Should the TN Visa Petition letter include the starting date

Sorry this is a repost. I initially posted this in the "Canadians in the USA" section.
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Hi,

I got a petition letter from my potential employer in the US. I noticed that there is no mention of the starting date, and only the period is mentioned (the letter does have a time stamp on it). Is this going to be a problem? Does anyone have a link to exactly what should be included in the petition letter?

Thanks in advance!
Raj

Sorry this is a repost. I initially posted this in the "Canadians in the USA" section.
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Hi,

I got a petition letter from my potential employer in the US. I noticed that there is no mention of the starting date, and only the period is mentioned (the letter does have a time stamp on it). Is this going to be a problem? Does anyone have a link to exactly what should be included in the petition letter?

Thanks in advance!
Raj

I haven't been in TN status for awhile but all my petition letters had a precise period mentioned, and I always entered (in practice, this means I re-entered) a couple of days before the start date. You might get by with the existing letter (esp with the time stamp) but I'd recommend asking the employer for a revised letter.

edited: Actually in the other thread Steven pointed you to 8 CFR 214.6 which actually doesn't seem to require the start/end date but only the length of stay. However it still sounds like the appearance of the letter may be a bit unorthodox and I'd recommend having the dates of both the letter and the employment a bit more clearly spelled out.

Hi CalGreenCard,

Thanks so much for your reply. I ended up going with the existing letter without the starting date because I didn't have the time to redo it. I am glad to report that it turned out well, I was given a 3 years TN visa fairly smoothly (with about 30 minutes of processing time).