TN Renewal -- Filing in a "Timely" Fashion

UsernamemanresU
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Joined: 02 Jun 2008
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Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:35 am

 

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Consummate professional that I am, I did not mail my I-129 (TN extension) in very timely fashion. In fact, I mailed it just shy of one month before my TN expires, which, as it turns out, does not give USCIS their 30 to 90 working days to acknowledge receipt (and assign a case number).

If I understand correctly, because the process is so slow, there exists a 240-day grace period during which applicants can continue to work in the US, under an expired visa, while their case is pending, if they file in a timely fashion. My question here is this: does anyone have an unambiguous definition for "timely"? Do I need to book a flight back to Canada and do this the expensive way, at the port of entry?

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