Peace Bridge POE Questions

[Mitchell_]

Hi all,

Just a couple of questions about the Peace Bridge POE.

1) how do you pronounce officer Tirrano's name? "Ter-Ann-Oh"?
2) I am applying on the 13th, how soon should I call ahead to make sure he's working that day? would the 11th be a safe bet?

Lastly, can anyone give me a general idea how the process goes when you drive to the POE to apply? what sort of questions he'll ask, etc?

Thanks!

[vivabroad]

TFO is Tirrano. He's fast and just straightforward.
Asked what's your purpose, what's your qualification, asked for diploma and employment letter.

You can only go Mondays to Friday. 8 am to 4 pm.
They don't take appointments.

[carol1970]

If you go during those hours on a business day you don't even have to mention his name. When you drive up to the border crossing just say that you need to apply for a TN. They'll take your passport and tell you to drive over to a parking area and go into door number 1 or 3. I forget which one. You'll sit in a little room and get called in. From what I understand Mr. Tiranno is the only one working TN during those hours. He's a very fair and straightforward individual. I just went last month. It was my second time with him and the interview process was less than a minute. Mainly because it was for the exact same job. I highly recommend him, doesn't intimidate at all. Good luck!

[Mitchell_]

That makes me feel 100x better I have a tricky application because it's a scientific technologist visa, but the package was prepared by an excellent lawyer so I feel good about it.

Thank you very much!

Any other stories about the peace bridge are welcome, I am sure any info would be beneficial

Mitch

[voyager6868]

Do you know how far in advance he'll give you the TN before you start working? I would like to get mine at least 2 weeks ahead (and more if possible). The start date in my letter is just going to say "before October 1".

I'm debating between this POE and Port Huron.

[carol1970]

Mitchell,
What will make you feel even better is I'm down under "Scientific Technician". Although I have a BSc. degree so I think that helped a lot. I didn't even use a lawyer, if you have all the paperwork it's not necessary in my opinion.
I'm not 100% sure how early he'll give it. I went a week in advance for both TN's and he just used the date I went on the visa. Which means each year it expires a week early.
I'm pretty sure you have to have an exact start date. Have your letter state that your start date is October 1st. It'll take at least a week for you to be in the system to get your SSN.

Carol