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Rickyrab

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Jan 7, 2014
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Just out of curiosity... if someone were, hypothetically, to have his or her bed on the border, sleeping with his head in Canada and his feet in the United States, which country would he be a resident of?

If someone's house were right on the border, which country would be his or her home? (I know that in some European countries, where borders cut across towns and villages in a haphazard manner, border-straddlers sometimes switch countries by relocating their front entrance.)
 
Related question: Suppose someone were a fisherman, in, say, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and habitually slept while the boat he was on meandered around the middle of the strait (which is itself disputed territory, with the province of British Columbia, the federal government of Canada, and the government of the USA all disagreeing over exactly what the borderline is). Which country would he be a resident of? Would he be a resident of both? Of neither?
 
Given that the US and Canada are two seperate counties, he would be only allowed to stay in the country he has the legal right to stay (visa, perm residency, passport) in; he would need some sort of permission to stay in the other country

Europe is a slightly different story as EU member states allow citizens of one member state to move freely in other member states. Thus, a citizen of a EU member county does not need special permission to live in another EU country.
 
Why does it matter where the guy in your story is resident? Do you mean for tax purposes? Surely his job must be registered in one of the countries so that is where he works and they withhold his taxes. His address must also be registered in either country and so if he lives in the same country he works, no problem, if he lives in the other country, he may have to file taxes there as well. Canada and the US have a tax treaty though so he would not pay double tax.
 
Leon said:
Why does it matter where the guy in your story is resident? Do you mean for tax purposes? Surely his job must be registered in one of the countries so that is where he works and they withhold his taxes. His address must also be registered in either country and so if he lives in the same country he works, no problem, if he lives in the other country, he may have to file taxes there as well. Canada and the US have a tax treaty though so he would not pay double tax.
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Leon,

I just assumed that the OP's post was a wishful thinking way of how some immigrants to Canada view Canadian Citizenship--as a gateway to the US
 
But they must know that you can not live or work in a country without the proper visa. Sure you can live in a border town as a Canadian PR or a citizen but if you cross to the US, you still must have the proper visa or be visa exempt and if you want to work or live there, you better have a work permit.
 
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