Freelance Writer - Contract

theDT
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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:18 am

 

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Hello, I am a Canadian Citizen living temporarily in the US. I have gotten an offer for a contract position as a Freelance Writer. Is there a way I could do that job here in the US, if I pay taxes in Canada? Or is it any other way it could be arranged. I am here with my husband. Thank you.

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Reba
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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 2:37 pm

 

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Unless you get some sort of work visa, no you can't legally work in the US.
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Steven
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Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2008 9:29 pm

 

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Depends on what the writing is about, technical writers can get TN-1, journalists can get an I visa. But qualifying for I visas is quite tricky.

It's one of these silly things that US immigration law never really took into account, there's all kinds of caveats to the B-2 visitor category, for example not many people know that you can give paid speeches in B-2 (within reason, I think they say two or three max in a short period - designed for ex-politicians). Travel writers claim they can write in the US on B-2, but I doubt that stretches as far as a US contract to do it.

If your husband is there on a visa that has a derivative that allows you to work, e.g. L-1 (you'd get L-2) or E-1 or E-2 (you'd apply on I-765 for an EAD), then you could do it legally.

Or you could just say you wrote it all in Canada which I'm sure is what most people do, although I emphasise the point that it is illegal to do it that way.

For taxes have a read of: http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pub/tg/p151/README.html
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gescores
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Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2008 11:29 am

 

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[quote="Steven"][.]although I emphasise the point that it is illegal to do it that way[.]

My lawyer always use this 'emphasize' word in a sentence like yours and I never liked that.

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TNVisaExpert
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Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2008 10:32 am

 

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Yes as Steven mentioned -- if its a Technical writer position you may qualify for the TN visa.
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