Canadians Moving to US (TN/Visa related)
Hi all,
Hope you had a long weekend.
I am a Canadian corporate development professional working for an acquisitive strategic buyer. Our assets are mostly in the US and partner with NY-based teams on many deals. As such, I am hoping to leverage some of the relationships and move to the states.
A couple of questions for you knowledgeable folks:
1. I have an undergrad degree in engineering, will I be eligible for the 'engineer' category? Will banks produce letters to support that though I would be targeting a traditional IB roles? If not, which category should I go for?
2. When Canadians apply for postings online, do we choose 'yes' or 'no' for the question ' are you authorized to work in the US'?. I tried the 'no' answer on some applications and got ruled out from the process. Curious how other Canadians are circumventing that issue. Are we allowed to answer yes?
3. On the application, do you guys select that you will be needing sponsorship?
Really appreciate the help guys!
Regards,
Zeus
You would require a new TN if you switch companies you work for which is quite a painful process.
A friend of mine checked “yes” on his app: his employer found out eventually that he actually needed a visa (TN/OPT/CPT) and rescinded his offer for basically lying.
Always check “no” unless you have a Green Card or are also a US citizen. You are not authorized to work in the US unless one of those two things is true.
Thanks for the reply! Did he end up moving to the states? My profile literally got rejected within a week, even by banks that we frequently partner with. I suspect my resume did not even make it to the hiring manager. How do we get a job without our resume being passed on
He actually went to a firm overseas in Asia.
My advice would be to submit your resume online but follow up with a direct LinkedIn message to the company’s recruiter (if you can find him/her).
As a general matter, large sophisticated financial firms in the US generally understand the woes of immigration and have the financial resources to sponsor a visa, if needed. TN is a weird one visa - it’s not a “sponsorship” technically (you acquire it yourself at the border - the company doesn’t pay for it), but the applicant also can’t put “yes” for the question of whether you’re legally authorized to work in the US.
That being said, I know of smaller hedge funds that have hired Canadians on the TN. It’s a luck of the draw really. At the end of the day, if a firm really wants you, they will move mountains to hire you.
I have an engineering degree obtained from Canadian university. When I applied a while back, I selected “no” for ability to legally work in the US and thus, needing a sponsorship for TN. From the job categories under TN, I feel that your firm will most likely go with an economist route.
You can 1) directly go to the POE and get interrogated by the officers or 2) have the firm apply online directly at USCIS. I would say the POE route is faster / easier but then you have an engineering degree so it may increase the risk of getting rejected…
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