Waiting on company to start GC ...

Company not good, they wanted to make me wait for ONE year before start sponsorship when I've been told for what I do 6 months is enough. They asked, so I told them I was on a TN.

The HR person I talked to did not know what a TN is....go figure.... I told them I am not interested....NEXT!


Thanks
 
Carmen123 said:
Company not good, they wanted to make me wait for ONE year before start sponsorship when I've been told for what I do 6 months is enough. They asked, so I told them I was on a TN.

The HR person I talked to did not know what a TN is....go figure.... I told them I am not interested....NEXT!


Thanks
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Carmen123, one year before sponsorship may not be so bad, especially here in Florida. I haven't heard of a local company yet that would start it faster. Typically one works on H-1B for a couple of years before they start moving in your direction and it's usually normal. With our company it may take even longer...much longer...
But the fact they never heard about the TN and talking about sponsorship at the same time sounds fishy... usually companies that are involved in sponsoring are proficient about the TN status too... it may be just a new HR person or they just play dumb to make you agree.... i can't tell
 
LuciDreamer said:
Carmen123, one year before sponsorship may not be so bad, especially here in Florida. I haven't heard of a local company yet that would start it faster. Typically one works on H-1B for a couple of years before they start moving in your direction and it's usually normal. With our company it may take even longer...much longer...
But the fact they never heard about the TN and talking about sponsorship at the same time sounds fishy... usually companies that are involved in sponsoring are proficient about the TN status too... it may be just a new HR person or they just play dumb to make you agree.... i can't tell
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LuciDreamer, it was in Washinton DC. Forget it, I wasn't interested. For that I stay where I am here in Florida that they DO offer sponsorship I don;t know yet what path, I will know sometime this month.

Anyways I have two other phone screenings from other companies coming along, I'll let you know how it goes. I am determined to struggle for what is fair. I have 7 years experience in my domain and damn it I am entitled to apply for a GC in EB2 row from TN. This is what I want now.

That is the update.
Cheers,

Carmen :cool:
 
Labor Certification

Folks, the company finally agreed to do the paperwork.

They will file mail in TN renewal something like october-november, file for LC in december. I want to go for Christmas home in South America, but I am not sure how this will be, since I will have a LC filed in, and a TN renewal filed in (or already in hand cause we may do premium processing).

My current TN expires end of january, and I am planning to return like the 2nd or 3rd of january, so it's ok I should be able to get in.

Should I be concerned in having any problem on my way back? :eek:


Thanks

Carmen
 
So long as you then wait 45 days after return into US in order to file I-485.

You can't enter on TN (or any other status that does not allow dual intent) one day and then file I-485 the next.
 
I'll go into detail

I'll have:

1) TN renewal mailed in, waiting for it
or
2) TN renewal already in my hand that goes beyond my present TN

I'll be entering the 2 or 3 of january, current TN expried end of January and renewal will go from 1st february 2009 to one year more.

I understand that if i have a LC certification filed it's ok to get back in US with a TN it's not grounds for denial.


My question:

Any of the options about TN renewal is ground for denial entry when I come back in? I'll come back in a plane fron south america, not from the canadian border.



Thanks :eek:
 
No, there is no issue on re-entry on TN.

As I alluded to though, you will have to wait after entering at least 45 days after this to submit I-485, to avoid the presumption of fraudulent entry. Thta is why I might re-condider leaving US, to not hamper your I-485 process.
 
Tn - h1 -gc

I will got the safest route, wich is going from tn to h1, in the meantime they will file labor certification (in 2 months) so to set a priority date, and then renew TN and then apply h1. Hopefully when h1 is adjudicated oct next year we will follow with i-140 and after approval, i-485. I know its long ( not as long as others since im fromn south america) but its the safest route. And I have no hurry, 2 years or 5 is the same for me, i love the company.


ThaNKS :)
 
I believe PERM is only good for a certain period of time before you MUST file I-140 (like 6 months).

If you don't get H1 in April (which is likely unless you have a US masters degree), then what? Keep applying PERM every year?

Time to look for another job. Your love is one-sided.
 
Carmen;
H1B is now just a lottery nothing more nothing less. Are you willing to gamble with your future in the hope of winning this lottery?
I would take Nelson's advice and start looking for a new employer, one who is willing to do TN ---> GC sponsorship.
 
You can lead a horse to water, blah, blah blah.......

Carmen, you are dead set on staying where you are.

Are you aware that there were 163,000 applications for H1B's received in the first week with less than 60,000 spots available for those with a foreign degree. In addition to that, even if you win, the earliest your H1B would be active would be October 2009.
 
tn to gc

webtiger said:
Carmen;
H1B is now just a lottery nothing more nothing less. Are you willing to gamble with your future in the hope of winning this lottery?
I would take Nelson's advice and start looking for a new employer, one who is willing to do TN ---> GC sponsorship.
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There is NO company that right on they will hire you saying they will do tn to gc. They all want to do h1b - gc all i have talked to. In general lawyers do not do this. At least company hired lawyers... if it is a conspirancy to keep you long in the company... the people i work with are not very aquantited with the process, and getting where i am took a lot already. And this is the only job i have. I am glad to hear you all got thousands of job offers that will do tn-to gc like you buy a sweater. Good for you.
 
Carmen123 said:
There is NO company that right on they will hire you saying they will do tn to gc. They all want to do h1b - gc all i have talked to. In general lawyers do not do this. At least company hired lawyers... if it is a conspirancy to keep you long in the company... the people i work with are not very aquantited with the process, and getting where i am took a lot already. And this is the only job i have. I am glad to hear you all got thousands of job offers that will do tn-to gc like you buy a sweater. Good for you.
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I'm still looking for that "perfect company" that will commit to sponsoring TN --> GC as part of my employment package.
I have even offered to pay for my own lawyer for whole process and still no takers in 4 attempts.
I get dozens of job offers a year because I work on contract and because I worked my butt off for the past 11 years to create a very good reputation for my work in Software Testing. None of the past 11 years has been "easy" at all but the work I do was not readily available in Canada when I started.
My "sweater" is still incomplete and in rework mode every year
I'm out on another job search as my current contract ends Sept 30th thanks to the slumping economy/auto industy :mad:
Fortunately, because I keep up my IT recruiting contacts I have 3 interviews already lined up for the rest of this week. If I am really lucky I'll be submitting my TN for Premium Processing electronically next week and back at work by October 13th :D
 
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Carmen123 said:
There is NO company that right on they will hire you saying they will do tn to gc. They all want to do h1b - gc all i have talked to. In general lawyers do not do this. At least company hired lawyers...
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In general, company lawyers do not want to take the risk that YOU are not aware of the process, and that there is an element that requires YOU to be vigilant of your actions during the process. Therefore, since the lawyer is hired by the company, and the big wildcard is YOU, and since they will get paid the same amount regardless of whether they do TN->GC or H1B->GC, they prefer to take the safer, easier route, and the one that does not require the lawyer to spend his precious time to explain the details of the process to YOU.

If you go looking for a lawyer yourself, then during the initial consultation, the lawyer will get a feel for whether or not you have a head on your shoulders, and whether you grasp the concept of the responsibilities that lie in YOUR control during the TN->GC process, then you have a good chance of finding a lawyer that would agree to doing a GC from TN status.
 
Folks,

Raise your hands who got a commitment from a company as to do TN-GC route as a part of the initial offer package? Because I have no takers on this one...

(everybody is saying TN-H1B-GC).
 
I had a commitment to get GC before signing on. The method (at the time) was unimportant to me, since H1 quota was not restricted as it is now.

But in view of that commitment, I would have insisted GC proceed without H1 if it had come to that. After all the commitment was for GC.

One should first get the GC commitment before being hired.
 
nelsona said:
I had a commitment to get GC before signing on. The method (at the time) was unimportant to me, since H1 quota was not restricted as it is now.

But in view of that commitment, I would have insisted GC proceed without H1 if it had come to that. After all the commitment was for GC.

One should first get the GC commitment before being hired.
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The problem of the companies not willing to do TN-> GC is the 'dual intent' which is a repetitive subject on this forum and I know it, and I know it can be done, but there IS a risk of coming out of status and fall in a limbo in which you can't work, you can't leave the country, etc, etc. and they don't want to take the risk.

Anyways.... all this completely sucks... I am over-saturated of this subject...

Thanks folks :(
 
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