Canadian Citizen wanting US Recindecy. how can it be done

[maria8809]

Hi, Im a canadian citizen, and ya you might be asking why i want to move to the US. but as everyone. I have my reasons lol. and well ya i was wondering if anyone knew what would be the fastest way to get th green card.? thx so much

[canuckmom]

You can't just apply for a Green Card. You have to be sponsored either through family or an employer. To do it through an employer you have to be eligible for a TN Visa, and if not then you have to start by changing careers or find someone to marry

If you find an employer willing to hire you and sponsor you for a TN, you can come and work. You can try to go from TN to Green Card, or you get the company to sponsor you for an H1-B (if you can win that lottery), then go H1 to Green Card route. They just accepted a whole ton of applications which may backlog the processing in a different part of the processing chaing

Keep in mind, it takes 5 years or more, and losing a job can cause problems.

[derek10rr3]

I had a quick question about this. Myself, I am an accountant, and this would qualify under the listed professionals for a TN visa. However, My goal is to eventually become a permanent resident, ala a green card. However, I am wondering, would my best bet in doing so be to apply for an H1-B visa and THEN apply for the green card status?


I had read that it is highly frowned upon if you apply for a green card while under TN status so this is why i pose the question.

thank you.

[Reba]

There are dozens of threads here with information about TN visas, please search them.

[derek10rr3]

There are dozens of threads here with information about TN visas, please search them.

I did and still did not find the answer to my question.

thanks for the tip though.

[Reba]

Check out the website TNVisaExpert. They probably have the information you need there. They're the experts. We're just a message forum.

[derek10rr3]

thanks reba, i did check them out and got all the information i need now. Now i just need to save some money, thanks for pointing me in that direction.