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My application was not filed to USCIS by the lawyer for some reason during the pandemic, which is quite a surprise to me. After a lot of back and forth negotiation, the company finally made the exception to allow me apply on my own. Two days after I received the whole application package from the company lawyer, I drove to the Peace bridge today to have my show at the POE. The short word is it was an extremely positive experience and much smoother than I expected. Because multiple sources said that Peace bridge is better than Rainbow bridge in terms of applying TN, I chose Peace bridge over Rainbow even though the former is further and rural.
The package from the lawyer has much more content than what I would prepare if I apply on my own. After I went through the documents, I think it is really hard to deny an application like this. As the lawyer showed me, I also brought my original degree and transcripts.
The POE was not busy at all. After seeing the first gate officer, I was directed to the parking lot besides the POE office and wait in my car. After about 10 minutes, an officer came to my car and interviewed me while browsing through my package. He asked the basic questions like what I was applying, my eduation background, my work experience and current employer, and my trip plan today. He also checked out my original degree and transcipts. In the end, he took them together with my application package, and brought me into the office, where I recorded finger prints and paid US $50 + $6. After I got the I-94 from the office, I returned to Canada directly. The whole process took about 20 minutes, and the officer was always easy-going and considerate.
At the Canada border, I told the officer that I only went to the POE to get my TN status. He briefly checked my passport, asked my address, email and whether the car is owned by me, in the end offered me no quarantine obligation by putting me as sort of a health worker. Then at the next gate, I paid US$3.75 for the bridge fee.
Big thumb ups for both the officers who were very ameniable and made my day. Afterwards, as a celebration because it is really a moment in my life, I had some fun at the nearby Mather Park Gate area, where the scene of the Lake Erie and the Niagara River is magnificent. By the way, I found out that Mr. Mather who gave that park land to Canada is actually a U. S. Citizen.
The package from the lawyer has much more content than what I would prepare if I apply on my own. After I went through the documents, I think it is really hard to deny an application like this. As the lawyer showed me, I also brought my original degree and transcripts.
The POE was not busy at all. After seeing the first gate officer, I was directed to the parking lot besides the POE office and wait in my car. After about 10 minutes, an officer came to my car and interviewed me while browsing through my package. He asked the basic questions like what I was applying, my eduation background, my work experience and current employer, and my trip plan today. He also checked out my original degree and transcipts. In the end, he took them together with my application package, and brought me into the office, where I recorded finger prints and paid US $50 + $6. After I got the I-94 from the office, I returned to Canada directly. The whole process took about 20 minutes, and the officer was always easy-going and considerate.
At the Canada border, I told the officer that I only went to the POE to get my TN status. He briefly checked my passport, asked my address, email and whether the car is owned by me, in the end offered me no quarantine obligation by putting me as sort of a health worker. Then at the next gate, I paid US$3.75 for the bridge fee.
Big thumb ups for both the officers who were very ameniable and made my day. Afterwards, as a celebration because it is really a moment in my life, I had some fun at the nearby Mather Park Gate area, where the scene of the Lake Erie and the Niagara River is magnificent. By the way, I found out that Mr. Mather who gave that park land to Canada is actually a U. S. Citizen.
