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I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney, who does work for YC and startups. AMA

206 points proberts | 3 comments | 16 May 25 15:05 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source

I'll be here for the next 5-6 hours. As usual, there are countless topics given the rapidly changing immigration landscape and I'll be guided by whatever you're concerned with. Please remember that I can't provide legal advice on specific cases because I won't have access to all the facts. Please stick to a factual discussion in your questions and I'll try to do the same in my answers.

Edit: I am taking a break now and will return later this afternoon/evening to respond to any comments and answer any questions. Thank you everyone for a great and engaged AMA so far.

1. Zenbit_UX ◴[16 May 25 18:08 UTC] No.44008278[source]▶
When it comes to Canadians working in the US on a TN, are we allowed to accept promotions (title, comp or both) without going through reapproval of our visa? Are there any nuances here like caps on how high a salary increase could be before needing a reassessment? Maybe increases in equity don’t count?

Also if the reassessment is denied does your original visa still remain valid or are you risking it all for the promotion?

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2. YZF ◴[16 May 25 18:41 UTC] No.44008599[source]▶
IANAL but I had TN status. AFAIK there is no issue as long as your profession didn't change.
3. proberts ◴[16 May 25 19:27 UTC] No.44008989[source]▶
There's a lot more flexibility in the TN context than in the H-1B context so generally it's not an issue to get an inline promotion as long as the core job duties remain the same as or similar to the job duties in the initial application.