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ELI5 - Canadians can just cross the border and get a job in the USA? No need for work visa? Is that by virtue of being Canadian citizens? What are the legals?
by bfkwlfkjf 5mo ago
ELI5 - Canadians can just cross the border and get a job in the USA? No need for work visa? Is that by virtue of being Canadian citizens? What are the legals?
- selimthegrim 5mo agoTN visa
- 486sx33 5mo ago[dead]
- Topgamer7 5mo agoThe US makes it relatively easy to get a work visa if you have a science degree from a university.
- bfkwlfkjf 5mo agoScience degree from a US university you mean? I'm not trolling, genuine question.
- rjrjrjrj 5mo agoCanadian university degree is fine. Look up TN 1 visa if you want more details.
- QGQBGdeZREunxLe 5mo agoAny university degree is fine but if it's not from a NAFTA country it needs a Foreign Equivalency Certification.
- bfkwlfkjf 5mo agoBut from non-nafta it's not TN, right? What's the approach there? Skilled something?
- QGQBGdeZREunxLe 5mo agoNo you can get a TN with it. I used my British degree. Edit: You still need to be a Mexican or Canadian citizen.
- bfkwlfkjf 5mo agoThank you!
- QGQBGdeZREunxLe 5mo agoNo problem https://www.wes.org https://www.wes.org can certify your degree.
- brailsafe 5mo agoIt's easier to get a job for a company in the U.S than it is to cross the border with a job in the U.S. If you have a degree and a job, great, otherwise no
- jandrewrogers 5mo agoTN1 visa allows Canadians to work in the US indefinitely in most professional-type roles e.g. teacher, engineer, accountant, etc. It doesn’t require much more than a job offer to get the visa. It is a non-immigration visa so it isn’t a path to citizenship, just an American job. Many Canadians take advantage of this.
- QGQBGdeZREunxLe 5mo agoThere was a pathway to citizenship until last week.
- transitorykris 5mo agoImmigrant intent on a TN is a big no-no
- QGQBGdeZREunxLe 5mo agoPlenty of people have filed an I-485 and been awarded Green Cards on a TN status. That was a completely acceptable path until last week. Peter Roberts the immigration attorney that regularly posts here can validate that. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36913448 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36913448
- transitorykris 5mo ago“Completely acceptable” is not accurate. I’d wager that for any success story there are many stories of heartbreak due to timing and travel for TN renewal. A risk I wouldn’t advise a friend to take. But, yes, doesn’t matter anymore after last week.
- QGQBGdeZREunxLe 5mo agoSure timing is an issue and so are the resulting travel implications of showing immigrant intent but it was 100% legal and therefore an acceptable route. EAD/AP shows up in around 4-5 months for most people and those restrictions are then no longer a concern.