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Working In and Around the US of A?

Posted by Cliff on from the playing-with-green-cards dept.

jackda asks: "Like many out there I (an Engineer from Canada now in Massachusetts) am working in the US on the TN-1 visa. It has and continues to be a frustrating process both obtaining the visa, as well as obtaining information on working as a visa holder, in the US. I have received a very mixed bag of info from the US/CDN Consolate down to the border cross/INS people. I am just wondering if the collective minds of Slashdot could offer any tips, sources or info on anything from SSNs, to taxes, to resident/employment status, to any useful knowledge about living for a TN visa holder."

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  1. My only piece of advice by psyconaut · · Score: 2, Insightful

    When renewing your TN-1 at the border, if the Customs officer jokes with you and says "so, ever smoked any of that pot they all do up there?"...do not say "well, I've had a puff once in a while"!!!!!!!

    (Only half joking here...)

    -psy

  2. Re:Be Very Careful by rueger · · Score: 2, Insightful

    All of this seems to reinforce the suggestion that Slashdot is not the ideal place to look for immigration advice, and that your lawyer/ accountant/ government offical may offer different suggestions than my lawyer/ accountant/ goverment offical.

    Which is why I say to be very careful. What you hope to avoid is a situation where your lawyer's advice runs counter to the border guard or tax office.

    --
    Three Squirrels