Government jobs and TN VISA

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RaxDFW

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In general will government employers e.g. " City or State" job positions be willing to hire an applicant on a TN VISA and will Border Patrol Agents accept a TN application ( given all conditions are met - job/edu/offer letter) for a government position?

For my type of work --- TN job list includes social work, vocational councelor... I find many interesting jobs with the state and city... and if I get TN status I will be legal to work in the U.S.... I am searching in Texas, what do you think?
 
There is nothing that prevents a TN from being issued for a govt agency.

However, many states and cities have a policy of not hiring any foreign workers -- under the clause of 'no immigration sponsorship': mainly due to legal costs, and sometimes due to political pressure (no furners). If you can convince then that the only 'cost' is a letter which you can provide for them to sign, you should be able to overcome this.
 
You can get a TN.

Many government jobs require a background check and that’s a major obstacle for a foreigner.

You can get around the sponsorship if you work through a (temp) agency. The agency does the sponsoring and invoices the customer for a percentage.
 
SO Far So good

:) The information you all have been provided so far is just fantastic.
I read many of the posts and i can identify with so many of the questions. I am so impressed with the wealth of knowledge and most of all you answers are providing me with comfort ... to know that the TN process is really quite straightforward if the procedures are followed and the information is verifiable.

My profession is currently with the government and that is why i look to state employment as my skills are completely transferable, in fact identical to what i have been doing for 7 years. I currently work in the welfare dept.

DO the boarder patrol agents (both U.S./Can) document what you declare at the boarder crossings in writing at the checkpoitns when you pass through-- e.g. at the airport ? and the address that is entered on the immigration card, is it entered into a database?
I am a Canadian Citizen and my boyfriend lives in the U.S. I visit quite frequently and I am finding that the Canadian Boarder Patrol is giving me more hassles than the U.S. ..I noticed it on my return last week-- who is this friend, where did you meet, how did you meet on and on... and i keep giving generic answers... When I am asked reason for my trip, on both sides Canada and U.S.- I state "visiting friends"...

as I understand TN status is based on not having an intent to immigrate I do not want to say anything now as I make my travels... so when it comes time to file my TN I would cause for problems with my application.
 
RaxDFW said:
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DO the boarder patrol agents (both U.S./Can) document what you declare at the boarder crossings in writing at the checkpoitns when you pass through-- e.g. at the airport ? and the address that is entered on the immigration card, is it entered into a database?
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They can record information any or all the information. On some occasions they simply scanned my passport and didn't ask more then my status.

If an I-94 was issued they entered information in the system.

The whole boyfriend issue is sometimes exaggerated. If you have a government job and a house/apartment in Canada then you should have ample residential ties to prove that you will go back to Canada. Keep a copy of your last pay stub and a utility bill in your wallet and that should appease their questions.
 
The blue card that must be filled out before entering the U.S. at the airport, does the address on the card get entered into a database and when filing for TN status does that information come up on file?

When filing for TN status, I assume you obviously have to inform the Boarder agents where you will be residing in the United States?
 
The blue form you complete is simply a Customs form. Canadians do not require completing an Arrival/Departure Card (I-94), which is white, unless they have obtained some sort of visa other than a regular visitor (tourist). Right now, US has a system in place that tracks all foreign travelers activities like when and where they come to US and leave. How did they purchase the ticket, who paid for it and so on. The more you travel across the border; the chances of being hassled at the border become more. Canadian border agents do search for people who work in US illegally. When you get the TN visa, they know that you are working in US legally and that solves a lot of problems. :rolleyes:
 
When The Boarder Agents Verbal Ask Me "what Is The Reason For Your Trip" --- Does It Matter If I Verbally Declare To Either Boarder Agents That I Am Visiting My Boyfriend.
As Of Now I State That I Am Visiting Friends...
If I Start Saying Boyfriend, Will It Come Up When I Place My Tn Application. And The Address On Those Custom Cards Will It Be Questioned?

Am I Being To Paranoid? :d
 
"Boyfriend" has no legal meaning, so why use the term? Fiance and spouse are a different story. Worry about that, then.

It's Border.
 
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