notevenremotely's comments

> 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...

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.

> They are categorically not, see the above comment on dual intent.

They are.

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/visa-inf...

> You can get a TN visa cancelled for expressing desire to stay permanently

That is not true provided you follow the 90 day rule.

Nobody is saying that. They are in the same category of non-immigrant visas.

"Coming at it from a separate angle, it would be quite a coincidence if it just so happened that every single province in the country, over decades, has had their healthcare systems failing in basically the same way with the same problems for end users"

It isn't though. These problems that are now being hard-felt in Toronto and Vancouver have plagued the Atlantic provinces for decades.

True but that doesn't really impact your ability to apply for a Green Card from TN. You have to wait 91 days [0] since your last entry before making an adjustment of status application.

[0] https://www.boundless.com/immigration-resources/90-day-rule-...

H1-B is non-immigrant and temporary. L1 is non-immigrant and temporary.

Going from TN to an immigrant visa via AOS is only risky in the sense that:

- After you've filed your i485 you will no longer be able to get TN status, this applies regardless of your non-immigrant status.

- You can't travel abroad between filing the i485 and receiving AP, which could be 6+ months.

On the plus side you get a Green Card and don't have to play the H1-B lottery.

Half of those issues are provincial.

Canadian politics is the Spiderman meme with local, provincial and federal governments all pointing their fingers at each other.

If healthcare in your province sucks blame your Premier.

Reckless spending commitments that were challenged by the Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Favourite to take over I might add.

Westminster parliamentary tradition works on a lot of unwritten convention.

You can apply for a Green Card directly from TN status, although timing has been an issue recently.

Do you have details on the regional pay bands? I'm unsure which geo I would fall under.

Kind of, but across continents and time-zones.