QUESTION:
Hello David,
I heard about a lot you on Taxation and Immigration issues.
I have few question hope you can help me this.
I became a Canadian Permanent Resident in JUN 2004. I have been in WA, USA
in H1B and my 6th year imit on H1B is going to over in JUN 2006.
In Jun 2005 I have decided to move to British Columbia. I bought a house
there and my wife is already staying in that house and started working in
BC. I come to work in Washington on Monday and go back to BC on Thrusday
night.
Now that my company want me to move to Georgia. it's going to hard for me to
come everyweek to BC. Also my wife does not want to stay alone there.
So I was thinking to move back to USA.
1) Can I keep the house there but move back to USA. How the tax is going to
work. If I or my wife does not stay there.
2) How is it going to affect my PR status if in 1 yr from now I want to come
back.
Need your advice.
Thanks,
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david ingram replies:
You have a big problem which is not unlike my reply to the question before
this.
When your H1B has expired, you have to come back to Canada or go to your
country of citizenship.
You are lucky in that your PR card will still be valid in June 2006 and
indeed will still be valid in June 2007 if they manage to renew your H1B for
one more year.
However, it seems to me that your best bet would be to stay with your
present job in Washington as long as you can
and keep on commuting. When the job is scratched, your wife is here and
established and you can find a Canadian Job.
In fact, since you have not indicated that your company has made any effort
to get you a resident alien (green) card which is possible on an H1, it
indicates that you are expendable. I do not know your wife's skill set but
it is unlikely that she can work in Georgia so she will be living a second
class life in Georgia.
Why not start looking for that Canadian job now and say goodbye to the
company that has obviously not made any motions to keep you past the expiry
of your visa. i hate to be a hard-nose about it but that is the fact of
life.
Come to Canada sooner, rather than later, and get your citizenship here.
If you do decide to take the Georgia job for a year or a year and a half,
rent the Vancouver house out so that you do not have to pay tax to Canada on
your US income.
hope this helps - but you likely want to spend some money with me and talk
in person.
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