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Freelancing in foreign countries with TN status

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tnask   0

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Hello

I am a Canadian citizen working with TN visa in US for over 8 yrs. I have a few freelancing opportunities to provide engineering consulting in the energy sector for some local Canadian companies in Canada.

Can someone please advise if it is legal to work freelancing outside my regular duty hours for overseas companies while on TN status? I plan to deposit the earnings in my Canadian bank account and would like to report the overseas income during my tax return filing in US if this practice is considered legal.

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Dakine10   5,452

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Hello

I am a Canadian citizen working with TN visa in US for over 8 yrs. I have a few freelancing opportunities to provide engineering consulting in the energy sector for some local Canadian companies in Canada.

Can someone please advise if it is legal to work freelancing outside my regular duty hours for overseas companies while on TN status? I plan to deposit the earnings in my Canadian bank account and would like to report the overseas income during my tax return filing in US if this practice is considered legal.

Thanks

If you are making trips back to Canada to do the actual freelance work, it is fine. While in the USA you are only authorized to work for the company that sponsored your TN.

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From a practical or theoretical perspective?

“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.”

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