TN visa holder applying for concurrent TN
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I have a part time job offer as an Accountant working with a CPA firm. I have a full time job with another company and my current TN expires in Jan 2028. I’m trying to apply internally by filing an I-129 application to avoid traveling. Do you think if I get rejected for the new part time job TN it will impact my current TN-1? I’m a CPA and I qualify for the position per the requirements.
Thank you Nelsona
Hi I currently hold valid TN for fulltime job in USA, have been to POE in person for part time concurrent TN, I was denied and told to apply I-129, on my way back there is another POE i called to see if they can do it and they said yes, after I went in there, they said you have already been advised to file I-129 and why are you coming and calling other POE's, I tried to explain to the officer, however I was unsuccessful and left, would this have any impact on my next arrival into the country?
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Since your original TN is still valid, you should have no problem entering. In fact you could have simply entered either time you were denied the second TN.
However, be warned that what you did, which is known as port shopping, is looked upon very unfavorably by the border officers -- who obviously log any denials in their files -- as a deceptive practice. Once you have been denied a certain petition, you must first address the identified issue before coming back to that or any other POE. To try and circumvent this will not meet with any cooperation from the officers, as you found out.
Yes, you should have been granted the second TN at the border (assuming your paperwork was ok); many TNers have multiple TNs obtained at the border, without problems. You never have to file an I-129 for any TN. But now that you have been asked to do so, you should only return with perhaps a lawyer's letter explaining why you do not wish to file an unnecessary and costly I-129.
However, be warned that what you did, which is known as port shopping, is looked upon very unfavorably by the border officers -- who obviously log any denials in their files -- as a deceptive practice. Once you have been denied a certain petition, you must first address the identified issue before coming back to that or any other POE. To try and circumvent this will not meet with any cooperation from the officers, as you found out.
Yes, you should have been granted the second TN at the border (assuming your paperwork was ok); many TNers have multiple TNs obtained at the border, without problems. You never have to file an I-129 for any TN. But now that you have been asked to do so, you should only return with perhaps a lawyer's letter explaining why you do not wish to file an unnecessary and costly I-129.
Since your original TN is still valid, you should have no problem entering. In fact you could have simply entered either time you were denied the second TN.
yes I did entered both times, I was not denied entry, however I was denied second TN and advised to apply through USCIS with form I-129