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Several years is probably not the case unless one is India or China born. In the case of OP (non-India/China country of birth), PERM filing and approval + 140 approval can be done in 18 months. After that, EB2/EB3 ROW is likely to stay current so he/she can file 485 right away and then its...

I had gotten mine ~2 weeks prior to the start of my job ... you could try renewing a couple of months ahead of time but be prepared for a response that "Renew closer to expiration" etc

Nothing is stopping you from re-entering a little while later...few hrs maybe? Of course be prepared for some scrutiny....

If your case is solid, you should be fine in both places. With land POE, there's no stress of having to catch a flight. If you are in Vancouver, you can simply get it from land POE, enter the US, spend some time (few hrs) and then head back to Canada. You don't have to drive all the way to sfo

We are mixing two things here. Before perm can be filed, there is a 'prep' step. The prep step takes several months. ...7,8,9... Then, the formal application is made which can take an additional 3-5 months depending on DOL. All in all, this equates to 10-14 months before you move on to the...

Nicely summarized TnRaju. Country of birth is important. HBH...where were you born? That'll help with determining the best path forward

From the time perm prep starts (lawyer will do this) to actual filing to approval, you're looking at a year if there's no audit. I'm assuming you're at the step where lawyer is just getting started to do perm specific steps e.g. test the market, get pwd info etc

will take a year at least before final approval (am assuming your organization only just initiated the paperwork)

As nelsona mentioned, 140 has no bearing on the decision to grant you TN. That will be strictly based on merit. No the cbp officer likely won't even care about 140 or your PD etc. Until you file 485, you haven't declared immigrant intent. If i were you, I'd just get a solid tn package and head...

If both are being filed concurrently, you'd want to make sure sufficient time has elapsed since your last entry (entire family)

Tbh, i think this needs to be taken with some perspective. Yes the immigration system needs some tweaking but I think quota based immigration is fair as no.single country floods the system. Today, at least 80% of H1 visas are used up by a single country already (i.e. using up majority of...

Yes...each 485 is a unique application. You'd want to make sure that each and every family member status is valid and solid. Also, jfyi, generally only 485 is immigrant intent

Yep a week or 2 prior to the start date should work

This shouldn't be a problem. You can explain if asked but I doubt they will

Good luck. If I were you, I'd use L1 as a first backup since its not lottery dependent (if you are eligible)

My thoughts: You probably want to make sure that the statistics courses are stressed upon in the TN letter. Who is preparing your letter? a lawyer or the employer directly? Issue with H1b is that its lottery dependent of course and the earliest you are looking at to start working (assuming you...

you should try to explain to the employer that it does not mean that your work authorization cannot be renewed. In fact, compared to other work statuses, renewing TN is easy and fast. Tell them that even other work statuses (e.g. H1) are for temporary employment. Talk to HR over the phone to...

do you plan to stay in US for greater than the validity period of a B-class status? Seems like the B is a more appropriate path for you esp. since you wont be paid by a US source

Im sure that's good too. Make sure the petitionis solid and you should be in good shape

Understand, but personally I do not think this is accurate. I do think CBP and CBSA share info. Regardless of that, wish you the best