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imo, "No". "Sponsorship" implies some kind of financial guarantee or obligation to file paperwork. A TN permit doesn't require the employer to be even aware you are applying for a TN (although it helps a lot). Let alone pay lawyers, file paperwork, or pay fees. (Unless they choose to for...

Bogus status, it's functionally equivalent to "received and waiting for a human to process it"

Not much help to the OP, but i think the "why" is as of about ~2-3 years ago, inexperienced TN lawyers got it in their heads to start pushing all IT jobs into the "Engineering" category and avoid the "CSA" category at all costs. My suspicion is there's a virtual clubhouse where all these...

1. Your education has to be related to your category, and your category has to reasonably encompass your actual job. It's a tough slog to convince a border officer that your transcript, which contains hardly any computer-related courses, would be related to "computer systems analyst" 2. this is...

Getting a TN permit in the tech industry has evolved significantly over the past 20 years. That's just the nature of the beast when you have broad, high-level laws, being re-interpreted over time by an ever-rotating cast of government bureaucrats & field officers. Also keep in mind: when i...

I answer "yes" to authorized to work. (true) I answer "no" to require sponsorship. (even though the phrase 'sponsor' lately being used to describe employers who hire on a TN, I don't believe that's accurate. The employer is not required to interact with the USCIS in any capacity.) When...

I've never shown my paper I-94s to my employers. All they see is the I-94 number that I've entered on the I-9 form I fill out + the downloaded PDF. for safety sake, whenever I get a new I-94, I keep a copy from the USCIS website, in case the paper version they give at the border disappears.

btw do you happen to know which law firm your employer wants to use? There seems to be a rash of lawyers pushing CSAs to use engineer category the past few years. It's as if they all got sent the same dime-story how-to pamphlet recently. My last sponsorship letter was written by MMH and their...

Don't be nervous. I have never heard of anyone's TN permit being revoked. I could only imagine that happening if someone lied to the officer and were discovered. Border officers aren't really in the mood to 2nd guess each other's determinations. You have a passport stamp & an I-94 with an...

Why did your employer suddenly decide to waste money on a lawyer despite you successfully getting a TN at least 3 times on your own? Something smells fishy. You have enough tenure you should be able to talk up the chain of command until you find someone reasonable enough to call off this...

If your employer has decided to hire a lawyer, then let them worry about the sponsorship letter & job category. Once you have a few TN permits under your belt, then you're in a good spot to 2nd guess lawyers. 1. A 2005 INS memo says engineers cannot fill computer related jobs. However...

Only 1 or the other is required. Support letters are the norm now because they make it easier for CBP to understand. Only reason to bring an offer letter is if the company won't sign a support letter, but why would a company refuse to do that if they really wanted to hire you? Support letter...

Let's hope not.! I personally am happy to give inexperienced lawyers advice that results in more success for their clients. Everyone (lawyers, clients, uscis/cbp) are better off when TN applicants make better applications. That is a shame. As you have observed, dumb lawyers sometimes give...

Nothing much you can do about it so you may as well relax! :D If you are trying to fly to a vacation destination with family & return tickets, that is the scenario least likely to arouse suspicious you have plans to work illegally in the usa.

I think all the immigration lawyers bought the same mail-order "how to write TN support letters" booklet that had that boilerplate phrase. Maybe the phrase made sense 30+ years ago when TN permits were brand new and CBP officers needed a little nudge to look up the statute after sleeping...

If you have been granted entry 3x since, why are you now suddenly scared you may be denied entry? Did some other incident happen since then that makes you worried? INS obviously is not going to erase your attempted application from their records. They want as much information as possible to...

The only "risk" is that you're told to go away and come back later. It's inconvenient but not a long-term problem. Lawyers have told me that 14 days before job start date is the absolute earliest CBP will allow a TN applicant to enter. However- I have tried to apply 14 days early (at San...

ambujakshi92, I recommend that work with the employer to write the job duties in such a way so that they highlight the CSA duties, and minimize the software engineer duties. Agree with CSA category. Match the category to the education.

Nelsona I think you contradict yourself when you say internal titles are immaterial, but then warn people to avoid certain titles. I play it safe, and assume that ANYTHING a CBP officer reads may be "material" if they decide it matters to them. That said: I don't believe anyone on these forums...

No.