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@mattgreen84 Thanks for the info. As I understand it, the substantial presence test looks at information over the previous 3 years. My internship was 4 years ago and only for 4 months, so shouldn't play a role in this case.

@jjp297 J-1 is an internship type visa and my contract is for two years. I have an award from the Canadian government which is paying the bulk of my salary. Only a small part is paid by the US company. So my TFSA is definitely 100% safe in this case. And nonresident alien status is used for...

So I am moving to the USA for work on a J-1 visa. I know that I will be classified as a non-resident alien and so my TFSA investments are safe. However I have an additional USD cash account at TD which I regularly pay capital gains tax on. When I move to the US, will I need to file these...