Jchoiniere
Canadian expat in Taiwan
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Canadian, Single
Registration: 23 November 2016
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Any retired expats in Taiwan? by Retired in Hualien
Greetings, I am a young retiree who has recently relocated to Hualien city in Taiwan. I am Chinese Canadian who has traded in his snow shoes for golf shoes. I have thoroughly enjoyed my thirty seven years in the great white north, but it is time to ...
I see, so you're living on your saving and you don't fill a tax form every year here in Taiwan like you do in Canada. So that's strange I thought that when you are a resident here you have to fill a tax form even if you don't have ... Read More
Any retired expats in Taiwan? by Retired in Hualien
Greetings, I am a young retiree who has recently relocated to Hualien city in Taiwan. I am Chinese Canadian who has traded in his snow shoes for golf shoes. I have thoroughly enjoyed my thirty seven years in the great white north, but it is time to ...
So you also pay taxes here right? Anyway that's doesn't revolve my problem about my initial. question , the cheapest way to change a Canadian $,check here. There must be some people in my situation here and the CTOT is totally useless in ... Read More
Any retired expats in Taiwan? by Retired in Hualien
Greetings, I am a young retiree who has recently relocated to Hualien city in Taiwan. I am Chinese Canadian who has traded in his snow shoes for golf shoes. I have thoroughly enjoyed my thirty seven years in the great white north, but it is time to ...
Now it's clear that you are a Canadian resident it's on the Taiwan side that I'm confused when you applied for your APRC here they must have ask you about your residency status in Canada(183 days), so how they could have give you a ... Read More
Any retired expats in Taiwan? by Retired in Hualien
Greetings, I am a young retiree who has recently relocated to Hualien city in Taiwan. I am Chinese Canadian who has traded in his snow shoes for golf shoes. I have thoroughly enjoyed my thirty seven years in the great white north, but it is time to ...
It means your status is legal in CANADA you are a Resident and you pay your taxes. Now it's on the Taiwan side that I'm confused how they could give you a permanent residency here when you are an legal official resident of Canada??? This is ... Read More
Any retired expats in Taiwan? by Retired in Hualien
Greetings, I am a young retiree who has recently relocated to Hualien city in Taiwan. I am Chinese Canadian who has traded in his snow shoes for golf shoes. I have thoroughly enjoyed my thirty seven years in the great white north, but it is time to ...
Now it makes more sense, if you read my previous comments I said I didnt want to pay taxes in Canada anymore, so when I left Canada I cut all my ties to become a non-resident. Then I became a resident in Taiwan. On your side you didn't do that ... Read More
Any retired expats in Taiwan? by Retired in Hualien
Greetings, I am a young retiree who has recently relocated to Hualien city in Taiwan. I am Chinese Canadian who has traded in his snow shoes for golf shoes. I have thoroughly enjoyed my thirty seven years in the great white north, but it is time to ...
Well if you don't want to pay taxes in Canada the answer is NO, because if you have a bank account there means you have an address there so you are considered a resident. Read More
Any retired expats in Taiwan? by Retired in Hualien
Greetings, I am a young retiree who has recently relocated to Hualien city in Taiwan. I am Chinese Canadian who has traded in his snow shoes for golf shoes. I have thoroughly enjoyed my thirty seven years in the great white north, but it is time to ...
Well it's when you get some benefits like pension or regarding income tax the residency becomes relevant. Read More
Any retired expats in Taiwan? by Retired in Hualien
Greetings, I am a young retiree who has recently relocated to Hualien city in Taiwan. I am Chinese Canadian who has traded in his snow shoes for golf shoes. I have thoroughly enjoyed my thirty seven years in the great white north, but it is time to ...
Just curious, you must pay taxes in Canada if you are still a Resident? Read More
Any retired expats in Taiwan? by Retired in Hualien
Greetings, I am a young retiree who has recently relocated to Hualien city in Taiwan. I am Chinese Canadian who has traded in his snow shoes for golf shoes. I have thoroughly enjoyed my thirty seven years in the great white north, but it is time to ...
Like I said before the concept on dual residency doesn't exist officially on paper Read More
Any retired expats in Taiwan? by Retired in Hualien
Greetings, I am a young retiree who has recently relocated to Hualien city in Taiwan. I am Chinese Canadian who has traded in his snow shoes for golf shoes. I have thoroughly enjoyed my thirty seven years in the great white north, but it is time to ...
Officially you CAN'T be a Resident in Canada and Taiwan in the same time that's why they have the 183 days clause so it means if you are officially living in Taiwan for example (you must if you have an APRC) it means that you are living 183 ... Read More
Any retired expats in Taiwan? by Retired in Hualien
Greetings, I am a young retiree who has recently relocated to Hualien city in Taiwan. I am Chinese Canadian who has traded in his snow shoes for golf shoes. I have thoroughly enjoyed my thirty seven years in the great white north, but it is time to ...
By the way sometimes people confuse citizenship and residency, Read More
Any retired expats in Taiwan? by Retired in Hualien
Greetings, I am a young retiree who has recently relocated to Hualien city in Taiwan. I am Chinese Canadian who has traded in his snow shoes for golf shoes. I have thoroughly enjoyed my thirty seven years in the great white north, but it is time to ...
By the way sometimes people confuse citizenship and residency, Read More
Any retired expats in Taiwan? by Retired in Hualien
Greetings, I am a young retiree who has recently relocated to Hualien city in Taiwan. I am Chinese Canadian who has traded in his snow shoes for golf shoes. I have thoroughly enjoyed my thirty seven years in the great white north, but it is time to ...
If you're a Canadian Resident what's your status in Taiwan??? You said you live in Taiwan, well you need an ARC or an APRC like me so if you have that, it means you are a Taiwan resident so you can't be a Resident in Canada in the same ... Read More
Any retired expats in Taiwan? by Retired in Hualien
Greetings, I am a young retiree who has recently relocated to Hualien city in Taiwan. I am Chinese Canadian who has traded in his snow shoes for golf shoes. I have thoroughly enjoyed my thirty seven years in the great white north, but it is time to ...
Hi I don't know how long you have been out of Canada but if you are a Taiwan resident you can't be also a Canadian resident. If you are not a Canadian Resident or you don't have a fix address in Canada you can't open a bank account ... Read More
Any retired expats in Taiwan? by Retired in Hualien
Greetings, I am a young retiree who has recently relocated to Hualien city in Taiwan. I am Chinese Canadian who has traded in his snow shoes for golf shoes. I have thoroughly enjoyed my thirty seven years in the great white north, but it is time to ...
Hi , I'm a Canadian who has been living in Taipei for more than 10 years, I started to receive my OAS last July 2016, as you probably know there is no direct deposit agreement with Taiwan and the fees are quite high to deposit a Canadian $ ... Read More