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#2a. There is not really a "renew" for TNs. You simply apply for a new TN whenever you want to work for a new company, or if your old TN is expiring soon and you want to start a new term of work with your old employer. #2b. If you want to work for company "A" and company "B" simultaneously...

Every single one of my support letters has had the logo embedded in the document template; none of them used offset-printed letterhead paperstock. Don't overthink it- if the letter looks professionally prepared, then you're fine. Even if the officer is suspicious, they can call the company and...

How did this work out for you Budhu?

My last 2 TNs have been with emailed support letters. You should be fine. Even if not, then you waste a few days while they fedex you a wet-ink signed letter. No big deal.

You want to apply for an I-192 non-immigrant waiver. Be sure to describe that your purpose is B1 (business) B2 (Pleasure) and to apply for TN status. Border officers will not process your TN application if they discover you are inadmissible and you do not have a waiver with a "TN" purpose.

The practical reality is that a border officer looking at your new TN application isn't going to start rooting through your bank statements & tax returns looking for evidence that you illegally worked in the USA. As for the IRS tipping off the USCIS that they suspect you worked illegally in the...

You might qualify under "Management Consult" category, but it could be tough. That's an abused "catchall" category so it gets a lot of skeptical scrutiny. In your spot I'd look for an experienced TN lawyer to try to build a persuasive letter of support, and even then, i'd consider it a gamble.

At the border you need to bring the same support documentation for every new TN application. It doesn't change even if you have a current TN with another employer. When you apply for your 2nd TN, at the start of the interaction, tell the officer doing the processing that you want them to keep...

If you have the freedom to do so, then taking your application to the border is a far superior way to do it. At the border you have much more control over the interaction, and you get an adjudication within an hour (vs. weeks or months).

IMO don't worry about your passport right now. 2.5 years is a long time, when was the last time you held the same job for more than 2.5 years? As nelsona said, even if you want to use the full 3 years of your TN status, you can get a new I-94 once you get your new passport. But at that...

I have not had a wet-ink letter in the past 5 years. I do not think border officers care. If they have any suspicion about the authenticity of the letter, they can call the company to confirm it is bona fide.

The POE is always staffed to support flights to the USA. You apply to the same officers as everyone else boarding your flight. I suggest you budget up to an hour for processing. e.g. if your flight boards at 8:30am, then get to the airport at 7am or earlier. YVR has always made me wait a...

Don't worry about applying for TN at LAX. Every POE can process a TN. You may have to wait longer while they figure it out is all.

It sounds like this new company has a protocol for dealing with onboarding employees who have restricted work authorizations. This suggests they are not unfamiliar with such people nor are they particularly biased against hiring them. So what's the problem with being straight-up with them? If...

1. There is no negative bias to having a bona-fide TN application denied. 2. In your shoes I'd consider a new lawyer, simply to get a fresh perspective. Clearly whatever lawyer #1 did, failed. 3. No one forced you to hire a lawyer. No one forced you to pick lawyer(s) who were (in your...

Looks like I saw this message late but I went through the same experience in January. The officer I dealt with had a different objection: "The computer won't let me create a new I-94 until the old one is expired". I was able to overcome this by showing in my passport several instances where a...

As I understand it: A Canadian loses his TN status every time he leaves the USA, for any reason. He regains TN status if he seeks to enter, or re-enter, the USA while authorized with a TN Permit. So is there really a difference between a Canadian who lost TN status when he left the USA for...

TN status does not require full-time employment. Part-time employment is acceptable. Border officers don't care about how you will juggle scheduling multiple jobs. They leave it up to you to sort out with your respective employers. I have held simultaneous TN permits for 2 employers, and...

not at all surprised. That matches my experience with most lawyers hired by corporations to work on my TN applications.

Which POE did you enter the USA at?