Terminated while on TN

[Laundryprincess]

Would be grateful for advice on this:

A person, Canadian citizen, was terminated while on TN in December. They travelled to Canada after termination: have a rental property, spouse and dependant child in Canada.

Said person plans to go back to US either when they have a new U.S. employer and apply for TN; or to wrap up affairs (rental property) and leave US permanently.

If they go back to wrap up affairs can they ask to be admitted as B2 at land border?

 

[nelsona]

Yes, but only because they can prove they have home in Canada.

Otherwise, it would be up to the officer to decide if -- without residential ties in another country -- the person was trustworthy and would leave after a specified time. That may in this case only issue a B2 I-94 with a specific (short) expiry date, rather than be admitted for an unspecified time like most Cdns crossing the border for pleasure.