From: ahk@chinet.com   
      
   Stephen Sprunk  wrote:   
   >On 24-Jun-14 15:17, John Levine wrote:   
      
   >>>NAFTA did result in new visa types, but IIRC they're for temporary   
   >>>workers--not a category he was applying for admission under since   
   >>>he wasn't going to "work" in the US.  And I'm not sure he could   
   >>>apply for that at the port of entry anyway, as he could a tourist   
   >>>visa.   
      
   >>NAFTA TN visa-like-things are issued at the border, but they're for   
   >>people going to work a specific high demand jobs.  Sounds like a   
   >>green card was indeed the least bad practical option for your guy.   
      
   >>If he had a green card, he was subject to US income tax.  How'd that   
   >>work out?   
      
   >The US might tax his Canadian income, but he'd get a (non-refundable)   
   >credit for paying the higher Canadian income tax, so the net US income   
   >tax would still be zero.   
      
   >Remember, he wasn't _actually_ working in the US.  That would make   
   >things a _lot_ more complicated.   
      
   He wasn't working in the United States? With that many business meetings,   
   there may actually be nexus for tax purposes.   
      
   Paid athletes earn wages/salaries at their business meetings/away games   
   for tax purposes.   
      
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