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by 3vidence 527 days ago
In the conversation of moving to the US for work 90% of visas are going to be non immigrant so saying all non immigrant visas are equivalent is needlessly obtuse.

An H1b allows the person to enter the country with the intention of getting a GC and can do so without having to leave the country.

A TN visa is re issued every single time you cross the border and can be denied by a border guard on any amount of misrepresentation

Secondly, your advice about the 90 day rule without context is both bad advice and can get someone's visa cancelled and stuck out of the country.

For future readers. Don't take this advice, ask a lawyer and if you intend to get a GC don't go on a TN unless you want legal complexity.
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notevenremotely 526 days ago
You are incorrect and cite no sources. Even Immigration Lawyer Peter Roberts has commented on HN about the pathway to a GC from TN.

We agree on one thing however, consult a lawyer (you will have to anyway if you are pursuing a GC). A good lawyer will tell you the same thing.

It's a pathway thousands of Canadians have taken and will continue to take. Don't delay your life over the broken H1-B system.

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3vidence 526 days ago
It could be true that the immigration law is so opaque and changes so quickly that both our statements could be true depending on the year / circumstances...

With that being said for source you can review this site and many others that will say the same thing about intention to permanently reside with a TN visa

https://manifestlaw.com/blog/tn-visa-to-green-card

Lastly your statement of incorrectness also sites no sources so I guess we just both have our opinions at this point

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notevenremotely 526 days ago
> https://manifestlaw.com/blog/tn-visa-to-green-card

Nothing in that article contradicts anything I have said.

Not a great article either. Very boiler-plate and doesn't mention the 90 day rule for either TN to EB GC or marriage based GC.

> Lastly your statement of incorrectness also sites no sources so I guess we just both have our opinions at this point

Those figures are not public but it's a reasonable statement considering NAFTA has been in place since 1994, over fifty thousand Canadians have been awarded green cards over the last five years[0] and I am one of those people.

[0] - Page 2 - https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Diversity-Visa/DV...

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