TN Laid off, what about TD?

I was working on TN for the past 3 years, and was laid off last Friday. It seems that I have to leave the country asap (wwithin 10 days?). I will leave by end of this week, but my wife and kids hope to stay 1-2 months in USA to close affairs. I am planning find new job in USA from Canada ASAP. My questions are:

1) (I am urgent yo know) Can my wife and kids stay in USA for around 2 months?
2) If I can re-enter USA from the border after staying 1 week in Canada.
3) Any other options?

Thank you very much in adavance.

Your wife

Reba,

what do you mean?
Thanks

Your dependents have to leave "immediately" as do you. There is no time limit specified for TN-1 or TD dependents. You and your dependents can leave and re-enter as visitors. Whether or not that is a problem is entirely up to the CBP person you talk to and whether they're convinced you're only visiting and have non-immigrant intent.

In reality your employer has so many days to notify USCIS that you have stopped working for them, but the rule-of-thumb is ten days for you and your dependents to leave.

There's some dubious advice I've seen floating around about changing status on I-539 to B-2. I personally think this is a bad idea because the instructions say to submit it 45 days before your current status expires which is obviously impossible and it costs $320 to submit the application. Usually it's cheaper and far quicker just to re-enter.

Sorry Wen, looks like the forum cut off my response. I said basically what Steven did. Your wife and children have to leave with you. Their status expires when yours does, which is basically 10 days after you've been laid off.

Hi Wen,

I've just been laid off as well. I'd like to know how it went with you when you transferred the TN visa to B-2 visa at the Amx/mex border as I live in California as well.

Please help. I haven't reached my 10 days of out of status yet. I am just afraid that I'll be denied entry back into the states as a b-2 for packing up my belongings.

Thanks!