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Relocation questions/US-CAN

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  1. DJMendez DJMendez is offline

    New Orleans, LA
    United States

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    Jun 25th, 2012 (6/25/2012 9:43pm)

    I am planning on moving to canada from US to play on pokerstars in next 6-12 months. I will be getting a place for about 3 months, paying all necessary bills, expenses etc. for a full 3 months and seeing how it goes. Questions are

    Is there a way to touch base with Pokerstars about my intentions so I don't waste any time getting into the grind??
    Say I make, for example, $100 in that 3 months. Do I report it for tax purposes to Canada?
    If it goes real well & I want to stay what steps do I take?
    What do you have to do to become a canadian citizen if you are there visiting long term & want to stay?

    Any other info related to this scenario/process would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
  2. wackyJaxon wackyJaxon is offline Admin X

    Vilnius
    Lithuania

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    Jun 25th, 2012 (6/25/2012 9:59pm) in reply to DJMendez

    Email security@pokerstars.com. They won't start the account re-activation process until you relocate and provide them with the documents they need, but at least you can see what they currently require.

    Also, are you moving to Canada for a job, or just to play poker. From what I understand is if Poker isn't your primary income, you are not required to pay taxes. This may only apply to Canadian citizens as I am not well versed in Canadian Tax law. Hopefully someone that went through a similar experience to what you are doing will reply in this thread.
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