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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.
Keep the prior consulting assignment beside the proposed implementation role
A hypothetical St. Albert consultant asked to remain after delivering recommendations should compare the proposed work with the actual earlier TN arrangement. The strongest record explains the change instead of pretending the same assignment simply continues.
Keep the offer, professional description and authorization record, together with evidence of the work actually completed. Do not treat a previous successful decision as a general endorsement of the person for every future job. Identify which employer or client facts remain the same and which responsibilities would change.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Identify what the earlier assignment established
- Describe the new work without forcing the consulting label
- Confirm the current arrangement and procedure
When citizenship changes after an earlier U.S. immigration assessment
A St. Albert resident may have become a Canadian citizen since an earlier review concluded that Canadian permanent residence alone did not support TN. Preserve the evidence of the actual citizenship change and reassess the professional opportunity using current facts.
Identify citizenship now held and the evidence supporting it. A hoped-for grant should not be described as completed. Where citizenship already exists by law but documentation is incomplete, clarify that distinct issue. Do not assume the old residence document gives the whole current picture or that every missing passport means the same thing.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Distinguish an actual grant from a pending process
- Revisit the professional requirements independently
- Preserve the prior status history
Compare the second location with the enterprise described in the earlier E-2 file
A hypothetical St. Albert investor opening another U.S. location should show how the expansion changes the real enterprise. A second lease and a new expenditure total do not independently explain the investor’s authority, committed capital or continuing operating position.
Record which entity contracts for the space, employs staff and receives revenue. Explain any ownership or governance change. Distinguish a new operating location from a new legal entity rather than treating both as a mere address update. Preserve the existing records and dated expansion agreements.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Identify the entity and rights at each location
- Trace the expansion’s investment facts
- Review the enterprise after resources are divided
Do not give an established operation a new first-year clock because the manager changes
A St. Albert employer planning a promoted manager’s assignment should establish whether the U.S. operation actually falls within the new-office framework. A new employee, title or lease does not by itself make an existing business a new office.
The new-office framework concerns an organization doing business in the United States through the qualifying structure for less than one year. Use actual operating evidence and the applicable facts rather than only incorporation or lease dates. A changed location is not automatically a restart of business history.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Determine when the organization began doing business
- Apply the requirements if the framework is relevant
- Keep the promotion’s rules visible separately
A continuing U.S. role and a new investment may call for different evidence
A hypothetical St. Albert applicant may be offered a managerial promotion while also considering investing in the employer’s expansion. Determine which facts support a transfer and which support an investor role before choosing the next immigration step.
L-1 requires the qualifying organizations, business operations and foreign employment history, together with the actual managerial, executive or specialized-knowledge duties. A new investment does not establish those employment facts. Where the applicant moves from L-1B-type work to management, the specific promotion and approved-petition requirements should be reviewed rather than assuming a title changes status. Establish one continuous full-time qualifying year abroad within the relevant preceding three years; ordinary foreign work can be managerial, executive or specialized knowledge, while the U.S. duties must fit the requested L classification.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Review the promotion as a transfer question
- Review the capital as an investor question
- Keep the current authorization in the comparison
Revisit the child’s timeline when the parent’s work arrangement changes
A St. Albert family may be considering a new professional role while an older child approaches a dependent-status age boundary. Review the child’s own status, study and work plans alongside the principal’s change, without assuming one approval resolves both.
Identify age, marital status, classification and authorized period. TN-related TD eligibility covers an unmarried child under 21; study is permitted, but TD does not authorize employment. A school’s acceptance or the parent’s longer contract does not itself preserve dependent status past its applicable limits. Eligible TD, E and L dependents may study while maintaining their status; school enrolment does not extend that status, and immigrant CSPA rules do not extend temporary dependent eligibility.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Start with the child’s own eligibility and record
- Separate spouse and child work permissions
- Keep immigrant age rules and entry order distinct
Compare the obligations that remain after money has moved
A St. Albert household comparing EB-5 with Gold Card should identify the evidence and decisions still required after payment. A bank receipt cannot establish job creation, completion of vetting or permanent residence.
Current general thresholds are US$1,050,000 or US$800,000 for a qualifying targeted employment area or infrastructure project, with adjustment beginning January 1, 2027. Qualifying capital must be lawful and at risk, with at least ten qualifying permanent full-time jobs per investor and the required management or policy-formulation participation. An existing filing needs its applicable-rule assessment. Petition approval is not residence; I-829 is generally filed in the 90 days before conditional residence’s second anniversary. Conditional residence begins at immigrant admission or adjustment approval, not at investment or petition approval.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Follow the EB-5 investment into the applicable process
- Follow Gold Card’s official stages and amounts
- Identify who will provide the remaining evidence