Relocation from to USA -
Could you please advise
me as to the following:
1) Can an individual
relocate from
2) Can a Canadian work
in the
3) Having rental
property left in
4) If a relocation is
possible, and working in the
Thank you very
much.
Regards,
david ingram replies
This question is too general to answer. A 300 page book could be written and still not cover it.
1. There are no restrictions between Calgary and New Orleans. They are cities. A person can relocate from anywhere in Canada to anywhere in the US if:
a. They are a dual citizen or have a US E5 visa (requires investment of $500,000 to $1,000,000), an E! or an E2 visa (requires major invstment)
b. They have a valid work permit as an H1, L1, TN, O1. In general, this means that they have a valid job offer and the company is sponsoring them.
c. They are a diplomat
d. They have married an American and are being sponsored by their US spouse
e. They have an American parent who is living in the USA and is sponsoring them
f. They are an internationally recognized entertainer or athlete and qualify for a P1 which is the only visa one can apply for without an existing employer.
g. They won the diversity lottery but people born in Canada do not qualify to enter this, OR, I guess
h they put in an application 16 years ago and it has come up.
Go to www.centa.com and click on 'Entering the USA' in th second box down onthe right hand side for more info on individual visas and their requirements for the H1, L1, TN, etc. or just click here http://www.centa.com/articles/entering_the_united_states.htm
2. If they have a visa, yes.
3. If you leave a rental property in Canada, you need to fill in Canadian forms T1161, 1243 and 1244 with your departing tax return due by April 30th of the year after you leave and you need to file form NR6 BEFORE you leave.
4. It is then treated as a Section 216(4) return with forms T1139 and T776 filed each year to report the rent to Canada. The figures would then be converted to US dollars and reported again on the US return on schedules E and 4562. If any tax was paid to Canada, you would claim a foreign tax credit on the US 1040 by filling in form 1116.
If you had other investments in Canada, the finanacial institutions in Canda should withhold 10% tax on interest and 15% tax on dividends before you are paid the investment return. If you are a non-resident, there is no Canadian tax on capital gains for publicly traded shares. However, your shares and mutual funds andbonds and any other investment have to be reported on the 1161 from mentioned above and may be subject to departure tax.
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$1,700 would be for two people with income from two countries
Catch - up returns for the US where we use the Canadian return as a guide for seven years at a time will be $150 to $500.00 per year depending upon numbers of bank accounts, RRSP's, existence of rental houses, self employment, etc.
Just a guideline not etched in stone.
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