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Focused guides for the questions that need more than a quick answer. Each includes a worksheet to prepare your next conversation.
Guides for your next decision.
Build a TN employer evidence brief before drafting the letter
Read & prepare Applicant planningKeep an L-1A new-office record from approval to extension
Read & prepare Applicant planningCompare the E-2 evidence for a startup and a business purchase
Read & prepare U.S. destination planningCanadian RN planning for New York State
Read & prepare U.S. destination planningCanadian RN planning for California
Read & prepareSeven decisions, answered before you prepare.
Documenting the professional work supported by a scientific technician
For a hypothetical Chilliwack technician, an engineering supervisor’s title is only a starting fact. Explain the qualifying scientific knowledge, practical capability and direct support relationship using the actual assignment. Hypothetical example: A botanical-survey field technician must decide whether the current records support the route before an irreversible commercial or family commitment. The review identifies what is known, which record settles each point and what needs to remain conditional. TN requires the individual’s citizenship, a prearranged professional assignment and an employment arrangement that is not self-employment. The concrete decision is whether to proceed, obtain missing evidence or use a different arrangement.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Name the discipline and the work
- Connect the contribution to professionals
- Finish the separate TN checks
When Canadian training and permanent residence are different facts
A Chilliwack resident may have Canadian education and permanent residence while holding another country’s citizenship. Neither Canadian training nor residence alone supplies TN citizenship eligibility. Hypothetical example: A provincial pesticide-residue analyst must decide whether the current records support the route before an irreversible commercial or family commitment. The review identifies what is known, which record settles each point and what needs to remain conditional. A Canadian permanent-resident card and Canadian education do not substitute for the applicant’s own Canadian or Mexican citizenship for TN. The concrete decision is whether to proceed, obtain missing evidence or use a different arrangement.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Identify present citizenship accurately
- Give the education record its proper role
- Plan around the current position
Reading the lease assignment before relying on an E-2 acquisition
A proposed Chilliwack buyer should be able to explain which occupancy rights the U.S. purchase actually delivers. A seller’s remaining lease and the buyer’s intended use are not necessarily the same arrangement. Hypothetical example: A laboratory-equipment decontamination buyer must decide whether the current records support the route before an irreversible commercial or family commitment. The review identifies what is known, which record settles each point and what needs to remain conditional. E-2 requires capital irrevocably committed and subject to commercial risk in an enterprise that is not marginal, with investor development and direction. The concrete decision is whether to proceed, obtain missing evidence or use a different arrangement.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Build a short rights schedule
- Tie the payment record to those rights
- Return to the whole E-2 case
- Check nationality and the funding chain
Showing who will take over a founder’s operating tasks
For a hypothetical Chilliwack founder opening a U.S. office, a future executive title is less informative than a supported account of who will perform sales, delivery and administration as the operation develops. Hypothetical example: A museum-collection climate-control director must decide whether the current records support the route before an irreversible commercial or family commitment. The review identifies what is known, which record settles each point and what needs to remain conditional. The worker needs twelve uninterrupted qualifying months during the 36 months before filing; a new office must later support the role, and L-1A has a seven-year aggregate cap. The concrete decision is whether to proceed, obtain missing evidence or use a different arrangement.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Start with the work still done personally
- Support the transition with available evidence
- Keep the first-year record usable
Comparing transfer and investor plans when premises are still conditional
A Chilliwack owner may be considering both a transfer within a company group and investment in a U.S. acquisition. A pending lease condition can affect both plans, but it does not make L-1 and E-2 interchangeable. Hypothetical example: A refractory-lining service company owner must decide whether the current records support the route before an irreversible commercial or family commitment. The review identifies what is known, which record settles each point and what needs to remain conditional. L-1 needs the corporate relationship and qualifying employment; E-2 needs treaty ownership, qualifying investment risk, development and direction, and nonmarginality. The concrete decision is whether to proceed, obtain missing evidence or use a different arrangement.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Draw the ownership and employment histories
- Draw the investor’s rights and commitment
- Compare the missing facts before the filing price
When a child’s college plans overlap with a dependent-status age limit
A Chilliwack family should not assume that college enrolment preserves a child’s dependent classification. Review age, marital status, the individual immigration record and the proposed activities together. Hypothetical example: A digital-microscopy repair supervisor must decide whether the current records support the route before an irreversible commercial or family commitment. The review identifies what is known, which record settles each point and what needs to remain conditional. Each family member’s permitted activities and validity require individual review; a principal’s status does not automatically permit a child to work. The concrete decision is whether to proceed, obtain missing evidence or use a different arrangement.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Identify the child’s own record
- Review placements and work separately
- Plan the next step without a guaranteed bridge
Separating personal capital from money held for somebody else
When a Chilliwack applicant receives a large closing balance, identify whose money it is before comparing EB-5 with Gold Card. An account balance may include obligations or amounts the applicant cannot freely use. Hypothetical example: A corrosion-resistant fastener manufacturer must decide whether the current records support the route before an irreversible commercial or family commitment. The review identifies what is known, which record settles each point and what needs to remain conditional. EB-5 uses capital exposed to commercial risk, job creation and conditional residence; Gold Card is not a conventional visa and its applicant pays the required gift directly to the U.S. government. The concrete decision is whether to proceed, obtain missing evidence or use a different arrangement.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Explain the actual entitlement
- Apply the selected program’s funding purpose
- Decide only after the restrictions are understood
- Compare the current investment and gift requirements
- Keep the procedural obligations distinct