TN success rates by PoE

No. There are some anecdotal 'numbers' and accounts but these are unreliable, and as irrelevant as yesterday's weather report.

besides, the biggest contributing factor to TN petition success is the quality of the petition. Don't worry about good POE/bad POE. Focus on your letter and documentation.

No POE has a 0% acceptance rate. BNo POE has a 100% acceptance rate.
 
Anoter question...

As a follow up question... does anyone know what percentage of TN applications are successful?
 
First of all, in my opinion, you should remember that stats are only numbers and to some extent, somewhat useless.

Not to mention that some figures look better than the others and there's always a need to have the best numbers for the eyes that need to see them.

Then, regarding TN applications at the border, stats might not include those applications that have been verbally denied therefore a 97.3% might look unrealistically bright.

Also, please keep in mind that border officers have the discretionary power to deny a petition.

My experience with getting a TN at the border is bad. I've tried to get a TN visa at 3 different POEs (Sarnia, Buffalo Peace, Thousand Islands), same application but different letters of employment (ie different dates) each time I applied.

The worst = Buffalo and Sarnia. Even if I requested for a TN officer to review my application, regular, less experienced, impolite (should I say rude?) officers were assigned to my case and reviewed it. While I was there, I saw other applicants arguing and being denied. A friend of mine who applied the same time at the same place with me was denied her Accounting petition because the officer didn't want to recognize her advanced (graduate level) accounting degree and her experience (her bachelor was in Economics, and should have been recognized but this is another story).

At Thousand Islands, the TN officer just retired ... .

Rude behavior examples? "We ask the questions and not you." when I asked why they didn't want to recognize my work experience obtained before and during the period I earned my degree. The law doesn't mention the required dates when the experience was earned relative to the degree earning date.

Another one

"If you deserve it, I'll give it to you." - my accountant friend is a good looking blonde.

We both got our visas at Detroit Tunnel. Here TN officer was professional (as all border officers should always be). At my first attempt I was verbally denied again (the 3rd time) because I did not have the original evaluation of my degree only copies. I then returned the next day with the same application and the original evaluation document and the TN visa was granted in 15 minutes.

Please don't feel discouraged by my experiences, I might have had a bad Friday 13 luck.
 
1. They discover you are "Port Shopping"
2. They believe youre position is different than the description given in your letter.
3. The position description does not exactly match the position description for the TN category.
4. You do not have the requisite education. EG: B Comm submitting as a Computer Systems Analyst with zero or 1 computer course in their coursework.
5. You've been turned away before then were successful at another port for this TN. See #1.
6. You're TN letter is poorly worded.
7 TN letter does not have rate of pay. Hourly/weekly/monthly
8. TN letter does not state "duration of 12 months" or "up to 12 months"

There are way more than this but these seem to be the top of the heap so to speak.
Big one is if the particular officer is having a bad day and you rub them the wrong way. Also, if the officer is always bitchy/grouchy and you rub them the wrong way.

L8r
 
10. Because you have demonstrated immigrant intent, either by filing an I-485, or by marrying a US citizen living in US.
 
To VASILIO, re: POE denials

Hi Vasilio,
I just read your post and it seems that I have the same experiences with you. I was denied twice at the same POE because of my credentials eval in Canada is equivalent to 3 years degree, while my US is equivalent to Bachelors. The officer wont recognized my US eval due to the fact that my canadian eval is only 3 years. He is not convince. Anyway, I need to know, if I go to different POE, if the officer ask you " why you were here? " your first and 2nd denials is in Rainbow bridge? what would be the best answer? In your case, did you retain a Lawyer? is Detroit tunnel is more easy than others? please let me know and give me further advice. thank you so much!

Regards,
Rony

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Vasilio said:
First of all, in my opinion, you should remember that stats are only numbers and to some extent, somewhat useless.

Not to mention that some figures look better than the others and there's always a need to have the best numbers for the eyes that need to see them.

Then, regarding TN applications at the border, stats might not include those applications that have been verbally denied therefore a 97.3% might look unrealistically bright.

Also, please keep in mind that border officers have the discretionary power to deny a petition.

My experience with getting a TN at the border is bad. I've tried to get a TN visa at 3 different POEs (Sarnia, Buffalo Peace, Thousand Islands), same application but different letters of employment (ie different dates) each time I applied.

The worst = Buffalo and Sarnia. Even if I requested for a TN officer to review my application, regular, less experienced, impolite (should I say rude?) officers were assigned to my case and reviewed it. While I was there, I saw other applicants arguing and being denied. A friend of mine who applied the same time at the same place with me was denied her Accounting petition because the officer didn't want to recognize her advanced (graduate level) accounting degree and her experience (her bachelor was in Economics, and should have been recognized but this is another story).

At Thousand Islands, the TN officer just retired ... .

Rude behavior examples? "We ask the questions and not you." when I asked why they didn't want to recognize my work experience obtained before and during the period I earned my degree. The law doesn't mention the required dates when the experience was earned relative to the degree earning date.

Another one

"If you deserve it, I'll give it to you." - my accountant friend is a good looking blonde.

We both got our visas at Detroit Tunnel. Here TN officer was professional (as all border officers should always be). At my first attempt I was verbally denied again (the 3rd time) because I did not have the original evaluation of my degree only copies. I then returned the next day with the same application and the original evaluation document and the TN visa was granted in 15 minutes.

Please don't feel discouraged by my experiences, I might have had a bad Friday 13 luck.
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