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    RFE on TN mail-in renewal

    The company did a mail-in renewal for me. Yesterday we received a RFE (request for evidence). The officer asks for additional proof for my Canadian citizenship. I remembered that we'd send my passport copy. Has anybody experienced that before? The only other document I have is the citizenship card.
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    Laid-off, I-539 filed and going back to Canada

    A friend of mine got laid off last month. He filed I-539 to transfer to B1 status and got the receipt from the USCIS. He B1 status hasn't been approved yet. He has just found a job in Canada and decides to going back to Canada. My question is what he has to do before going back and at the...
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    Bring my GF's stuff into the US...Custom declaration?

    I work in the US on TN. I planned to drive to Toronto and bring my girl friend's stuff into US during this labour day weekend. She plan to move to the states with me by the end of this year. Should I declare to the custom when I come back to the US?
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    Obama: NAFTA not so bad after all

    WASHINGTON (Fortune) -- The general campaign is on, independent voters are up for grabs, and Barack Obama is toning down his populist rhetoric - at least when it comes to free trade. In an interview with Fortune to be featured in the magazine's upcoming issue , the presumptive Democratic...
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    05/06/2008: USCIS Announcement of Proposed Three-Year TN Visa for Canadians and Mexic

    http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/TNworkers_update_050608.pdf USCIS ANNOUNCES A PROPOSAL TO INCREASE PERIODS OF STAY FOR TN PROFESSIONAL WORKERS FROM CANADA OR MEXICO WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that it is publishing a Notice of Proposed...
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    USCIS Proposes to Change TN Period From One-Year to Three-Year

    From Oh Law Firm http://www.immigration-law.com/Canada.html
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    Does anybody have experience with Detroit POE?

    My TN will be expired in May. I am thinking of going to the border to renew it. Is there anybody who has experience with Detroit POE? I heard that I have to avoid big POEs like Toronto pearson airport as much as possible. Is it the same case as Detroit POE? Is it ok that I renew it 3 - 4 weeks...
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    Latest news on 3-year TN term

    It seems to me that DHS is still working on it. In the section III of Chertoff's testimony, http://www.dhs.gov/xnews/testimony/testimony_1204746985090.shtm
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    3 years TN term rule suspended?

    This 3-year TN term was in the DHS's series of reforms - Improving Border Security and Immigration Within Existing Law. They also have the "no match" letter rule cracking down the illegals. It seems "no match" rule got suspended. The 3 year TN term has been suspended also?
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    Tax issue: Dual status alien

    I left Canada in May 2007 to work on a TN status. I severed all my ties to Canada. This year I want to file a departure return to Canada. In IRS pub 519, there is a chapter about dual status alien. Am I considered a dual status alien for the US tax purpose? I did some digging around and...
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    Tax issue:Zero non-resident tax witheld on NR4

    I have a USD saving's account with ING bank of Canada. When I left in 2007 I notify ING to change my account type to non-resident account. Today I received NR4 tax form with 271 CAD interest and zero tax witheld. I know the tax rate should've been 10%. I called ING and they told me that they...
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    Another evidence that the TN goes to 3 year term

    http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/87246.pdf A Canadian or Mexican citizen seeking admission as a treaty national (TN) professional shall be treated as if seeking classification under INA 101(a)(15). Therefore, if he or she fails to meet all of the requirements of the TN visa...
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    Can I buy a car with a Canadian driver's licence

    Some of the US states do not allow exchanging the Canadian driver's license to the US license. Can I buy a car in those states with a Canadian driver's license? Will there be any problem with the insurance?
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    Got TN... go for another interview... any problem entering the US?

    I got a job offer and applied the TN visa at the border near Toronto. Today I received a phone call from Microsoft in Seattle asking me go for an onsite interview. Will there be any problem entering the US with a TN visa in the passport? I don't want to quit my current job, just want a free trip...
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    Got TN... go for another interview...any problem?

    I just got the TN visa at the border. Got another interview with Microsoft in Seattle, will there be any problem entering the US?
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    Does Electrical and Computer Engineering degree qualify for TN visa?

    I have a Master degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering and want to apply for TN visa in CSA. Is there any problem with this?
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