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CanadaNon-resident Tax withheld

Hey all, I'm hoping someone might be able to provide some experience.

I lived and worked in Canada for the first 3 months last year. After I moved to the US, I collected EI for 4 months.

On my T4E in box 24 is an amount of the 25% non resident tax deducted from any EI benefits which I can report on line 437 of my tax form.

Now I also have a NR4 for cashing in my RRSPs shortly after I left the country. Box 17 on the NR4 has the amount of non-resident tax withheld. I'm not sure what to do with the number in Box 17. Can I also report that on line 437?

I don't think I qualify to do a Section 217 as it says one must be a non-resident of Canada for all of 2006. I was still a resident of Canad from January to the end of March.

Any insight?

Thanks.


You can qualify to do a partial Section 217.. read more about it to find out more... Tax BUlletin T4056

Election under section 217 of the Income Tax Act
When you receive certain types of income from Canada after you emigrate, the Canadian payer has to withhold non-resident tax on the income and send it to us. This tax withheld is usually your final tax obligation to Canada on the income.

However, under section 217 of the Income Tax Act, you can choose to file a Canadian return to report the types of Canadian-source income listed in the next section. By doing this, you may be able to pay tax on this income using an alternative taxing method and receive a refund of some or all of the non-resident tax withheld. Choosing to report these types of income on a Canadian return is called "electing under section 217 of the Income Tax Act."

What income is eligible for this election?
This election applies to certain types of Canadian-source income which you receive after you leave Canada, including:

Old Age Security pension;
Canada Pension Plan or Quebec Pension Plan benefits;
most superannuation and pension benefits;
registered retirement savings plan payments;
registered retirement income fund payments;
death benefits;
Employment Insurance benefits;
certain retiring allowances;
registered supplementary unemployment benefit plan payments;
deferred profit-sharing plan payments;
amounts received from a retirement compensation arrangement, or the purchase price of an interest in a retirement compensation arrangement;
prescribed benefits under a government assistance program; and
Auto Pact benefits.
What date is your section 217 return due?
If you elect under section 217 for 2006, you have to file your 2006 return on or before June 30, 2007.

If you are late in sending us your section 217 return, your election will not be valid.

You may also be reporting Canadian-source income, other than eligible section 217 income, on your return. If you have a taxable capital gain from disposing of taxable Canadian property, or if you have to pay tax on employment income you are reporting, you have to file your return by April 30, 2007.

If you are reporting business income and you have to pay tax on that income, you have to file the return on or before June 15, 2007.

Note
If you owe tax for 2006 and do not file your return for 2006 within the dates we specified above, we will charge you a late-filing penalty. We will also charge compound daily interest starting May 1, 2007, on any unpaid amounts owing for 2006.

Completing your section 217 return
Do not file a separate return to elect under section 217. Instead, complete one return for 2006. Follow the instructions in the section called "Completing your 2006 return", and the following special rules.

Identification
Write "section 217" at the top of page 1 of your return and enter your date of emigration from Canada.

Income
On your return, include:

the income you are reporting as an emigrant (see the section called "Income"); and
all amounts eligible for the section 217 election (see the section called "What income is eligible for this election?") that were paid or credited to you in the part of 2006 that you were a non-resident of Canada.
Federal and provincial or territorial tax
Special rules apply for calculating federal and provincial or territorial tax on your section 217 return in the year that you emigrate. Generally, you have to pay federal tax, as well as provincial or territorial tax for the province or territory where you lived before you left Canada.

Federal and provincial or territorial non-refundable tax credits

If you include on your return at least 90% of your net world income for the part of 2006 that you were not a resident of Canada, you can claim all of the federal and provincial or territorial non-refundable tax credits that apply to you. This represents your allowable amount of federal and provincial or territorial non-refundable tax credits.

If you do not meet this 90% rule, your allowable amount of federal non-refundable tax credits cannot be more than 15.25% of the section 217 income (see the section called "What income is eligible for this election?") that was paid or credited to you in the part of 2006 that you were not a resident of Canada. You can claim all of the provincial or territorial non-refundable tax credits that apply to you.

Notes
Attach a note to your return giving a breakdown of your 2006 net world income (in Canadian dollars) for the part of 2006 that you were not a resident of Canada. Show separately the income you received from sources inside and outside Canada for that part of 2006. We cannot allow any non-refundable tax credits without this information.

For the other rules that may apply, contact the International Tax Services Office.


Remember, for your leaving Canada return, you only have to declare the income that was earned while you were still in Canada. All your income that was earned outside of Canada would not be reported and the 25% tax is all that you would owe.

What Section 217 allows you to do is to opt to have that Canada SOurce Income that you earned after you emigrated treated as if it was earned in Canada and figure out your tax that way... That is what Section 217 is...

Do your taxes both ways... A normal Leaving Canada return with the income that was earned while you were only in Canada... and again with all of your Canada source income with the Canadian taxes that were withheld from the in Canada income and the income after you emigrated. File the return that gives you the biggest refund...

Edited by zyggy, 03 March 2007 - 12:46 PM.

zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-03-03 12:45:00
CanadaWedding Certificate vs. Wedding License

Even if you got your Marriage certificate the same day as your wedding and then filed the next day, you are unlikely to have either your AP or greencard in time to go to Europe in June... plan on AP taking 90+ days and greencard some time after that....

Kez

AGreed.. Unless you get married right now, today and file for AOS the following day.. hoping for an AP before June is a pipedream....and even then, the odds are against you..
zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-03-05 11:09:00
CanadaEI denied?

No, you can't work without a stamp from the POE. It's a "technicality" that we can collect EI during the first 90 days.

EI = Employment Insurance

Carla (F)



Okay..........getting more confused here....lol......... so can we file and collect right after moving to the US and not have to be looking for work until we do get our EAD? I am curious as to how you fill out the cards then????


Even though you *can't* work without a stamp, you still have to be "looking for work" to be eligible for EI.


Still confused here........... so you can file and collect EI within the 90 day time frame of the I-94 when you actually can't work........ so you have to be sending out resumes etc. actively looking for work......... so if someone offers you a job do you just tell them you are not able to work yet or what? I don't get this. I would really like to get this all figured out as I will be done work on Feb.28th and moving shortly afterwards and filing for EI.........



YOu can look for work.. it's not your fault that they can't hire you without a written EAD...


So why would one bother to look for work when you can't work....... that is a job in itself looking for one. This just doesn't make sense to me.


Welcome to the world of immigration...
zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-02-08 15:48:00
CanadaEI denied?

No, you can't work without a stamp from the POE. It's a "technicality" that we can collect EI during the first 90 days.

EI = Employment Insurance

Carla (F)



Okay..........getting more confused here....lol......... so can we file and collect right after moving to the US and not have to be looking for work until we do get our EAD? I am curious as to how you fill out the cards then????


Even though you *can't* work without a stamp, you still have to be "looking for work" to be eligible for EI.


Still confused here........... so you can file and collect EI within the 90 day time frame of the I-94 when you actually can't work........ so you have to be sending out resumes etc. actively looking for work......... so if someone offers you a job do you just tell them you are not able to work yet or what? I don't get this. I would really like to get this all figured out as I will be done work on Feb.28th and moving shortly afterwards and filing for EI.........



YOu can look for work.. it's not your fault that they can't hire you without a written EAD...
zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-02-08 15:32:00
CanadaEI denied?

Make a photocopy of the SSA policy page that states that K1 holders are employment authorized and fax it to them....

That worked for us...


Is this the document you speak of?

I'll fax it to them ASAP. Thanks!



That's the one...
zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-02-05 13:49:00
CanadaEI denied?
Make a photocopy of the SSA policy page that states that K1 holders are employment authorized and fax it to them....

That worked for us...
zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-02-05 13:05:00
Canadaadding married name to passport

as i read the instructions, you just need to supply a letter requesting the name to be added, the fee, copy of your marriage cert., and passport, yes?

no need to fill out the application form? i printed off the page to put the fee on the CC.

this all i need? besides patience as the site says it's a 9 week wait for passports at the moment.

thanks

k



You don't need to fill out any form. A letter requesting the endorsement is sufficient.
zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-03-05 11:21:00
CanadaCanadian Birth Certificates

He require a LONG FORM birth certificate. its not the size that matters (really it isnt, lol) it whats on the certificate. it must have his info of course as well as his parents name and where they were born. On mine it lists both parents and place of birth list Saskatchewan! Soem provinces they are quick at issuing them, others are slooowwwww. Sk had it to me in a weekl!! I belive Ontario is a tad slower, but I'm sure someone from Ont will lead u in the correct direction.



For Ontario.. it's the Long Form Certified Certificate...

http://www.cbs.gov.o...lish/649QWH.htm
zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-03-07 13:09:00
Canadapassport not valid for a year! freaking out!

oops...just read message from am1996 about the passports and PHEW...hope they will be okay with me too. I think I'll just include a note on my Packet 3 ppwk that I will be renewing the passport asap. and send it all off and hope for the best!!


am1996's note only deals with the AOS interivew in the US and the granting of permanent resident status.. it does not apply to a visa given at the consulate. In order to issue the visa, the passport must be valid for the entire period that the visa is valid... meaning that if the visa were issued today (3/9/07) the passport must be valid until at least (9/10/2007)...

So I suggest that you go to a passport office to get it in person, bring your letter for the consulate with the interivew date and request that it be expedited...
zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-03-09 10:00:00
CanadaPolice Certificate

If he's getting fingerprints checked by the RCMP I don't think he needs a name check since fingerprints are more accurate than a name check. I just looked at the RCMP website and they don't perform just a name check directly for people that aren't resident here (which is why us Canadians go to 3rd parties like The Commissionaires for just a name check). Not sure where you'd be able to get a name check done without being here in Canada. Name checks generally can be done either on the spot at an RCMP detachment or 5 days through another service (mine took 5 days).

I don't know how long it takes for fingerprinting but you may want to contact the RCMP directly to ask them.

http://www.rcmp.ca/c...ec/finger_e.htm

Q: How can I verify the status of my application?

A: Contact us by e-mail civilnps@rcmp-grc.gc.ca and provide the following information:

* Your full name and date of birth
* The date and the reason you sent the application
* Whether the processing fee was included (if applicable)


Yeah.. name checks are only available in Canada... so he can either travel up to Canada for a name check or wait it out in Grenada...
zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-03-12 07:50:00
CanadaOne Year Passport

Hey Everyone -

I think this was posted before, but just wanted to ask because I couldn't find the exact thread.

My fiancee just looked at her passport and realized that it expires Dec. 2007 (so less than 1 year). When she sent in the checklist last year though she had over a year and just didn't expect the wait to be this long. Do you think this will be ok? The problem is renewing the passport takes over 1 month and the interview is in 2 weeks!

Any thoughts? Do you think it'll be ok or will there be a problem? :crying:



The passport must be valid for the entire period that the visa is valid... So as long the visa is not issued after May, you should be okay...

Edited by zyggy, 12 March 2007 - 07:44 AM.

zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-03-12 07:43:00
CanadaYound children follow-to-join
All visas require passports...

A Passport is NOT required for AOS... but it is required for the visa...
zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-03-13 10:08:00
CanadaYound children follow-to-join
All visas require passports...
zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-03-13 08:28:00
CanadaTransporting my stuff across border in 2 separate vehicles
Now why would I ever swat Flames... we're buddies :)

You do have 10 years after your first entry to bring your used personal effects into the US duty free...

If someone is going to follow you with your stuff... what you do depends on when they are following you..

If they're coming with you, be sure that they enter into the primary inspection line immediately after you and tell the CBP officer that they have your stuff....

If they're coming sometime after you, they will require a copy of your I-94 and visa as well as CBP Form 3299...

Edited by zyggy, 16 March 2007 - 09:46 AM.

zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-03-16 09:43:00
CanadaEAD before getting the K1 Visa
Since you filed an I-129F, you are ineligible for a TN since you have no put yourself on notice for having immigrant intent... TN's are not available to those who have immigrant intent..
zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-03-16 08:09:00
CanadaFinally the Greencard !!
How it works for emigrants is the same for immigrants... you don't have to report any income that you made before you immigrated to Canada. In this case, you would put the date that you entered Canada as a PR on Page 1 of the return. You would only include any income that you made after that date... nothing before...
zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-03-19 07:47:00
CanadaCanadian SIN card in the USA, do I need to update it?

Ah.. but you can use your work credits in Canada when you eventually collect for US Social Security... I disagree.. I would update your SIN records...

HUH?

Ok Zyggy you're gonna need to do some splainin' about that one...........you have me curious now. :D



There's a Social Security treaty between the US and Canada where they will credit the work from each other's countries in computing a benefit level... They do not want you collecting both... you get one or the other... SS or CPP...

The good thing is that you don't give up all that time and money that you put into the other country's system... you can credit it to one or the other...

Edited by zyggy, 16 March 2007 - 02:00 PM.

zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-03-16 13:59:00
CanadaCanadian SIN card in the USA, do I need to update it?

I've never updated mine at all, of course, there's many things you don't realize you could do either when you move from one country to another. For instance here, I wasn't aware that all the way up to getting your citizenship you need to file an AR-11 to homeland security every time you move (which I didn't know until my 4th move). I don't think you need to update it at all, and if you ever move back there, I'm sure you can get it updated then.

Has anyone updated that SIN number while living in the US? What do you say, just that you're no longer in Canada? I figure it really doesn't make a difference as you're already a Canadian citizen, there's really nothing to update, not sure if that's a correct assumption on my part though. So any clarrification?



We never updated her SIN number to state that she is no longer in Canada... HRSDC doesn't really care about that, only CRA does... We just did it to change her name to her married name...
zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-03-16 09:39:00
CanadaCanadian SIN card in the USA, do I need to update it?
Ah.. but you can use your work credits in Canada when you eventually collect for US Social Security... I disagree.. I would update your SIN records...
zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-03-16 08:12:00
Canadaso it doesn't matter when your MTL interview time is

That is correct.. it's first come first served... the appointment time means absolutely nothing... get there about 30 minutes before they open..

BTW.. we also went from Windsor to Montreal... Do not fly out of Windsor .. period... Drive to Detroit or Toronto and take a flight from there... We flew from Toronto to Montreal for under $400...



haha, well i wish i could just go to detroit and fly, but i have a complicated case. as for driving to toronto, where would we park our car? i found really cheap westjet tickets between toronto and montreal. i thought maybe just take a train to london, then fly london to montreal, but unless we stop in tornoto first, we wont save much with a direct flight. and even if we do strop in toronto, we'd save like a hundred dollars (which isnt much since windsor to montreal is 1500 ish)

i keep trying to find deals or something different, but air canada website is cheaper than all "discounted" flights websites.

my husband also doesnt want to drive or make so many stops cause then there're more things that could get delayed, traffic, etc.

egh <_<


We parked at a lot that was attached to the Thrifty Car rental next to the airport.. We just took the Car rental shuttle to the airport... There are lots of parking lots around the airport where you can leave your car...
zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-03-19 13:00:00
Canadaso it doesn't matter when your MTL interview time is
That is correct.. it's first come first served... the appointment time means absolutely nothing... get there about 30 minutes before they open..

BTW.. we also went from Windsor to Montreal... Do not fly out of Windsor .. period... Drive to Detroit or Toronto and take a flight from there... We flew from Toronto to Montreal for under $400...

Edited by zyggy, 19 March 2007 - 07:37 AM.

zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-03-19 07:35:00
Canadamedical

i cant believe no one knows this

For the CR-1 the medical must be complete... so yes, the vaccinations must be done at that time... I don't believe that you have to go back for another medical if it was done for a K-3 and it is still valid. If the vaccinations were complete at the time of the K-3 medical.. you need nothing further...

It would be better if you had them done for the original K3 medical... then you wouldn't have to go back...

Edited by zyggy, 21 March 2007 - 10:59 AM.

zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-03-21 10:57:00
CanadaBringing car in before formal import
You can do the importation at any CBP POE or Service Port
http://www.cbp.gov/x.../toolbox/ports/

Edited by zyggy, 21 March 2007 - 07:43 AM.

zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-03-21 07:31:00
CanadaAny chance I'm already a dual citizen?

Thanks, zyggy.

I'm the Jeremy of "Jeremy + Kristy" (and probably will be most of the time, as my fiancee probably won't actually post on here), by the way.

I figured that would be the case, but my mother is now deceased, so she couldn't apply to retain her citizenship. I'm not necessarily sure how that even if I could claim Canadian citizenship that it would necessarily expedite our plans.



Sorry.. it wasn't quite clear to me who you were referring to...

But yes, you are not a Canadian Citizen... I know it stinks... Parliment was talking about passing a law so that you could get yours back as well, but it died with the previous government...
zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-03-28 19:23:00
CanadaAny chance I'm already a dual citizen?

Ha,

Ignore everything I've said above, here is the correct info (which is really somewhat complex).

Any person born outside Canada from 15 February 1977, who has a Canadian parent at the time of birth, is automatically a Canadian citizen by descent.

If the Canadian parent is also Canadian by descent and the other parent is not born or naturalized in Canada, then Canadian citizenship will be lost on that person's 28th birthday unless the person successfully applies to retain Canadian citizenship.

Those born outside Canada between 1 January 1947 and 15 February 1977 are generally not Canadian citizens unless their birth was registered with the Canadian government before they were two years of age (and neither they nor their responsible parent subsequently lost Canadian citizenship by becoming citizens of another country before 1977) OR they applied for Canadian citizenship by descent before 14 August 2004. Applications for citizenship by descent fell into two categories: 1) delayed registration of birth abroad, which, when granted, made the person a citizen from birth (as if the birth had been registered with the Canadian government within two years as required by the 1947 Citizenship Act), and 2) a facilitated grant, in cases where the Canadian parent was the mother, not the father. The latter was not retroactive, so does not make children of the grantee born before the grant, Canadian citizens.

One class of Canadian citizens by descent who can still claim citizenship are those whose births were registered as required by the 1947 Act, but who then lost their Canadian citizenship when their responsible parent (normally the father) became a naturalized citizen of another country. In 2005, the Canadian Parliament passed a law allowing such persons who lost citizenship as minors to apply to resume Canadian citizenship without a residency or background-check requirement.


Yes, but their children would not have been able to claim Citizenship because of their parent's renewed Citizenship... again, based on the scanario presented above, I do not believe that the OP is eligible for Canadian Citizenship... but it appears that her mother is...

If this is for the opposite (wanting to become a US Citizen through his mother a few things needed to happen depending on when you were born..

Your mother would have had to have lived in the US for 5 years (10 before 1981 or so) before you were born with 2 of those years being after the age of 14 (or 5 in the old rules). If your parent didn't fulfill those requirements, then you would not be a US Citizen...

Edited by zyggy, 28 March 2007 - 08:12 AM.

zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-03-28 08:02:00
CanadaAny chance I'm already a dual citizen?

It would depend on your date of birth. If your mother was born in Canada, she would still be considered a Canadian citizen even after she emigrated to the US.

You are a Canadian citizen if you were born outsideCanada and:
you were born after February 14, 1977; and
you had a parent who was Canadian at the time of your birth.

http://www.cic.gc.ca...rnout-info.html



Actually no... if her mother become a US Citizen becuase of her parents becoming US Citizens before 1977, she (the mother) would have lost her Canadian Citizenship... it sucks, but that's how it worked... there's been some significant probles involved with the old provision of the Canadian Citizenship law... there have been many stories of people who had gotten another citizenship for some reason, subsequently moved back to Canada and lived their lives only to be told that they weren't Canadian Citizens when they applied for a passport for the first time...

This happened in my family, my aunt (my grandmother's sister), got married to an American moved to the US, had kids and subsequently become a US Citizen.. because of that she lost her Canadian Citizenship and her children did as well.. My grandmother did the same thing.. married an American, moved to the US and never became a US Citizen until the 80's (so she could get Social Security outside of the US)... because of this simple matter of timing, my mother and I are Canadian Citizens.. my cousins from my aunt are not...

Hence the reason for the provision in the Citizenship Act for an expiditious method for these people to reclaim their citizenship...

Edited by zyggy, 28 March 2007 - 08:10 AM.

zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-03-28 08:00:00
CanadaPassport expires April 2008....
Yeah.. you just have to have a reason why you need it earler.. Having a visa requirement with a certain validity on your passport is a sufficient reason...
zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-02-13 11:38:00
Canadahas anyone had luck with upack?

saw the link in another thread, and a rough estimate from their site is ~$1400 from ontario to CT. uhaul is $700 to $800.
with upack im nervous b/c we arent at customs with them to provide the inventory. is this an issue? also it says its a 2-3day transit time. is this tpyical as well?

for double the price it doesnt seem bad at all, esp with peace of mind for gas an breakdown costs with the uhaul, b/c that always happens with their damn stuff!

im guessing proper moving quotes will be astronomically more so i havent even entertained them.

thx for the help :)

This was included at the bottom of the upack quote. thats a bit nerve racking. :(

Requirements for shipping household goods from Canada into United States:

1. Proof of Status - VISA, Passport and Birth Certificate. You must have a picture ID. The local ABF terminal will need photocopies of these when the shipment is picked up.
2. A complete itemized list of your items with an approximate dollar value of the shipment.
3. A completed U.S. Customs Form 3299, https://forms.custom...formharness.asp? formName=cf-3299-form.xft
4. You will need to supply all of the above documents to the driver upon pick up of the loaded trailer. The driver can present the paperwork to the Customs & Border Protection Agency (CBP) for clearance at the border.
5. ABF is not responsible for clearing the shipment with the CBP.
6. If preferred, you may hire a broker for clearing of your items at the border.
7. If the shipment does not clear customs at the border, the shipment may move inbond, at the discretion of CBP, and must be cleared prior to delivery. A bond fee will be assessed.
8. The most common reasons a shipment fails to clear at the border are:
1. If paperwork is not filled out properly
2. All necessary paperwork is not provided
3. Improper/Insufficient identification
9. All U-Pack shipments are quoted in U.S. dollars. Any applicable custom fees are not included.


If you don't have the I-94 with the CBP Form 3299, they'll let you go but will require you (or your broker) to post a bond until you can get them an I-94 to clear the shipment. To get the bond back is a big bureaucratic mess. Believe me.. it's better to wait until you get the I-94 before they leave..
zyggyNot TellingCanada2006-07-07 07:39:00
CanadaTaxes.
You are permitted to file a joint US return wuth your husband... But you have to do the following things

1) You have to file a W-7 with the return for you to get an ITIN

2) You both have to sign a statement stating thst you opt to be treated as a US Resident Alien for the entire tax year..

3) You have to declare your worldwide income on Line 7

4) You can exclude your worldwide income by filing Form 2555 with the retirn..

5) You have to report the amount in your RRSP's and opt to defer the tax on them until you withdraw it by filing Form 8891..


Because of this, the return cannot be efiled... it has to be sent into the IRS Service Center in Austin, TX

Check out our pretty comprehensive tax thread...http://www.visajourney.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=56233

Edited by zyggy, 04 April 2007 - 07:37 AM.

zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-04-04 07:35:00
CanadaNE one brought a child with them to US? Does child attend interview in Mtl?
Children 14 years of age and older must attend the interview... children younger than that is optional (but encouraged)
zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-04-09 07:34:00
Canadarandom question about weddings in Canada
Yeah.. My mother-in-law was pretty shocked when I told her we weren't having a gift opening party because I thought it was very inappropriate and tacky... She eventually got over it...
zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-04-05 07:29:00
CanadaCanadian Tax Software
Yep.. you have to send your return to the International Tax Services Office...
zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-04-12 10:07:00
CanadaTies to the US

You may qualify to participate in NEXUS if you are a citizen or permanent resident of Canada or the U.S. and have lived in one of these countries continuously for the last three years.


So does this mean new residents don't qualify because we haven't lived in the US continuously for three years?



No... you have to live in either Canada, the US or a combination of both for the past 3 years... If that was the case, then my wife would never have gotten one...

Edited by zyggy, 16 April 2007 - 10:38 AM.

zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-04-16 10:37:00
CanadaTies to the US

I have one question

Why on earth have you not applied for Nexus by now.... If you would have applied for it, you would not have had these problems...

But yes, it does work both ways...

Hmmm... actually, that's a good idea. Maybe I'll apply for NEXUS. I think I was orignally getting NEXUS confused with CANPASS, which is why I didn't think it applied to Jeremy. But looking into NEXUS more, it does work for air, land and water entries. I wonder if it'd make my entrances into Canada (as few and limited as they are...) any easier.

Zyggy, do you know how someone from the U.S. (who lives a long way from Canada in Texas) would go about applying for NEXUS? I can't just hop on a plane and fly to Canada to enroll in NEXUS. Aside from the cost and my limited time, that'd be a bit much to expect.

Do they perform phone interviews? I could definitely do that. I'm not sure if e-mail interviews are done, but if such a thing exists, perhaps that could work as well. Whatever that wouldn't require me to be physically in Canada at the time -- except when I next fly there for my visit.

Anyway, this NEXUS program would probably serve Jeremy a bit better than even me. To look into it, here's the NEXUS website.


CANPASS is a waste... don't bother to apply for it...

You need to fill out the application form and send it to the Nexus Center in Niagara Falls.. it doesn't matter where you are in the US, they all go to Niagara Falls...

You actually have to show up for an in person interview, but you can schedule the interview for any time that you want, if that's the next time that you happen to be in Canada, that's okay...

Edited by zyggy, 16 April 2007 - 09:53 AM.

zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-04-16 09:52:00
CanadaTies to the US
I have one question

Why on earth have you not applied for Nexus by now.... If you would have applied for it, you would not have had these problems...

But yes, it does work both ways...
zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-04-16 08:20:00
CanadaCanadian tax softeware and my US husband

What I did was I put in his U.S. income so the application would know that I would NOT be claiming the spouse credit. If you leave it blank, it will give you the spouse credit. I ended up redoing the T1 General with the figures generated by the tax application so I could write in "US Citizen" and a note that his income stated is U.S. and that we were NOT filing jointly. The other sheets generated I put into the package with the new TI General form.

Damn, when I don't put in my husbands income, that spousal credit gave me approx $2000 more returned. Would that credit make that much of a difference?

Also, neiks, you have to file your T1 as a Leaving Canada return at the International Tax Services Office

Zyggy, you mean once I get my GC and on my 2007 return? B/c right now I'm still a Canadian resident for 2006.



Oh okay.. I thought you had crossed and gotten your GC by now... but yes, the year that you leave Canada, you'll have to file a Leaving Canada return. If you're going to continue to work in Canada, you need to file subsequent Non-resident returns to Canada.
zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-04-17 09:50:00
CanadaCanadian tax softeware and my US husband
Just like they said, you have to write US Citizen in the blanks..

Also, neiks, you have to file your T1 as a Leaving Canada return at the International Tax Services Office. All your returns from here on out will be Non-resident returns also filed at the International Tax Services Office (since she still works in Canada)

Edited by zyggy, 17 April 2007 - 08:03 AM.

zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-04-17 08:02:00
Canadaprovincial health plan

However, you plan to apply for permanent residency in the US, so no, you are not eligible to keep Canadian provincial health care, unless you definitely have an expected return date. Like TN visas do.

Does that work the opposite way? I mean, if one were to temporarily reside in Canada for a few years, could they retain their American health insurance if they intend on returning? :unsure:



Depends on your employer... some employers make some sort of provision to have health insurance in the US for cases like surgeries, etc to get people to overcome their apprehensions about the Canadian Health system...
zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-04-17 08:06:00
CanadaCanadian Credit for the US petitioner

I belive JerseyGirl ahd a problem with Serbinski!! She had her taxes complted with them awhile back, and when she got audited, Sebrinski was no where to be found!! And YES I posted their linkon VJ many of a times!!! And this year I used my inlaws tax accountant (wife bday present) to do our USA taxes!! Why?? I took out RRSP's in 2006!! And was not certian how to do decalre it !! I had filed form 8891 to defer the tax on the RRSP's!! To be honest I have no clue (hey,I'm a guy) onhow to properly report the incoem fromther RRSP's to IRS!! My inlaws accouinting firm spent many an hour on how to do it!! (not at my expense,ty mother in law) and long story short, they disagreed with what "nelsona" had been posting on Sebrinski forum!!! So one can't go what that forum states, yes I'm sure there is good info on there, but like all forums (as well as wikipedia) it is not an accurate place to get info!! Just my 2 cents.

Karen - after all you and Joel went through, you're going to turn around and go back to Canada? :) :)

Well, if nothing else, I can tell you that sponsoring your spouse into Canada is a cakewalk compared to doing it in the US. No interminable delays, no interviews, no BS, just some paperwork, and you can do it from within Canada if you like.


No delays.. My friend is on 14 months in Canada and counting on an in-Canada Permanent Residence Application.. and unlike the US where you can apply for an EAD in the interim, she can't work... and on top of that she has to redo her immigration physical because they only allow it to be good for one year.. period.. if you're application is still processing.. oh well..

Far from a cakewalk my friend.. CIC makes USCIS look extremely efficient...


When I sponsored my ex-wife into Canada from WITHIN Canada, it was literally three months from the date of submission to the day she had papers in her hand, we drove to the US border, did a U-turn, and came back in. No interviews, no $1000 fees, no pointless RFE's, no USCIS BS.


Times have changed my friend... times have changed...

The fee for PR is now $1,200 (it used to be $1,600 until the Conservatives came in) and the fastest things are being approved is now 9 months.
zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-04-18 07:33:00
CanadaCanadian Credit for the US petitioner

I belive JerseyGirl ahd a problem with Serbinski!! She had her taxes complted with them awhile back, and when she got audited, Sebrinski was no where to be found!! And YES I posted their linkon VJ many of a times!!! And this year I used my inlaws tax accountant (wife bday present) to do our USA taxes!! Why?? I took out RRSP's in 2006!! And was not certian how to do decalre it !! I had filed form 8891 to defer the tax on the RRSP's!! To be honest I have no clue (hey,I'm a guy) onhow to properly report the incoem fromther RRSP's to IRS!! My inlaws accouinting firm spent many an hour on how to do it!! (not at my expense,ty mother in law) and long story short, they disagreed with what "nelsona" had been posting on Sebrinski forum!!! So one can't go what that forum states, yes I'm sure there is good info on there, but like all forums (as well as wikipedia) it is not an accurate place to get info!! Just my 2 cents.

Karen - after all you and Joel went through, you're going to turn around and go back to Canada? :) :)

Well, if nothing else, I can tell you that sponsoring your spouse into Canada is a cakewalk compared to doing it in the US. No interminable delays, no interviews, no BS, just some paperwork, and you can do it from within Canada if you like.


No delays.. My friend is on 14 months in Canada and counting on an in-Canada Permanent Residence Application.. and unlike the US where you can apply for an EAD in the interim, she can't work... and on top of that she has to redo her immigration physical because they only allow it to be good for one year.. period.. if you're application is still processing.. oh well..

Far from a cakewalk my friend.. CIC makes USCIS look extremely efficient...

Edited by zyggy, 17 April 2007 - 09:55 AM.

zyggyNot TellingCanada2007-04-17 09:53:00