Post-Visa working outside the US

[jedinite 0]

Hi there, I wanted to know if anyone has any information or experience of working in a foreign country after you have received your visa.

In my particular case, I am working in Canada now pending my CR-1 Visa, but I may continue to work in Canada until my contract expires or until I get an equal or better opportunity in the US. I will most likely just travel back and forth every few weeks or once a month back to my wife in the US. Will this create an issue for me in terms of taxes, immigration etc? I know I will have to report all World Income earned and may be taxed on the difference of what is owing to the IRS if I don't get taxed enough in the foreign country.

I am not quite at the interview process yet but it shouldn't be long and I want to know what your experiences are so I can plan accordingly. Ideally, I would like to find employment in the US that is equivalent to my current position / salary.

Thanks for all your input in advance.

[payxibka 10,045]

You will not have problems, but you might have complexities as it relates to taxes.... In addition, short and even frequent visits outside the US are not problems and might only be complexities when and if you decide to become a citizen

[jedinite 0]

You will not have problems, but you might have complexities as it relates to taxes.... In addition, short and even frequent visits outside the US are not problems and might only be complexities when and if you decide to become a citizen

Ok thanks for the info. I'm not intending on working outside of the US indefinitely, but if I cannot find an equivalent job south of the border (in the US of course) I'll continue to work in Canada for up to a year. Since there's no way I can move to the US and be unemployed and taking a job for a lot less doesn't make sense.

[Fedup 0]

You will not have problems, but you might have complexities as it relates to taxes.... In addition, short and even frequent visits outside the US are not problems and might only be complexities when and if you decide to become a citizen

Ok thanks for the info. I'm not intending on working outside of the US indefinitely, but if I cannot find an equivalent job south of the border (in the US of course) I'll continue to work in Canada for up to a year. Since there's no way I can move to the US and be unemployed and taking a job for a lot less doesn't make sense.

If you are planning to apply for US citizenship you will have some difficulties, as they require total count and exact dates outside the US to be on the application. Also there is a total days residence requirement. I do not remember anymore, but you should look into this.

[jedinite 0]

You will not have problems, but you might have complexities as it relates to taxes.... In addition, short and even frequent visits outside the US are not problems and might only be complexities when and if you decide to become a citizen

Ok thanks for the info. I'm not intending on working outside of the US indefinitely, but if I cannot find an equivalent job south of the border (in the US of course) I'll continue to work in Canada for up to a year. Since there's no way I can move to the US and be unemployed and taking a job for a lot less doesn't make sense.

If you are planning to apply for US citizenship you will have some difficulties, as they require total count and exact dates outside the US to be on the application. Also there is a total days residence requirement. I do not remember anymore, but you should look into this.

Will this be an issue if I am only going to be working outside of the US for the first several months, up to possibly a year? I would of course be traveling to and from the US during this time. Not on a daily basis but I would expect to travel several times a month.

[Fedup 0]

You will not have problems, but you might have complexities as it relates to taxes.... In addition, short and even frequent visits outside the US are not problems and might only be complexities when and if you decide to become a citizen

Ok thanks for the info. I'm not intending on working outside of the US indefinitely, but if I cannot find an equivalent job south of the border (in the US of course) I'll continue to work in Canada for up to a year. Since there's no way I can move to the US and be unemployed and taking a job for a lot less doesn't make sense.

If you are planning to apply for US citizenship you will have some difficulties, as they require total count and exact dates outside the US to be on the application. Also there is a total days residence requirement. I do not remember anymore, but you should look into this.

Will this be an issue if I am only going to be working outside of the US for the first several months, up to possibly a year? I would of course be traveling to and from the US during this time. Not on a daily basis but I would expect to travel several times a month.

You should look for and read the N-400 instructions and "Naturalization Guide", I do not remember exact requirements. Working outside the US by itself is not a problem, but he total days outside US is what they will be looking for. I think you can not be out of the country for over 6 months while on green card, but also there is a cumulative days out requirement. When you will be filing N-400 citizenship, you will have to list ALL dates out of the country for the last 3 or 5 years.. So they do add them up, and ask again right before the oath to provide them with dates out if any additional travel took place. Just look into the N-400 guides.

[jedinite 0]

You will not have problems, but you might have complexities as it relates to taxes.... In addition, short and even frequent visits outside the US are not problems and might only be complexities when and if you decide to become a citizen

Ok thanks for the info. I'm not intending on working outside of the US indefinitely, but if I cannot find an equivalent job south of the border (in the US of course) I'll continue to work in Canada for up to a year. Since there's no way I can move to the US and be unemployed and taking a job for a lot less doesn't make sense.

If you are planning to apply for US citizenship you will have some difficulties, as they require total count and exact dates outside the US to be on the application. Also there is a total days residence requirement. I do not remember anymore, but you should look into this.

Will this be an issue if I am only going to be working outside of the US for the first several months, up to possibly a year? I would of course be traveling to and from the US during this time. Not on a daily basis but I would expect to travel several times a month.

You should look for and read the N-400 instructions and "Naturalization Guide", I do not remember exact requirements. Working outside the US by itself is not a problem, but he total days outside US is what they will be looking for. I think you can not be out of the country for over 6 months while on green card, but also there is a cumulative days out requirement. When you will be filing N-400 citizenship, you will have to list ALL dates out of the country for the last 3 or 5 years.. So they do add them up, and ask again right before the oath to provide them with dates out if any additional travel took place. Just look into the N-400 guides.

Ok thanks for the info and the reference. I'll look to see what I can find. It takes 10 years of permanent residency to get citizenship though right? So since this will be the first 2 year process before I switch to the actual permanent resident status is there any other "gotchas" you can recall seeing. I don't foresee myself being out of the US for 6 month long stretches, it will most likely be 2-3 week stretches, I just don't want them to all add up to bite me in the butt in the end. And it will be a temporary condition until I can get a job or contract in the US, but if I get the visa in Nov-Jan timeframe it's going to be hard to find a new job around the holiday season. And I just can't afford to be without work.

[Thai family 0]

You will not have problems, but you might have complexities as it relates to taxes.... In addition, short and even frequent visits outside the US are not problems and might only be complexities when and if you decide to become a citizen

Ok thanks for the info. I'm not intending on working outside of the US indefinitely, but if I cannot find an equivalent job south of the border (in the US of course) I'll continue to work in Canada for up to a year. Since there's no way I can move to the US and be unemployed and taking a job for a lot less doesn't make sense.

If you are planning to apply for US citizenship you will have some difficulties, as they require total count and exact dates outside the US to be on the application. Also there is a total days residence requirement. I do not remember anymore, but you should look into this.

Will this be an issue if I am only going to be working outside of the US for the first several months, up to possibly a year? I would of course be traveling to and from the US during this time. Not on a daily basis but I would expect to travel several times a month.

You should look for and read the N-400 instructions and "Naturalization Guide", I do not remember exact requirements. Working outside the US by itself is not a problem, but he total days outside US is what they will be looking for. I think you can not be out of the country for over 6 months while on green card, but also there is a cumulative days out requirement. When you will be filing N-400 citizenship, you will have to list ALL dates out of the country for the last 3 or 5 years.. So they do add them up, and ask again right before the oath to provide them with dates out if any additional travel took place. Just look into the N-400 guides.

Ok thanks for the info and the reference. I'll look to see what I can find. It takes 10 years of permanent residency to get citizenship though right? So since this will be the first 2 year process before I switch to the actual permanent resident status is there any other "gotchas" you can recall seeing. I don't foresee myself being out of the US for 6 month long stretches, it will most likely be 2-3 week stretches, I just don't want them to all add up to bite me in the butt in the end. And it will be a temporary condition until I can get a job or contract in the US, but if I get the visa in Nov-Jan timeframe it's going to be hard to find a new job around the holiday season. And I just can't afford to be without work.

Spouses of American citizens can apply for citizenship 2 years and 9 months after initial receipt of the green card, provided enough days are spent here. If I were you I would keep a log and a running tally of days you are in the US versus Canada. It will make figuring out where you stand easier later on.

[jedinite 0]

Spouses of American citizens can apply for citizenship 2 years and 9 months after initial receipt of the green card, provided enough days are spent here. If I were you I would keep a log and a running tally of days you are in the US versus Canada. It will make figuring out where you stand easier later on.

Ok I'll keep that in mind. Thanks for the advice.