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I had a H1b but just about maxed it out so now I hold a TN1 (I'm Canadian). The upside of the TN is that I can (in theory) get an unlimited number of them and

by Sukotto 16y ago

I had a H1b but just about maxed it out so now I hold a TN1 (I'm Canadian). The upside of the TN is that I can (in theory) get an unlimited number of them and there is no cap on how many can be issued in a year. The downside is that if I step off of US soil I immediately lose it and have to apply for a new one at the border when I attempt to re-enter. Should the INS agent dislike me for any reason (or for no reason), s/he can deny my application and deny me entry to the US. I would have no recourse if that happened... which makes crossing the border kind of stressfull (so I don't do it anymore).

ojbyrne 16y ago
I'm on a TN too. It's transferrable as far as I know because I've just done it (well I guess they just issue you a new one). I know the nightmare at the border fairly intimately. I always get secondary inspections. The second last time I got this whole giant grilling, with the officer threatening to not let me in. The last time the office said "I don't know why you're in here (secondary inspection), is there something you want from us?"