TN Visa renewal and Green card

[Junoon123]

Guys i will be renewing my TN Visa on or before November 2012. My wife is on an H1B and her attorney will be applying for our green card based on her job sometimes in August.

My question is
1) how long does it take to get the green card processed, my wife is a physician so most probably it will be applied on a EB2? A friend of mine got his in under 120 days from TN to green card in 2010 on EB2.

2) If the process is still pending lets say in November would i be able to get my TN extended. I ask this because TN is temporary in nature and i am wondering if it will damp my chances to get a TN. So in this circumstances is it a good option to wait till November 2012 and then apply for a green card.

Nelson i hope you can give me some advice. Your advice are always appreciated.

Thanks

 

[nelsona]

It doesn't really matter how long the GC process takes. You will be applying for AP and EAD when submitting your I-485 (based on hers), and this will become your new work and travel documents. Your TN will be good until it expires, but cannot be renewed nor used to re-enter US once you file I-485.

So, just like if it was you primarily applying for GC process, you need to submit your GC application with 4-5 months left on TN, and stay within US during the perios between application and receipt of EAD/AP. GC will come later.

 

[lilyboudon]

Tn Visa KIT ...is it really useful??

Hi

My husband is Canadian, he got lay off and lost his H1B in March. Last week at the boarder (he was driving from Montreal to Ny) , they stopped him and asked so many questions, then they didn't want to let him in because the officer told him he knows he was living in the usa ... why did you come back two times after your H1b expired bla bla the officer was really hard on him.

He was thinking about the Tn which the only option now. Have you heard about the TN VISA KIT PLATINUM.

Is it useful really? it is 100 dollars. Does it help to create the package?

When applying for TN after a H1B can you be denied ?

THANK YOU lily

IMMIGRATION so much stress

 

[nelsona]

I'm not sure what TN kit would have to do with your husband's problem, nor why you added this post to a thread that has nothing to do with anything you said.

Your husband's denial was becuase he did not show enough evidence of living in Canada. Since he cannot live in US without a job, he should be living in canada; if he is not living in Canada, he is not alloweed to enter US as a tourist.
He should be gathering proof of his Cdn residence (lease, driver's license, new plates on car, etc), before attempting to cross again.

Now, as to TN kit, it is not magical! he needs a job offer from US company, in the field he was educated in. Then he needs a letter from the potential employer requesting the TN. Kit will not help with this. Get educated on TN instrad of buying a kit. Buying a kit won't get him a job. Getting a job will get him a TN.