Hello, I was googling on the TN Status and learning more about it and found this forum.
I read some similar situations in what I experienced.
This past weekend I went to Pearson International and was rejected for my TN Status - Engineer classification. My actual title and role is "Associate Producer" for a game development company. I will be managing 8 - 10 other engineers in the group.
In my letter, my company's lawyers wrote I would be managing 8 - 10 engineers. The officer insisted that I was not an engineer but a Manager. Even though I explained about my various engineering tasks, such as technical documentation, analyzing problems and designing solutions ( in the 3D Render Area ) he stated that I should get a H1B rather than a TN. I also know that as an Associate producer, it's a very weird occupation to be listed as a Engineer since we deal with with scheduling and project management, in addition to engineering design and implementations.
My company hired me on a TN because the H1B are used up for this year. Some background info, I have been a software engineer / programmer for the past 1.5 years at another game studio.
My company's lawyers are redrafting a new letter for me. But the officer said that he would be noting this in the database. I am afraid this might affect my chances to get across. My question is, how should I prepare for the 2nd attempt? Is there any advice people would give me who have been similar situations? What are things that I must avoid to say on my 2nd time, I expect to be grilled badly again.
Thank you.
On a side note: The officer started off with the question "why are you working in the US". I replied because "of a better career opportunity" and then he said that I should be looking for a canadian job and not the US. How would i have best answered those type of questions?
I read some similar situations in what I experienced.
This past weekend I went to Pearson International and was rejected for my TN Status - Engineer classification. My actual title and role is "Associate Producer" for a game development company. I will be managing 8 - 10 other engineers in the group.
In my letter, my company's lawyers wrote I would be managing 8 - 10 engineers. The officer insisted that I was not an engineer but a Manager. Even though I explained about my various engineering tasks, such as technical documentation, analyzing problems and designing solutions ( in the 3D Render Area ) he stated that I should get a H1B rather than a TN. I also know that as an Associate producer, it's a very weird occupation to be listed as a Engineer since we deal with with scheduling and project management, in addition to engineering design and implementations.
My company hired me on a TN because the H1B are used up for this year. Some background info, I have been a software engineer / programmer for the past 1.5 years at another game studio.
My company's lawyers are redrafting a new letter for me. But the officer said that he would be noting this in the database. I am afraid this might affect my chances to get across. My question is, how should I prepare for the 2nd attempt? Is there any advice people would give me who have been similar situations? What are things that I must avoid to say on my 2nd time, I expect to be grilled badly again.
Thank you.
On a side note: The officer started off with the question "why are you working in the US". I replied because "of a better career opportunity" and then he said that I should be looking for a canadian job and not the US. How would i have best answered those type of questions?