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    TN to H1B

    Hello Nelsona, First I'd like to thank you. Almost 2 years ago, I came to this website cause I was having trouble obtaining a TN working in the Video Game Industry. With your advice and the help of the lawyers I was able to successfully obtain my TN and work here for the past 20 months...
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    Traveling Back to POE where I got Rejected first time for TN. Good or Bad?

    Hey Nelsona, I had a question about dual role positions. Can one have Engineering duties and also Managerial duties at the same time and be classified in an TN Engineer role? What I found from reading material online is that one can be an engineer and have supervisory duties but cannot be...
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    Traveling Back to POE where I got Rejected first time for TN. Good or Bad?

    Thanks, Nelsona! Did anyone else have problems traveling with TN Status?? I've heard stories about people tearing out the I-94?
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    Traveling Back to POE where I got Rejected first time for TN. Good or Bad?

    Hey NelsonA, Thanks for the reply. A little more information about my 2nd attempt. They also added detail to the application about my engineering tasks. So they basically broke down alot of the statements and added examples of what I would be doing. Yes I do agree. I think H1B...
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    Traveling Back to POE where I got Rejected first time for TN. Good or Bad?

    Hello, I am currently working in the Bay area using a TN Visa ("Engineer" classification). I was actually initially rejected by a CPB Officer at Pearson Airport (Toronto, Canada) back in Mid January. There reason for rejection was because I am an engineering manager and he saw me as a...
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    Thoughts about Changing POE after first denial?

    The reason for the first refusal was that the job description sounded like I had a lot of management duties. However in actual fact in the organization chart, i don't manage them but work with the lead programmer in solving his problems. My company is using a big law firm to draft up this...
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    Thoughts about Changing POE after first denial?

    Yes. From my research that is what i am seeing too. *sigh*
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    Thoughts about Changing POE after first denial?

    My questions are: - What does Custom Officers think about people attempting at different Port of Entry after a denial? How do you really explain that you switched ports because of a valid reason? - Can a lawyer be present with you for the TN application? If so can the lawyer be with you...
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    TN Status Denied First Attempt (Engineer). Help!

    It was rejected and they said I should be applying for a H1B. The lawyers tried calling the officer, but didn't try calling the supervisors. Do you have any advice for me from your interview? any questions i should be aware of?
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    TN Status Denied First Attempt (Engineer). Help!

    I just received some information from my lawyer, I was wondering what you people thought about the idea of crossing at another POE. Is it true that Pearson has had a history for being quite stringent for TN applications?
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    TN Status Denied First Attempt (Engineer). Help!

    Thank you. I will definately read up on the site and the job definitions. I was wondering, if the customs officer does ask about my last case, how do i answer his question without telling him too much information. "I redrafted my TN Status application to better address any missing...
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    TN Status Denied First Attempt (Engineer). Help!

    Hey THanks for the reply. Well I won't be coding, but i will be doing ALOT of the technical grunt documentation. I also got to figure out alot of thw what's wrong, and why, and then plan what to do. Any further suggestions?
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    TN Status Denied First Attempt (Engineer). Help!

    Hello, I was googling on the TN Status and learning more about it and found this forum. I read some similar situations in what I experienced. This past weekend I went to Pearson International and was rejected for my TN Status - Engineer classification. My actual title and role is...
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