Questions

[MC]

We can disagree, but in this case your lawyer friend is incorrect.

I wouldn't be so sure of that. There have been various blogs on other U.S. Immigration forums about 3-Year Canadian Bachelor's holders being refused entry at Buffalo and Rainbow Bridge, Niagara Falls based upon the fact they were just that, 3-Year Programs. Those real encounters are out there, it is just a matter of locating them and reading.

[agnelson]

Oh, I'm quite sure that there are true stories of all kinds of improper TN denials out there.

The regs are clear however. This is akin to western POEs denying entry on the basis of insufficient ties to Canada.

Such denials are against regulation, made by rogue (or as lawsr puts it "inexperienced") or confused CBPs.

[MC]

I find sometimes that lawyers intentions can be good or bad deciding who you go to. The lawyers goal is to try and intimidate you into thinking they are the saving grace of legalities including immigration legal jargon just to make you a client.

Most U.S. Immigration Lawyers are required to study Ethics at Law School for a good reason, so they won't endanger their clients and interests in the process of engaging their business.

Most lawyers do have their client's best interests at heart. Fortunately, this is the case for the majority and as a prerequisite of becoming members in the various law societies, have to maintain a solid business ethics otherwise they can be disbarred and have their license to practice Immigration Law revoked.

That would include issuing misinformation, making false statements, and unnecessarily endangering the safety of their clients in any way, shape, or form.

[agnelson]

lawyers have to study ethics, because the gene that allows most other folk to come by it naturally is absent.

[Dremani]

MC wrote:

Most U.S. Immigration Lawyers are required to study Ethics at Law School for a good reason, so they won't endanger their clients and interests in the process of engaging their business.

Most lawyers do have their client's best interests at heart.

Yes and while I do agree that there are lawyers who have their clients best interests at heart, that doesn't exclude a large fraction of them who refuse to utter a word of advice before they can talk dollars and cents. I on more than one occasion have attempted to seek consultation from a few lawyers in regards to obtaining a TN visa in the past `however, have found that even with the credentials in terms of job experience and a BA degree, they tend to try and cleverly undermine my confidence by doubting my success in obtaining the visa.

For example: They will say I wont be able to obtain the visa if the job description doesn't thoroughly state my duties in the letter if my company decides to write the letter on their own with no legal consultation. Kind of like a scare tactic.

I then decided it would be best if I did my own research and use correct judgement.

As for the requirement to study laws and ethics, I believe they would have to do that in order for them to obtain their license to begin their practice. Some lawyers abide by these ethics wholleheartedly while others choose to ditch them and do their own thing of course strategically using their discretion.

[Reba]

So when an immigration lawyer says "why yes, I CAN make your application go faster thru the system! Just give me $5000 for all the fees and such, and you'll have your green card in a couple of months!" that's ethical?

[setarei]

Wow, that was a lot more replies than I expected. Thank you everyone. I now feel much more confident that I can get this TN and not be away from my sweetie for years. It really is ridiculous that they won't let us be in the same country... Thank you everyone. Now I just need to find out if there are any visas that will let me work in fundraising. I think I'll contact some fundraising companies and see if they have any ideas.

Thanks again.