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[nelsona]

... brought to you by the PE association of America.

The Guilds throughout N America have done such a poor job of protecting and representing the Engineering profession, that I know of no one who has voluntarily sought or maintained a PE status unless absolutely required to. You'd not be surprised to know that an Engineering firm can get by with a minimum of PE's and there is nothing the state can really do about it. You could argue that these ones are not practicing engineering, but their degrees, duties, Orgchart, and pay stub say otherwise.

But, regardless, as was stated at the outset, this is far from the perview of DHS. They recognize state licenses -- but cannot require them in the TN context.

 

[webtiger]

Well thats the thing, the engineer I'm supporting is not a PE just a BS in enigineering. So if I get the same guy I'm screwed. I can only bring a copy of his BS and go to the closest poe in port huron and hope for the best. Just bought a house in Nov. figures now is the time they decide to reject me.

Sorry to hear you are running into problems with your renewal.
I'd suggest you do a mail-in and pay the US$1000 for Premium Processing.
I said this 3 or 4 times over the past 2 years; There is a house cleaning going on with respect to Sci-Tech TN's if CBP can find a legitimate reason for denial you'll be denied.
I'll bet you'll see continued scrutiny just because you've been on TN's for 7 years and/or you have a house.
Yes Nelsona, neither of the above are truly legitimate reasons for TN denial but hey, if CPB is ordered to scrutinize and deny, they get to pick how they deny entry.
Segermech, is there anyone in the management chain above your supervisor that has PE designation? If so, is there a legitmate paper trail to prove your work is reviewed by that person? Just thinking if you can show you report to a true PE then your issue is solved.

 

[Concerned4us]

... brought to you by the PE association of America.

The Guilds throughout N America have done such a poor job of protecting and representing the Engineering profession, that I know of no one who has voluntarily sought or maintained a PE status unless absolutely required to. You'd not be surprised to know that an Engineering firm can get by with a minimum of PE's and there is nothing the state can really do about it. You could argue that these ones are not practicing engineering, but their degrees, duties, Orgchart, and pay stub say otherwise.

But, regardless, as was stated at the outset, this is far from the perview of DHS. They recognize state licenses -- but cannot require them in the TN context.

Any engineer should be concerned that his employer is legally licensed to practice engineering in their state. (This is especially the case for OP since he stated he was a CE where licensure is strictly enforced.) If the employer is not properly licensed, he should not be able to sponsor a guest worker with the title of "engineer". Therefore, that worker should not be granted work authorization. It is irrelevent that you think a PE certification is not useful to you; there are laws governing the requirements of PE licensure for both individuals and firms.

I know of universities that now require the taking of the FOE exam as a graduation requirement. Obviously, this process is becoming more important to the academics (who are notoriously independent minded) in the assessment of the effectiveness of the academic training of engineers.

OP, I suggest that you investigate licensure; it is in your best interest.

 

[nelsona]

Ironically, if OP was eligible for a license, he would get Engineering TN, not Sci Tech.

Thus he is probably not eligible for license.

Since this is a TN board, I suggest your take your good suggestion -- seriously -- to an Engineering forum.