From: stephen@sprunk.org   
      
   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.   
      
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