Visas and Passports and Working...
I'm not sure if this is the right place for this, so I apologise in advance if it is. My fiance is Canadian, from Vancouver, to be exact. I am planning on moving there with him in about 6 months. I'd like to work in Vancouver, and still be able to fly out to Texas, Las Vegas and work. How would I do that? I don't know where to begin, and I figured that you lovely ladies would have some good advice, seeing that you may have been in my position before! :)
Thanks so much!
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You work illegally and accept the risks of doing so. Sorry - but it's true. Visas aren't issued for stripping.
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Well, actually, until just recently, visas were issued for stripping:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/natio...ers041202.html
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That's Canada. Not in the USA, which is where Corgan is trying to work. If being in a country legally is an issue then she's better off going through a Working Holiday Visa program in a Commonwealth country.
A lot of women work illegally as strippers here in the US - it's not that hard to find work though there are risks (if you're busted in a raid for example). It seems to be a touchy issue on this board. But Vancouver is the "novelty id" capital of the world soooooooo.......
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i think she was asking if she would be able to come back to texas and las vegas to work....since she would be living in canada and already be working there......thats what i got from the post....
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as long as you hold on to your US citizenship, and are able to list a local Texas address (i.e. a relative's house would do), working in Texas or Vegas or anywhere else in the states shouldn't be a problem even if you are on an 'extremely long term visit' in Vancouver. Working in Canadian clubs shouldn't be a big deal either since the Canadian gov't is much less anal retentive about issuing work visas to non-Canadian citizens ... particularly when the applicant is intending to officially relocate to Canada eventually.
Watch out for dual taxation problems, though. At some point, you're going to have to make a decision as to where you're going to 'officially' reside. The tax picture is completely different if you are a US resident who is 'visiting' Canada where any Vancouver earnings would be considered as 'foreign income' by the US IRS, versus becoming an official Canadian resident alien where your US earnings would be considered as 'foreign income' by the Canadian gov't.
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Correct me if I'm mistaken, but I believe there is some rule about not having to pay taxes to your 'home country' if you are officially residing in another one and make under 80,000/yr. Perhaps it sounds ludicrous or I'm misquoting something out of context, but I remember reading something about this while living in France as a student and wondering what the tax laws were like if I would've stayed and found a job there. I was under the impression that as an American working abroad, I'd just be paying taxes to the local (French) gov't and not have to also pay taxes to the US on monies earned, French citizen or not.
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^^^ true at the moment for US citizens who officially work outside of the USA. In order for this to be the case for Corgan, she would need to shift legal residence to Canada, to obtain a Canadian work visa and to earn a significant amount of money in Canada. Of course, income taxes would then be due to the Canadian gov't, which is probably no bargain vs. US tax rates. Also, the US gov't is going to try and collect 15% self-employment (= social security + medicare) tax on any foreign income as well as domestic income, regardless of whether it is exempt from US income tax - hence the 'double taxation'.
(snip)"Self-employed persons. You must file a U.S. income tax return if you had $400 or more of net earnings from self-employment, regardless of your age. Net earnings from self-employment include the income earned both in a foreign country and in the United States.
You must pay self-employment tax on your self-employment income even if it is earned in a foreign country and is excludable as foreign earned income in figuring your income tax."(snip)
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Thanks for the clarification, Melonie! The one thing I like about living in Europe and Canada despite their hideous rates of taxation are what you get from them.....great healthcare and public/social services. But self-employment tax would still apply, eh? Darn...
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