Canadian TD Visa Student

vicente
Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:16:28 +0000

Some words of advice:

The TN status is intended to be a temporary status. Sure, your dad can renew his status at the border every year, but if the border guards suspect that his job is a permanent position and he is using the TN status as an excuse to stay in the U.S. indefinitely, then they can turn him back at the border.

So that means that every time he attempts renews his TN status, there is a chance that he will be rejected, which means that every year, you have a chance of being kicked out of the U.S. while you are in college. Now you would not want that to happen while you are taking courses. I would say that after four years with the TN, your dad will be treading water.

I would recommend that you apply for a separate F-1 (student) status, so that no matter what happens to your dad, you can stay in the U.S. while you are a student. Make sure that your family has a permanent address in Canada, otherwise it won’t work.

That’s all I have to say, other than that I hope you and your dad are proud Canadians and not some Chinese or other foreign people with Canadian citizenship taking advantage of the special TN status between the U.S. and my lovely country. Canada forever!