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Re:Canadians may now apply for a TN visa before they reach t... by jsnk on Thursday October 04, 2012 @10:10PM (#4615367)
>have to deal with a random unfriendly customs agent, then have a good possibility of getting declined for arbitrary reasons.

This not only hurts the candidate, but harms American companies so much more. Some technical recruiting process take months to find a good lead for a hire. More specific the criteria, even tougher to find a good candidate. Naturally, American company have to consider beyond American pool of hires and check Canadian candidates as well.

The company easily spend between $2000 to $3000 for TN application, lawyer fee, flight, hotel, other accommodations for interviews per candidate. It's devastating when you try to hire a Canadian after spending so much time and cover all the cost, just to be denied by border officer.

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Re:Canadians may now apply for a TN visa before they reach t... by colmvp on Thursday October 04, 2012 @10:47PM (#4615455)
That's interesting. I've never been refused for a TN application (have applied four times). And I'm not anyone special either, I just have printed credentials and have written the application letters myself (with approval from the U.S. company that hires me). In fact, one time when I was applying, the agent merely skimmed my write-up and we ended up talking about nothing for fifteen minutes.
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