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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.
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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
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Read & prepareSeven decisions, answered before you prepare.
Explain the compensation package without overstating guaranteed pay
A Memramcook applicant’s employer letter should describe the actual professional opportunity and its remuneration. A salary, signing payment and contingent bonus should not be merged in a way that contradicts the offer.
TN requires Canadian or Mexican citizenship, a listed USMCA profession and the profession’s own qualifications. Explain the real duties. A compensation level cannot establish that an unlisted role qualifies, and experience is not a universal replacement for required education.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Confirm the work and qualification
- Read each payment condition
- Use an accurate final account
Separate residence, citizenship and the employer’s compensation offer
A Memramcook resident may receive an attractive US offer while holding Canadian permanent residence. The payment terms do not establish the citizenship required for a TN principal, and Canadian residence is a separate fact.
TN principal eligibility requires Canadian or Mexican citizenship. Canadian permanent residence, a Canadian qualification or payment by a US employer does not substitute for that condition.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Establish citizenship already held
- Compare another category on its own requirements
- Plan using accurate household facts
Review the lease horizon before relying on a business’s history
A Memramcook investor buying an established US enterprise should identify whether premises rights will continue under the actual transaction. Prior sales at a location do not establish that the buyer can operate there indefinitely.
Identify assignment consent, expiry, renewal and any relocation conditions. A landlord’s informal statement should not be presented as a final renewed lease. Explain the actual rights the investor will receive.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Read purchase and premises documents together
- Maintain the full eligibility analysis
- Support operations beyond the acquisition date
Describe combined management responsibilities at the new office
A Memramcook company planning a US office may assign purchasing, service and staff coordination to one transferee. The case should show how that person will primarily manage or act as an executive rather than simply accumulate operational tasks.
Identify actual staffing and support for each function. Avoid counting the same duty twice under different department names. First-line supervision of nonprofessional workers does not establish managerial capacity merely because the role carries a senior title.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Explain who implements decisions
- Support the applicable first-year case
- Keep the group and service evidence complete
Compare an affiliate assignment with a business purchase requiring a new lease
A Memramcook applicant may be considering a group transfer or personal acquisition of another enterprise. The business’s premises issue is relevant to either proposal but does not make the legal routes interchangeable.
L-1 requires a qualifying relationship between the actual organizations and the required foreign employment, plus a qualifying managerial/executive or specialized-knowledge US role. A common brand or commercial relationship does not establish every condition.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Identify the employer relationship in the transfer
- Identify the investor’s rights in the purchase
- Compare the agreements that will actually take effect
Give each family member an accurate record of payments and status
A Memramcook household may share a budget while receiving different instructions or holding different permissions. A combined spreadsheet should not erase the person-specific facts needed for immigration review.
TD does not authorize employment. Qualifying E and L spouses may work incident to appropriate status with required evidence; dependent children do not receive that spouse permission. An expected bonus or a paid application fee is not itself authorization.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Identify current work permission
- Track immigrant processes individually
- Reconcile Gold Card charges accurately
File each receipt under the obligation it actually proves
An investment receipt, an I-829 filing notice and a government gift confirmation may all arrive during immigration planning. A Memramcook applicant should identify the sender, payment or filing referenced and legal stage before treating any notice as permission to move money or begin residence.
A recipient’s acknowledgement can document a transfer but does not by itself prove lawful source, the complete path of funds or every condition of the investment. EB-5 requires capital at risk and management or policy-formulation participation, together with at least ten qualifying full-time jobs per investor. The general capital threshold is US$1.05 million, or US$800,000 for qualifying targeted employment area or infrastructure projects. Statutory adjustments start January 1, 2027; use the actual petition filing rules to confirm the amount. Keep the payment record alongside the governing transaction documents rather than treating the receipt as the entire evidence package.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Reconcile investment evidence with the underlying EB-5 case
- Distinguish receiving a petition from granting a benefit
- Read the Gold Card confirmation in its own framework