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Denied TN application: "temp agency not allowed"
- Thread starter BrianG
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So do I and wish you good luck!We've decided to go with a lawyer and have been working with him today. I hope we can resolve this.
Is the lawyer going to the border with your g/f? I would think at this point that would be a prudent step....
No, I don't think so. Their website lists reasons why they believe it's not a good idea - and most of the reasons make sense to me:
* It has no real value: an attorney accompanying his or her client to the border for a TN application cannot support the application process until the inspecting officer has issued a refusal or has indicated that there is a problem. CBP will not allow actual attorney representation during the inspection process.
* It creates the impression that the client and the attorney are not confident about the application.
* Port of Entry officers do not like attorney appearances, they want to be able to adjudicate the application without external interference.
* It is too expensive: the additional cost of border representation outweighs the benefit, if any.
* If the application lacks merit, an attorney appearance will not make a difference, the case would be refused whether the attorney was there or not.
* A Port of Entry is an awkward place for an attorney to be representing a client: immigration attorneys belong in immigration court, not at a border crossing.
* It's ultimately just a tool for border attorneys to make more money.
* It's never a necessity: a properly prepared TN application, which is fully supported by legal authority, "speaks for itself."
* It has no real value: an attorney accompanying his or her client to the border for a TN application cannot support the application process until the inspecting officer has issued a refusal or has indicated that there is a problem. CBP will not allow actual attorney representation during the inspection process.
* It creates the impression that the client and the attorney are not confident about the application.
* Port of Entry officers do not like attorney appearances, they want to be able to adjudicate the application without external interference.
* It is too expensive: the additional cost of border representation outweighs the benefit, if any.
* If the application lacks merit, an attorney appearance will not make a difference, the case would be refused whether the attorney was there or not.
* A Port of Entry is an awkward place for an attorney to be representing a client: immigration attorneys belong in immigration court, not at a border crossing.
* It's ultimately just a tool for border attorneys to make more money.
* It's never a necessity: a properly prepared TN application, which is fully supported by legal authority, "speaks for itself."