Originally Posted by PetrosResearch

Hi Omater, don't worry about hijacking anything. This is exactly what the expat forum is for--discussing issues that affect expats.

You should have no trouble going to the states for you are going on a US passport. The border guards may poke their nose in your tax business, but just politely answer that you are doing your best to keep up with requirements. What gets tricky is after relinquishing your citizenship, which is most easily done when you become a Canadian citizen, then you will need to have proof of your relinquishment when you travel on a Canadian passport. Furthermore, you won't be able to work or take up residence in the United States without a visa. You will have the same rights as any other Canadian. Finally, if you decide not to comply with FBAR requirements, as I myself have done and publicly stated it, then you risk being arrested at the border--however small that risk is--my point about compliance is that the need to go to the US implies a certain level of compliance in order to avoid hassles. But most of the lawyers I've chatted with at hodgen.com or federaltaxcrimes.blogspot.com, indicate that there should be little risk, and I've not heard of Canadian citizens being arrested at the border for tax crimes or FBAR violations--nor for that matter can anyone on this forum point to actual arrests of that nature.