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My experience: Some employers don't want you to have 2 or more TN's at the same time and they usually check the box on I-129 to replace your current TN with theirs. This is not due to immigration reasons and plainly due to the fact they don't want you to be working for a competitor at the same...

Good news! Thanks! No, I am not in gov't regulated industry. I work in semiconductors, private sector. Right now it is all speculations until I get my FOIA but most people say the extended background check is for people born in the Middle East, Eastern Europe and former USSR countries, give or...

I feel bad to hijack this thread. I think there is a cap per country and per EB as well as the total cap. Last time they retrogressed EB-2 ROW was in 2012 and it didn't become current until Nov. So technically you're right that India/China shouldn't affect ROW but where did all the visas go...

Nelsona, Before the retrogression they said I was stuck in background review (or additional review as in SR responses language). And now this! For months, MyCaseTracker has been showing 25% of 485's as pending. This is an election year and there was also a VisaGate earlier this year that was...

Honestly if you are born in India, forget about getting a green card in 7 years. My Indian colleagues have been waiting for 10 years under EB-2, let alone EB-3. And they retrogressed everybody in August, including me on EB-2 ROW and my GC is stuck. The future is very gloomy with regards to EB...

EAD/AP's are still issued for 1 year if your Priority Date is current. A 2-year EAD/AP combo card is issued only if PD isn't current and even that is totally up to the USCIS IO working on your I-765/I-131, sometimes they issue 2-year and sometimes they don't.

My experience has been that one time the airlines and one time the Canadian customs tried to remove it. Both times I said: oh no wait wait, that is my work permit and you shouldn't remove it!! And on the way back to the US, I brought it up with the CBP officer and he also confirmed they...

You're wasting your time with this employer. Find another employer who is willing to sponsor your GC ASAP if you are really after getting a GC. If the employer really wants to sponsor you for GC, they wouldn't go down the H1-B road bullcrap. Face it: this employer wants to delay your GC for as...

I am not in the middle of my GC process?!!! You want my I-485 LIN number as proof?! Or copy of my EAD/AP combo card?!! I can PM it to you. Is this forum for arguing with each other or for providing helpful information?! How could you have an I-94 if you used your EAD for I-9? I-94 is only issued...

What do you mean I'm pessimistic about my GC? Yes, I'm pessimistic about EB GC in general. It is too risky. In my 11 years in the US, I've seen quite a few people get screwed when they get laid off in the middle of their EB GC process. Hi tech is a cut-throat business. They don't care if you get...

Actually these days they issue both EAD and AP together in a card called "combo card". There is no more a paper document for AP. The bottom of the combo card says it also serves as AP. Another thing: my EAD/AP is good for just 1 year. I think those are the H-4 EADs that are 2 years. Or maybe if...

I just thought of a benefit of staying on TN even after EAD/AP arrives in mail: Driver License; if your TN expires way after your EAD/AP card, you are better off staying on TN and applying for your DL before you use your EAD/AP for any reasons mentioned in this thread. DL's (depending on the...

I have done multiple TNs at the border a couple of times without any issues at all. I remember the company lawyer told me I couldn't do it and TN is like H1 but I showed her my 2 TNs at the time and she shut up. She went and did some research and came back with an email confirming that one could...

I've found some good info in this link: http://www.murthy.com/2013/11/18/foreign-national-employees-navigating-mergers-and-acquisitions/ The above link does not talk about other categories like TN but it says in most cases H-1B does not need to be amended. Looks like my I-140 needs to be...

Generally speaking, does the TN have to be amended by the newly merged company? (The new company is a successor in interest.) Or the new company has to file for a new TN? Now in my particular case, I have an EAD but my 485 has been pending a bit over 100 days, and the merger closes in a month...

Let's say I get laid off the first six months of AOS and I-140 is withdrawn. The whole thing collapses and CIS issues NOID. In this scenario, is it better staying on TN so I can immediately apply for B1/B2 and later on apply for TN for a new employer?

There could be with regards to I-485 collapsing in case of a layoff. Let's hear it from the experts.

What seems to be your concern cheenus? If you have a rather stable job and stable employer, go for it. My company is getting bought by another company and that makes my job a bit shaky. Also, it took a while for my employer to let their lawyer file my AOS and that scared me.

Once I get my EAD, do I have to file an I-9 with the current employer/sponsor and provide them with EAD? Or can I still stay on TN status (as long as I don't leave the US)? If so, what are the pros/benefits and cons of still staying on TN?

I've got good news: They have just applied for my I-485. Let the AC21 clock begin :) I think there was some monetary problems. They probably needed to cash the check from my sponsor or something in those lines.