Transferring the TN VISA ??????

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tolga tural

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Hi,

I came to the US from Canada with TN visa. I worked for a company about 3 months. Then the company went bankrupt.I was told by the company\'s HR department that I will be still legal until end of September due to my severance package payments. If I get another job while I\'m still legal. Is it possible I can transfer My TN visa to the new company? If Not then how can I fix this problem?

thanks now for your response
 
Need to apply for a new TN-visa with your new company

Just fly back over the border and apply for a new TN-visa. You need a new TN-visa each time you change employers (and legally you need it the day you start the job).
I am not a lawyer, just a previous TN-visa holder
 
New TN Visa

I\'m assuming that you have done it. did they give you hard time when you renew the TN?

Thanks for the response.
Tolga
 
No harder getting TN-visa the second time.

I didn\'t have any harder of a time when I did my renewal. They just look for the same sorts of things each time. Ie. your diploma, a copy of the offer letter (I guess you already know what the offer letter needs to say since you did it once before).
 
I think it depends on the officer who looks at your application.

I am not aware that there is any limit on how many times you can get a TN-visa. I know of people who have done it for 3 or 4 years.

I have though heard of people eventually being denied because a TN-Visa is explicitly meant for short term work and by going again and again you are in effect proving that your intent is to work long-term in the US. Its even recommended to mention on your job offer that the job is for no more than 12 months (atleast thats what I did when I was getting my TN-visas).

I eventually just bit the bullet and got my green-card because I was tired of worrying what problems I would have at the border.

Like I said I have only heard of people being denied, but it does sound plausible.

Also once you have gotten your first TN-visa there is a way to renew your visa while staying inside the US. I don\'t know how this is done but if you are worried about getting denied this might be a safer bet since atleast you would still be inside the US instead of outside if you had problems.
 
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