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Vacationing in US & working remotely for Canadian employer on B1/B2 visa

Hi everyone! Thanks in advance for reading.

I’m a Canadian permanent resident, currently employed by a Canadian employer. I also hold a B1/B2 visa that I’ve now held for several years, and I’ve made multiple vacation trips to the US.

I’m looking to spend a few months in California from Nov 2021 to March 2022. I’m planning to be there for less than 180 days, so I would still be a Canadian resident for tax purposes.

My intention is to spend some time on vacation in California and work remotely for my Canadian employer. A few questions: 1. Is this allowed? From what I understand, this shouldn’t be problematic as I’m not working for a US employer. I’d still be working as if I was in Canada, except that I’ll get to be in warmer weather in the US & take some vacation time too. 2. Could someone please point me to some official regulation that either allows or denies this? 3. Is there another visa I would need to get that allows me to do this? 4. My employer has a US office as well, and as a last option, they could help me switch to being a US employee if needed. Is this a viable option?

I keep seeing mixed opinions on remote work, which makes me wonder if this is a grey area. Some say the main criteria is that I don’t take a job away from an American without a proper visa, which I won’t be doing as I’d still be holding a Canadian job.

Any insight here would be super appreciated!

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