It is best to witness the slaughtering and eat from it. But if this is not possible, it is permissible to slaughter it elsewhere.

Is it mandatory to give qurbani where your residence ( I am in Canada) is or its permissible to give qurbani in your homeland? It’s a bit expensive in Canada and there’s not many relatives we have here. Since we don’t know any poor here, we give one portion to Muslim food bank, one portion to few Muslim family friends and one portion for us. Can I give in my homeland?