Love, Work and School … or Bust

Today people can work from anywhere – even across national borders – that coupled with increasingly mobile families means citizenship and immigration issues often come to the fore. People usually move from Canada to the US, or vice versa, because of three things – love, work or school. Melissa Babel is an immigration lawyer who runs a boutique firm https://babelimmigrationlaw.com that deals with citizenship and immigration matters. In this episode, Darren and Melissa address a host of issues that may arise. It could involve individuals or couples with dual citizenship, tax matters arising from two countries with very different systems, the desire to renounce one’s citizenship, or seeking employment for family members after a person accepts a job offer across the border.The common theme is that cross-border reality and compliance tend to be more complicated than people realize. And many do not plan accordingly. There is also the matter of changing laws. For example, a Canadian working in the US can pass on their Canadian citizenship to the first generation born there, but not to the second. But this may be changing.