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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by PettingRabbits on Friday July 28, 2023 @12:42PM (#36909560)
How would somebody that qualifies as a TN NAFTA Professional (e.g. Canadian applying for engineering job with relevant engineering degree) answer the question of "Are you authorized to work in the US?", particularly with regards to sponsorship? As I understand it, the question is to determine if the employer needs to apply for a visa, (H-1B, etc) but according to USCIS all the employer has to do for TN is provide a letter outlining the job, employee qualifications, etc. Is this considered sponsorship?
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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by proberts on Friday July 28, 2023 @12:45PM (#36909605)
The TN is company-specific so if you are applying for a new job, even if you have a TN with one company, you would need a new TN and even though the TN process is generally simple and easy, it qualifies as sponsorship.
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Re:I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for... by PettingRabbits on Friday July 28, 2023 @04:59PM (#36913240)
>it qualifies as sponsorship. Rats. It's gonna be tough to make it past the first screening round with a No answer. Oh well, fingers crossed some good referral action can help. Thanks for the insight.
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