- How much are you making ?
- How did you find the company ?
- Name of the company.
That's exactly what you don't want to be doing
The only problem is dealing with both sides of the border when you tell them you're going down/returning for something work related. It can range from an hour long interrogation to being waived through so I stopped attending any kind of work related conferences or meetings if they are in the US. Others also had problems so we generally do this in the UK now.
Visiting IBM once a month or so for a few days to communicate with team.
I had rather specific rare set of skills (malware and security research and investigation experience).
Basically having rare set of skills - not necessarily in high demand - will help.
Been paid in US dollars at a higher rate than Canadian employer would pay, plus exchange rate was favorable too.
Worked in a corp-to-corp arrangement through canadian-based consulting company.
- How do your taxes work (I would assume not deducted by payroll, etc)
- If you enter USA for any work-related thing, do you need a work visa? (I assume the answer is yes, but maybe it's more nuanced?)
To the general HN community: has anyone seen/heard of US companies hiring up north to try and get a 'discount' on talent, based on the currently weak CAD?
And my understanding is that the work visa issue is nuanced. Generally speaking, if you are doing paid/productive work in the US, you need a work visa. But I think if you make special arrangements, as a contractor, you can enter on a tourist visa for some purposes. For example, if you are engaged in training and your employer pays for the travel (it may just happen to be expensive travel equal to your weekly pay), then you technically aren't engaged in paid, productive work while you're in the US. (I am not an immigration lawyer, this is not legal advice. :P)
