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Post by CalWorPar on Feb 20, 2012 18:21:33 GMT
Hi Everyone.
I would like to sincerely thank everyone for the efforts helping other through this excellent forum.
I have been offered a position which I am negotiating with ASC now. As I undersatnd Spouses can drive within the camp with the Canadian drivers licence.
I also got an impression that the "Canadian Drivers Licenses" needs to be submitted back to the registries in Canada in order to get non-resident status.
Can somebody help me resolve this confusion?
Does any body know the process of getting an international drivers license from places like Calgary AB.
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Post by tawasan on Feb 21, 2012 18:40:22 GMT
Yes if you are going non-resident one important step is to cancel your Canadian drivers licence. I believe you can get an international licence through the CAA. Good luck.
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Post by tarik on Feb 21, 2012 20:39:23 GMT
When you declare non-resident status, are you exempt from taxes or do you pay lower rate?
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Post by dgc00 on Feb 22, 2012 10:37:29 GMT
Calculated risk in keeping your Can DL. We kept ours (most do). Makes thing simpler. For a male, at least you would have your Saudi license (though I prefer to use Canadian DL when out of the country). For a female, she would not have any license - means she would not be able to rent/drive a car while on vacation - and makes it tough to obtain new one wherever you settle post-Aramco. (Note, it is my understanding that an international license is really only a translation, and must be accompanied by a valid DL). Just make sure that all your other ties have been severed so that this one checkmark in the "residential ties" list, does not open you up to scrutiny.
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Post by tawasan on Feb 22, 2012 17:51:45 GMT
Tarik, if your a non-resident you will not pay tax on your offshore income. You will be subject to tax on any investments and property held in Canada just like any non-resident. Imagine your not a Canadian and act accordingly, you can own property in Canada, have investments, but its unlikely you would hold a drivers licence. If auditted and discovered it would be a strike against any claim of non-residency, prehaps the chance of that is low though. As dgc00 pointed out it does present a problem for the spouse without any licence on visits home. Prehaps more Canadians will post thier experiences.
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Post by tawasan on Feb 22, 2012 18:24:57 GMT
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Post by tarik on Feb 22, 2012 19:54:07 GMT
Thank you tawasan for your answer
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