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Candian working remotely in US

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The key is whether or not any US worker is displaced. If physical presence in the US is required for the job, such as a journalist, then a visa is required. However, a Canadian working remotely for a Canadian company is doing a job that no US person without Canadian work authorization could legally do. If the job does not require physical presence in the US it isn't under US jurisdiction in any way.

I suppose this is a gray area of the law, as "working remotely" has only really been possible in the last decade or so. I have yet to see any law for or against it.

This is it exactly Jay Jay.

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Canada is not a part of the VWP. We only present our passports and they are stamped or not depending on how the officer feels. She cannot enter to immigrate. She can enter to visit for up to 6 months.

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I would say so. She couldn't enter on a TN unless she is working for a US based company. Even if she is an accountant, since a requirement for a TN is proof of job offer from American Employer. I woul

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My wife did, she's a book keeper and was able to handle her accounts through her laptop for a couple months. Even told the POE officer she was going to. If you're not working for a US company and not

 
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