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Hi Peter, thanks for doing this! I’m a Canadian with lots of marketing experience in tech, at a senior leadership level. Is there any hope for someone in this c

Hi Peter, thanks for doing this! I’m a Canadian with lots of marketing experience in tech, at a senior leadership level. Is there any hope for someone in this capacity to move to the US? Are H1B and L1 really the only options? Thanks!

proberts 8y ago
The L-1 requires you to work for a company related to your current employer and the H-1B is subject to the lottery. Depending on the job, a TN might work although your senior level is problema
- proberts 8y ago
  tic. What's your education?
  - carbine 8y ago
    BA in social sciences. My understanding is that the Management Consultant category is really the only TN one that non-technical, non-financial senior leaders can apply under, but it’s quite restricted to project based work and subject to lots of extra scrutiny. Correct? If so, bummer... I know lots of talented people in similar situations and we’ll either stay in Canada or go to UK/Europe.
    - proberts 8y ago
      Yes and no. If the U.S. consulting position is supernumerary or is for a consulting company (like Deloitte) then it can go on for a long while and is in fact not that hard to get.
sonnyblarney 8y ago
I'm not a lawyer but I'm a Canadian who worked in the US on TN and H1 visas. For Canadians, you should seriously consider a TN visa. There are no limits to the number of them, and you don't even apply for them, you just 'qualify'. You can't even get the paperwork done ahead of time, you just do it at the airport on the way down. Essentially so long as you are doing a specific kind of work, and your employer is not paying you below industry average, you get a letter from them, you show your degree (you need a real copy of it) - you get a stamp that's good for a year - you can do this up to 6 years I think. Again, I'm not a lawyer but that was my experience you should look into TN visas as they are very low cost and you don't need really need any expertise or legal consultation. No waiting either. If you meet the requirements you should be good to go.
- hypatiadotca 8y ago
  There is actually a way to apply to the TN ahead of time now, it’s a pretty recent change (well, 2012): https://www.uscis.gov/archive/archive-news/new-filing-option-behalf-canadian-tn-nonimmigrants https://www.uscis.gov/archive/archive-news/new-filing-option...

proberts 8y ago

The L-1 requires you to work for a company related to your current employer and the H-1B is subject to the lottery. Depending on the job, a TN might work although your senior level is problema

proberts 8y ago
tic. What's your education?
- carbine 8y ago
  BA in social sciences. My understanding is that the Management Consultant category is really the only TN one that non-technical, non-financial senior leaders can apply under, but it’s quite restricted to project based work and subject to lots of extra scrutiny. Correct? If so, bummer... I know lots of talented people in similar situations and we’ll either stay in Canada or go to UK/Europe.
  - proberts 8y ago
    Yes and no. If the U.S. consulting position is supernumerary or is for a consulting company (like Deloitte) then it can go on for a long while and is in fact not that hard to get.

sonnyblarney 8y ago

I'm not a lawyer but I'm a Canadian who worked in the US on TN and H1 visas. For Canadians, you should seriously consider a TN visa. There are no limits to the number of them, and you don't even apply for them, you just 'qualify'. You can't even get the paperwork done ahead of time, you just do it at the airport on the way down. Essentially so long as you are doing a specific kind of work, and your employer is not paying you below industry average, you get a letter from them, you show your degree (you need a real copy of it) - you get a stamp that's good for a year - you can do this up to 6 years I think. Again, I'm not a lawyer but that was my experience you should look into TN visas as they are very low cost and you don't need really need any expertise or legal consultation. No waiting either. If you meet the requirements you should be good to go.

hypatiadotca 8y ago
There is actually a way to apply to the TN ahead of time now, it’s a pretty recent change (well, 2012): https://www.uscis.gov/archive/archive-news/new-filing-option-behalf-canadian-tn-nonimmigrants https://www.uscis.gov/archive/archive-news/new-filing-option...