Happens all the time in Canada. Chinese nationals pay $25k+ to immigrate to some bumfuck out-of-the-way area of Canada, some maintain a commercial business as part of their immigration requirements - selling wares at ridiculous prices so they rarely have to do any real work (the store is a front), maintain this lifestyle for the required number of months/years, then move to Toronto, Montreal, or Vancouver. Upon moving, they sell their business to the next incoming Chinese family and the scam begins anew.
Some Chinese nationals say “fuck it” and move to the big cities early, keeping their homes in rural/suburban Canada empty. Cops rarely bust them for violating terms of their immigration.
Happens all the time in Canada. Chinese nationals pay $25k+ to immigrate to some bumfuck out-of-the-way area of Canada, some maintain a commercial business as part of their immigration requirements - selling wares at ridiculous prices so they rarely have to do any real work (the store is a front), maintain this lifestyle for the required number of months/years, then move to Toronto, Montreal, or Vancouver. Upon moving, they sell their business to the next incoming Chinese family and the scam begins anew.
Some Chinese nationals say “fuck it” and move to the big cities early, keeping their homes in rural/suburban Canada empty. Cops rarely bust them for violating terms of their immigration.
Giant scam.