Citizenship to TN visa

[Dreamlad]

Is anybody heading to the States after getting Canadian passport?
I'm creating this thread for those of you who wanna apply for TN visa after getting Canadian passport.
I'm gonna apply for jobs on indeed.com. I have US master's degree and related work experience in IT industry.
I remember they require a job offer and a 4-year secondary education diploma (minimum).

 

[Rp1212]

I am planning but at the end of the year or early next year.

The issue is TN is not dual-intent VISA. so, i think we will have to apply for H1B to even qualify for i-140.

 

[Amiralijoonz]

I’m looking into it.

Hows the process?

Is it like find an employer and tell them hey can you write me a letter along with job offer and then we head to the border and get the visa?

 

[Rp1212]

The job has to align with the list of allowed professions in TN visa, and job description should match but yeah pretty much what you said just get the offer letter and supporting documents at the border.

 

[Dreamlad]

I am planning but at the end of the year or early next year.

The issue is TN is not dual-intent VISA. so, i think we will have to apply for H1B to even qualify for i-140.

There's a cap on H1-B and current wait time is at least 10 years for Chinese or Indians so I'm thinking about making some money and switch to E-2 visa (100K USD will suffice) which is pretty much like a green card. You can renew it indefinitely instead of needing an employer.

 

[A_S]

There's a cap on H1-B and current wait time is at least 10 years for Chinese or Indians so I'm thinking about making some money and switch to E-2 visa (100K USD will suffice) which is pretty much like a green card. You can renew it indefinitely instead of needing an employer.

I thought you are staying in Canada after oath
**Just a friendly advice of being extremely careful when you deal with any thing with USCIS and it is not Canada Immigration****

E2 is an investor visa in case you wanna start a company in US but you cannot work for another employer or provide consulting service.

TN-1 is based on NAFTA and you pretty much need a job under the NAFTA job list and work back-word to match your experience/qualification/job description as per DOL/NAFTA. It is very reasonable and you can extend it indefinitely at any US entry point, however it is not a dual intent meaning cannot be used to file a GC.


you will find more details on US immigration forums which will help you to draft letters or match qualifications. Good Luck !

 

[xuan]

What saying A_S is not really correct, you can switch from TN-VISA to green card i have a friend who personally did it, you also can find it on google. ( search on reddit.com ) it's totallly possible but you'll have to get a good lawyer though.. However i don't think it's appropriate to get the Canadian citizenship just so you can move to the US.

Also why do you want go to the US? i think the job market in China is much better i have personnally friends who make double what they make in the US with much lower inflation ( almost non-existent).

 

[walter_white]

What saying A_S is not really correct, you can switch from TN-VISA to green card i have a friend who personally did it, you also can find it on google. ( search on reddit.com ) it's totallly possible but you'll have to get a good lawyer though.. However i don't think it's appropriate to get the Canadian citizenship just so you can move to the US.

Also why do you want go to the US? i think the job market in China is much better i have personnally friends who make double what they make in the US with much lower inflation ( almost non-existent).

It's totally fine to get Canadian citizenship for any reason as long as the applicant qualifies for it and is not obtained by fraud. Everything else is personal choice.

 

[A_S]

What saying A_S is not really correct, you can switch from TN-VISA to green card i have a friend who personally did it, you also can find it on google. ( search on reddit.com ) it's totallly possible but you'll have to get a good lawyer though.. However i don't think it's appropriate to get the Canadian citizenship just so you can move to the US.

Also why do you want go to the US? i think the job market in China is much better i have personnally friends who make double what they make in the US with much lower inflation ( almost non-existent).

Dude it his up to his decision on where he intends to live his life ! Who knows he might earn some USD and invest in Canada and we are not here to judge.

Also It seems you have no idea about US immigration. My answer was very specific to his country of birth as he has long waiting period for his priority date to be current. Try filling a TN-1 extension with an PERM/I-140 approval.

 

[dkfk]

There's a cap on H1-B and current wait time is at least 10 years for Chinese or Indians so I'm thinking about making some money and switch to E-2 visa (100K USD will suffice) which is pretty much like a green card. You can renew it indefinitely instead of needing an employer.

having a master's degree increases changes of getting H1B. If you qualify for EB1, you don't need to wait 10 years.

 

[xuan]

Dude it his up to his decision on where he intends to live his life ! Who knows he might earn some USD and invest in Canada and we are not here to judge.

Also It seems you have no idea about US immigration. My answer was very specific to his country of birth as he has long waiting period for his priority date to be current. Try filling a TN-1 extension with an PERM/I-140 approval.

you are saying it's not possible to go from Tn-visa to Green card, which is false it's possible a small google search will say it we don't need be an expert in US immigration to know it.

i agree that you have to proof that dual intent, but don't spread miss information by saying firmly no it's not possible.

 

[xuan]

It's totally fine to get Canadian citizenship for any reason as long as the applicant qualifies for it and is not obtained by fraud. Everything else is personal choice.

i am not firmly saying it's not possible, indeed it's a personal choice but i don't think it's appropriate to get citizenship of Canada just because immgiration here is easy so you can go to the US,
Canada should not be a transit country for immigrants.

 

[walter_white]

i am not firmly saying it's not possible, indeed it's a personal choice but i don't think it's appropriate to get citizenship of Canada just because immgiration here is easy so you can go to the US,
Canada should not be a transit country for immigrants.

Again, your tone shows jealousy. Only "certain" countries are authoritative and runs on dictatorship that have ideology similar to yours and will implement such policies that does not value personal freedom.

 

[dkfk]

i am not firmly saying it's not possible, indeed it's a personal choice but i don't think it's appropriate to get citizenship of Canada just because immgiration here is easy so you can go to the US,
Canada should not be a transit country for immigrants.

it's not that easy to immigrate to the US whether you are Canadian or not. There is no express entry and aside from marriage, all other routes are complicated and costly. Some people may want to work in the US purely because the salary gap is quite wide. You can earn a lot more working in tech in Seattle than in Vancouver whereas the cost of living is comparable in these two cities. I suppose many would want to work in the US for a few years to earn money (for a downpayment for example) before coming back.

 

[xuan]

Again, your tone shows jealousy. Only "certain" countries are authoritative and runs on dictatorship that have ideology similar to yours and will implement such policies that does not value personal freedom.

I absolutely believe in personal freedom, i am just stating the facts that canada did bring you here as an immigrant so you can improve it's econony that's why half million people are getting PR every year, if they all leave to the US the next day after getting the passport then what's the point?

I also know that salary in the US are much higher than Canada due to the super weak canadian dollar, however that's not a reason to leave the country that trusted you to boost it's economy, so you can go as an expert to boost the US which have strict immigration policies and won't allow you to come at first.