I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA

Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by j_kao on Thursday October 13, 2022 @10:35PM (#33199008)

Hi proberts! Thanks for doing this.

I'm a Canadian on a TN visa at a startup in the US. Would it be possible to continue to work for this company on this status but stay in Canada?

Is there a minimum amount of time I need to spend in the US or can I just fly in for occasional onsite meetings?

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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by YZF on Thursday October 13, 2022 @10:37PM (#33199030)

Not a or the lawyer but I'm pretty sure the answer is yes because I was in that status. I lived in Canada and I held a TN so I'd be able to occasionally travel and work in the US when needed.

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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by j_kao on Friday October 14, 2022 @03:03AM (#33200434)

Thanks for the reply, I suspected that was the case. Was your payroll done in the US or Canada?

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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by YZF on Friday October 14, 2022 @06:02PM (#33209346)

Canada. I'm not sure that matters for TN purposes but most companies would want to do that to make sure they comply with Canadian employment laws (unless you're a contractor I guess?).

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