help others.
1. What is the tax implication when I travel only 2 days per week? Would I be filing non resident in usa or in canada?
2. What happen to my state tax? Would I paying province tax instead of usa Michigan state tax?
3. If i work 3 days in Canada with usa employer(WFH).Will CRA sees it as work done on Canada soil and tax for 3 days?
4. What would be my overall tax bracket, including usa+canada assuming we would be earning 200k+?
5. Not maintaining resident status in USA is seems as H1B violation ?
6.Will this every create issue during GC?
7. How to get H1B extension with Canada home address?
8. While commuting can I use Canada no plate car?
9. How is the daily commute? approx time at border?
10. How much time taken in AVR?
Do you have to specify that you want to use avr? Or they automatically apply it?
You need not mention, most of the officers knew it, except for some new officers who might question you, your visa is expired and how do you plan to enter US then you can mention to use AVR. Then they will verify with some senior officer and you should be good to go. But for the first time you might be sent to secondary inspection. dont be surprised
Commuters balancing US and Canada work and PR situation, does staying in the US (say Detroit or another border city), and then traveling weekly back and forth between your Canadian home and Detroit home will be considered OK to meet residency obligations and citizenship requirements? Have a rental in Canadian border city where I continue to maintain residency but planning to also get an accommodation on the US side as well and split time between the two. Won't have to import my vehicle to Canada and can work from home from the US border city location. But want to make sure it isn't any issue with residency obligations as long as you meet physical presence days plus file taxes.
Many of the people doing what you are doing. Many have houses in Michigan and have rented place in windsor. However, with this arrangement you will take 4+ years to get citizenship
this will work to meet PR obligations, but not for citizenship. For citizenship, they consider 1095 days only from the day you made Canada as your primary residence.. primary in the sense filing Canadian taxes as resident, having Canadian license, Canadian plates, health card and spending most of the time in Canada. It is not written anywhere, but I know someone attempted what you proposing for 8 months just to find out from CBSA/IRCC that time would not be counted for citizenship. what is the deal with switching your residence to Windsor/Canada? keeping US residence is not going to make or break anything anywhere.. pointless.