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I'm a Canadian citizen, born in Iran, and I've been working in the U.S. on TN status for over five years. I also have a NEXUS card. In that time I've crossed the border more than 40 times without issue.

On a recent crossing, I was denied entry. As usual, the officer asked whether I had completed military service in Ira, a routine question I've always answered the same way: no, I moved to Canada at 14 and was never subject to mandatory service. This time, however, I was sent to secondary inspection. Officers questioned me for about three hours, asking about my parents' names and occupations, why my family moved to Canada, and similar background details. They also searched my phone. At the end, they told me I could not enter the U.S. until I provided proof that I had not performed military service in Iran.

This is difficult to substantiate, since I haven't been to Iran since I was 14 and haven't left Canada for more than a week at a time since. Regardless, I had my family send me a scan of an old passport that expired in 2012. I returned to the border the next day, went through another roughly three-hour secondary inspection, and was ultimately admitted.

The officer told me the first incident would be recorded as a withdrawal of application for admission, not a formal denial, and that once I provided the requested evidence everything would be cleared. However, I have reason to believe it was recorded as a denial. My girlfriend a white, Canadian-born woman was with me during the first crossing. She recently crossed the border separately with friends and was pulled into secondary inspection, where officers asked her questions about me.

I'd like to understand what's actually on my record and what steps I can take to resolve this.

Hi everyone, I got my TN roughly a month back and I got an email this week that my company would like to start my PERM and they sent me a questionnaire. I work in tech and from what it looks like LMT approvals are near 0% for tech people so i was wondering if i should ask them to park it for now in and hopefully start the process once the market improves or should i move forward and get my LMT denied and possibly have it on my record for my future TNs. Im ROW so that is not an issue but this does not matter for PERM i believe

So I own a 2023 V4 and I'm a bit confused about exhaust options. I know the official Ducati Akrapovic exhaust is sold through dealers and the tune is tied to the specific unit, meaning it won't transfer if you buy one second hand. That said, I don't really care about unlocking the full power, I just want something that sounds better. Would it be possible to run a second hand Akrapovic slip-on with a third party tune instead of the Ducati one?

I'm also looking at Arrow as a more budget friendly option and I've heard you can run it with a T800 tune. My only concern is that I'm in California and I don't want it to be so loud that I'm getting pulled over constantly.

Are there any other options I should be looking at? I'm also planning to do the installation and tuning myself and would prefer to avoid going to a dealer if possible.

Also, do i need a servo buddy if im planning to do a tune ? which one is better and safer regarding messing with the bike ?

Any advice would be appreciated!

Im applying for a new TN status on Tuesday and the duration is 3 years however I have a bit less than 1.5 years left on my current passport. Can i go to a Service centre and request a 24 hour pick up and state my reason as I need to have minimum 3 years left on my passport otherwise my TN will be shortened due to it ? Is this a valid proof ?

I have an offer as an MLE (Machine learning engineer) and this is the support letter they wrote. This seems to be too generic for my role and it does not mention anything related to my role. I have a CS degree from a Canadian University and I was hoping they would use some text mentioning that the original NAFTA mentions related degree so it can support the lack of engineering degree. I included the occupation section and left out the default ones. What do you guys think ? should i ask for more clear support letter or this is as good as it gets ?

[COMPANY] seeks to employ Mr. [APPLICANT] in the occupation of Engineer for a temporary period. In this role, Mr. [APPLICANT] will apply the theories and principles of science and mathematics to research and develop economical solutions to technical problems. He will design products and systems that ensure the quality of the product and efficiency of the workforce and manufacturing process. In designing products, he will analyze the product’s function, design and test the components, and evaluate the design’s overall effectiveness, cost, reliability and safety. In addition to design and development, he may work in testing, production, and maintenance.

Specifically, Mr. [APPLICANT] will design, develop, and maintain robust and scalable software solutions. He will collaborate with product managers, cross engineering teams, data scientists, and other partners to gather requirements and translate them into technical specifications. He will identify opportunities and lead the entire development life cycle end-to-end, from architecture design and coding to testing and deployment. He will also conduct thorough code reviews, offering constructive feedback to maintain high code quality and elevate coding standards. Mr. [APPLICANT] will stay up-to-date with the latest technologies and industry trends, evaluating their potential impact on our software systems and recommending appropriate integrations or improvements.
The Beneficiary

Mr. [APPLICANT] is highly qualified for [COMPANY]’s position in the Engineer occupation. As shown by the attached educational documents, he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from [UNIVERSITY] in Canada. These academic credentials have been determined by a reliable credentials evaluation service, which specializes in evaluating foreign educational credentials, to be equivalent to a U.S. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science.

I’m a 27M and she is a 24F and we have been dating for 3 years. We have a great sex life and I feel really satisfied, but it has been lingering in my head that I always have to initiate sex. To be fair, she never turns me down and is always down to get intimate, but I’m scared that as we get older and have kids, this will become an issue and cause us to have a dead bedroom. I have told her multiple times that I would appreciate it if she initiated more often, and she has agreed, but it’s just not who she is as she is a really reserved person. While I’m a bit more open to experimenting, she is a bit conservative when it comes to sex. I have accepted the fact that I’m hornier than the average guy and it’s okay if she is not really into kinky and wild stuff, and honestly I’m still really happy with my sex life. But the thing that bothers me is the lack of initiation from her, and while it’s not a dealbreaker for me right now, I’m scared that once we have kids and we’re in our late 30s, even my initiation won’t work on her. I have been honest with her since day one and have told her that sex is a dealbreaker for me, so a lack of it will definitely cause me to distance myself and create tension. Sometimes it makes me wonder if she is doing it now because we’re not married and she feels she has to keep me happy, and that once we are married it’ll be game over. I’m a bit lost as I really don’t have anyone to talk to about these things even my parents, as we come from a more traditional background and I never had sex talks with them so Reddit is my only option.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ What are my options here ?

I recently recieved a new offer and since im from one of the banned countries, I have to go to the border for my new TN and they emailed today that once I get the new TN Im not allowed to work for my current company on TN and that is ok but they want me to quit my current job before going to the border. Im a SWE with CS degree so im not really comfortable quitting my current job till I have the new TN in hand as there have been many stories of denial for people in my position. What is the best response I can give them that I would like to give my current employer my notice as soon as I get the new TN as I can legally hold multiple TNs

I have been working as a SWE/MLE at a FAANG company for the past 5 years and this month is the first time ever that im actually using K8s for some model evaluation where im directly working on creating pods, managing files inside pods, working with argo and etc using python sdk and even with claude im struggling. Claude produces some code but its so hard to wrap my head around it and when there is an issue i cant really find a solution and talking to claude makes it even harder. Is it common for people to struggle with K8s this much even with AI these days ?

I recently brought my ducati v4 2023 out from storage and rode it yesterday and everything was fine and no issues whatsoever. Today, the bike started dying after going into gear and riding couple 100ft or it did not sound right. I had the battery on trickle charge all winter and added fuel stabilizer before storing the bike. What could be the issue here ? when looking at the provided battery dashboard on it jumps from 13 to 15 and sometimes it shows battery low. I noticed when revving the headlights also flickers so my assumption is that its bad r/R. Has anyone faced similar issues ?