r/tnvisa

Hi everyone, I’m a Canadian citizen and a Registered Nurse in Ontario and New York. I’m planning to apply for TN status as an RN at the Niagara-area U.S. port of entry.
I already have a U.S. RN license and a job offer from a U.S. employer. My employer is also preparing the TN support/employment letter.
I’m trying to make sure I have everything prepared for the border. My understanding is that I should bring:
Valid Canadian passport/proof of Canadian citizenship
U.S. RN license
Employment offer letter
Employer TN support letter describing the RN position, duties, salary, and length of employment
BSN diploma and transcripts from the Philippines
Credential evaluation for my Philippine BSN
VisaScreen certificate
Resume/CV
Any other nursing licenses or registration documents
TN application fee/payment
Evidence supporting my temporary intent
For anyone who has recently applied for TN status as an RN at the Niagara border, is there anything else you would recommend bringing, particularly regarding the support letter and foreign BSN credential evaluation?
Thank you!

Hi! I’m looking for advice from a cross-border tax CPA. I’m a Canadian citizen living in Ontario and will soon be working as an RN in New York under TN status.
I’m mainly trying to understand my 2026 tax residency and filing obligations in both Canada and the U.S., including how my Canadian TFSA, FHSA, RRSP, investments, and bank accounts would be treated once I start working in the U.S.
Thank you 🙏

Was wondering if anyone who works in real estate moved to the US and landed a job there. How was your job hunting experience? Real estate seems to be one of the more location dependent industries but depending on the work, I believe there can be many transferable skills to work on a new geographic market(s). I have not really met many who is in the industry that did the move. I’m all ears to how you did it!

I have worked in CRE for about 10 years, with experience in asset management and multifamily development.

Hola Comunidad, el pasado 2 de Cotubre tuve mi cita en la embajada de la CDMX para tramitar visa TN. La entrevista fue normal, el oficial me dijo que estaba aprobada la visa y me entrego el papel con la nota de Visa Aprobada, se quedo con mi Pasaporte Mexicano y solo me pidio un reporte de robo que se expidio en Mexico en 2005, desconozco si esa visa se reporto a algun consulado.

Despues de revisar CEAC aparece como Refused, ultima actualizacion 8 de Octubre.

Esta mi visa realmente aprobada de acuerdo a lo que me dijo le oficial? He leido que esto puede ser 221G pero me preocupa una negacion en este momento.

Saben cuanto tardan en darte la decision final o los documentos?

This may be a bit of a ridiculous question, but I've seen it too much on this subreddit to look past it.

I have seen posts on here mentioning that they were denied and unsuccessful with border agents because their undergrad degree was not in that exact field, even though their master's degree WAS in that field.

So if I had an undergrad degree in a social science field but have an MBA and an employer support letter highlighting a management consulting role, which is an accepted role on the TN, would that be accepted?

I’m moving to Austin from Toronto shortly and I’m wondering how to bring over my car. (I have a leased honda civic). The two options Im considering are:

1. Drive over the boarder.
2. Have my car shipped from Canada

Ill be on a TN Visa so i’m pretty sure i won’t have to officially import the car. Last time I looked into this, the people at Honda said I’ll just need a letter that approved me taking the car over since it’s leased.

Any advice or suggestions?

Hi everyone, could use some advice, and or thoughts about this potential move to the US.

Background

• Canadian citizen in Ontario with a master's in engineering
• Accepted an engineering manager role in the TN area on a DOE-funded project, big career step and promotion - currently I'm a 28M Eng Lead / Project Manager
• The employer is sponsoring my TN (Engineer category) and providing an immigration lawyer
• I own an Ontario corporation that I'd like to keep for occasional consulting

1. TN at the border

Besides the offer/support letter, job description and resume, I'm planning to bring my passport, original degree and transcripts, reference letters, and proof of ties to Canada. My title includes "manager," so we're making sure the letter shows mostly hands-on engineering duties, since management isn't a TN category. For anyone who's done this recently: was the "manager" title an issue, ?

2. Side consulting through my Ontario corporation

My understanding is that doing consulting work while physically in the US is unauthorized employment on TN, even if the client is Canadian, I take no salary, the money stays in the corporation's Canadian account, and the corp files taxes in Canada. The legal options I see are:

• Only doing the work while I'm physically in Canada
• Staying a passive owner while subcontractors do the work

Has anyone gotten a lawyer's opinion on this? On the tax side, has anyone dealt with US reporting (Form 5471, GILTI) on a Canadian corp after becoming a US tax resident, or with Canada's departure tax on the corp's shares when they left? Was keeping the corp worth it, or did you wind it down before moving?

3. Green card: EB-2 NIW vs EB-1A

I'm planning to self-petition. The project is DOE-funded and tied to the national interest and part of the energy roadmap, which I think gives me a strong national-importance argument. The open questions are my own record and timing:

EB-2 NIW	EB-1A
Bar	Moderate
Premium processing	45 business days
Wait after approval (Canada, Oct 2026 bulletin)	Final action date Jan 1, 2025, so likely 1.5–3 years
Recent approval rate	~48–55%

Any thoughts on how quickly EB-2 rest-of-world will move after the October retrogression?

4. Consular processing vs adjustment of status (travel)

Not being able to visit my parents in Canada for months while waiting on advance parole is a dealbreaker for me. So I'm leaning toward consular processing in Montreal: stay on TN, travel normally, and do the interview when my priority date is current. The trade-off is no EAD while I wait. For anyone who went through Montreal: how long from NVC "documentarily qualified" to interview? And did a pending or approved I-140 cause problems at the border or at your TN renewal?

5. Salary: Canada vs US, and is it worth it?

My actual numbers:

	Ontario (now)	Oak Ridge/Knoxville, TN
Salary take-home	CAD $10–11k/month	~USD $9.5k/month USD
Side consulting via my Ontario corp	~CAD $3k/month	N/A
Total	~CAD $13–14k/month	CAD $13k/month after health premiums

On salary alone, the move is about +CAD $2–3k/month. Including the consulting I'd give up, it's roughly break-even until I have a green card, then likely ahead. Housing should be cheaper than the GTA, and the role is a big career step.

For Canadians who made a similar move: did your real take-home match the estimate once healthcare deductibles, flights home and cross-border tax prep were included? Did anyone deal with departure tax on their own corporation's shares, and how much did it cost? And in hindsight, was it worth it?

Hi all,

Just as a Canadian citizen, trying to understand if there is a reduced preference for TN visa applicants overall?

Or Just my industry thing (mechanical/maintenance/reliability Engineering)?

Or probably just my personal resume?

I have had an offer letter in the past (2025 summer) from US employers, but recently when I am trying to get an actual good offer, I am not getting a single call from the applications.

Just trying to understand if it's issue with my resume or something else?

Especially when there is a data center maintenance and such related field at boom in USA.

Appreciate your response and insight.

Hi everyone, looking for some guidance on the best path into the US on a TN visa. Background:

- Indian-born Canadian citizen, currently in Canada

- Undergrad in Electrical & Communication Engineering; MBA in Finance and Operations (though my degree certificate doesn't list the specialization, so I'm not sure how verifiable that is). Both degrees from india

- Current profile is Product Manager, and I want to move to California to get into the tech world

- A remote company is offering me a role and is willing to sponsor my TN visa — but the salary is low, and my real goal is to move to a better company (ideally big tech) once I'm there

My questions:

1. Take this job now, or wait?

Should I take this lower-paying offer as a foot in the door, move to California, and then switch to a better-paying company on a new TN visa after building a network? Or is it smarter to hold out and apply directly for TN-eligible roles at companies I'm actually targeting? How painful is switching employers on TN in practice?

2. The Product Manager problem.

PM isn't on the TN professions list. I know people work around this with categories like Management Consultant(I have the past experience to back it up), or an analyst role — and this company says they're willing to write the offer letter to fit a qualifying category. How much scrutiny should I expect here? Does my ECE degree + MBA (specialization not verifiable) create problems matching a category?

3. What if the TN gets denied?

If my TN application is refused at the port of entry, does that have any implications down the road — e.g., if I later apply for an L-1, or for a green card through marriage? Does a denial stay on my record in a way that hurts future applications

Appreciate any experience or advice. Thanks

I will be graduating with my bachelor’s in mechanical engineering in two years.

I am doing a 16 month internship in project management engineering for a city and a completed 4 month internship experience with quality control testing in the oil & gas industry.

I have also passed my Mech FE Exam.

With my 20 months of internship experience and FE exam completion, do I have a good chance of landing a mech eng role right out of graduation in the USA?

If not, is there anything I can do to improve my chances right now?