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by carl.mav
Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:43 am
Forum: Business & Personal Immigration to the United States
Topic: Premium Processing Times
Replies: 10
Views: 9621

That's great! Thanks.
by carl.mav
Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:36 am
Forum: Business & Personal Immigration to the United States
Topic: Premium Processing Times
Replies: 10
Views: 9621

[quote="carl.mav"]I was told I don't qualify for a TN as my job title does is in the list of acceptable ones. What about the L1 scenario?[/quote]

Sorry, I meant to say it is NOT in the list of acceptable ones.
by carl.mav
Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:34 am
Forum: Business & Personal Immigration to the United States
Topic: Premium Processing Times
Replies: 10
Views: 9621

The do have operations in Canada. They probably employ a few thousand Canadian workers...
by carl.mav
Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:33 am
Forum: Business & Personal Immigration to the United States
Topic: Premium Processing Times
Replies: 10
Views: 9621

Oops - crossing messages. Sorry about that.
by carl.mav
Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:31 am
Forum: Business & Personal Immigration to the United States
Topic: Premium Processing Times
Replies: 10
Views: 9621

I was told I don't qualify for a TN as my job title does is in the list of acceptable ones. What about the L1 scenario?
by carl.mav
Tue Mar 04, 2008 11:21 am
Forum: Business & Personal Immigration to the United States
Topic: Premium Processing Times
Replies: 10
Views: 9621

OK - thanks for the clarification. So I would be looking at an Oct. start. Is there any way I can work from Canada for them in that time, say, as a consultant? Would I be able to make frequent trips there in the mean time? Another thought I had was to ask them to create the position here in Canada, ...
by carl.mav
Tue Mar 04, 2008 9:45 am
Forum: Business & Personal Immigration to the United States
Topic: Premium Processing Times
Replies: 10
Views: 9621

Premium Processing Times

From my understanding, there is premium processing available for H1 and EB3 visas. If my potential employer pays for the premium processing, does that mean that I would be able to start working sooner? Or does the premium processing just give a yay/nay, after which the regular processing times apply...
by carl.mav
Tue Feb 19, 2008 3:18 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Urgent: Tax implications for commuting to work in US
Replies: 3
Views: 2644

Thanks a lot for the response.

For clarification, how would the taxes be handled? I am assuming that my employer would deduct relevant taxes for the US authorities, but how would the Canadian portion be handled? Should I have an escrow account so that I can cover the tax difference in 2009?
by carl.mav
Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:09 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Urgent: Tax implications for commuting to work in US
Replies: 3
Views: 2644

Urgent: Tax implications for commuting to work in US

Hi, I am considering talking a job with a company in the US but want to know what the tax implications will be for my planned transition period. My wife and two children would remain in Canada until the summer months and I would commute home on weekends. I want to ensure that I will not be taxed twi...