In today's global economy, it is common to travel outside your own country to support projects for your customers. We, at SlimSoft, routinely travel to the United States and as such, we require a work visa to pass through US Customs. The NAFTA agreement simplified the procedure for Canadians obtaining visas to work in the States, and for Americans wishing to work in Canada. The most common visa is called a TN Visa and you can get one if your expertise and work falls within one of a few very specific categories. Fortunately for us, we meet the requirements and have been granted many visas over the years.
Even though it has been simplified, it can still be a very stressful experience to go through the application process. It involves quite a bit of paperwork and an interview by a Customs Officer. One wrong answer or one missing document, and you need to restart the process. Beyond wasting time, you also miss your flights and appointments. As part of our philosophy of leveraging expertise and maximizing efficiency, SlimSoft decided to hire Paul, Frank & Collins (www.pfclaw.com), a Vermont based law office, to prepare our documents whenever we need to go through the TN Visa application process. Three very successful applicatons later, we are very glad we made this choice and will continue to use this firm.
For any of you that travel between the States and Canada regularly through Vancouver, I strongly suggest you acquire a NEXUS card (www.nexus.gc.ca). It shortcuts Canada and US Customs, as well as Security lines in Canada. It will save you a lot of time. Although the NEXUS card is still in a pilot program, it is expected to become available at all border crossings, next year. It is available to both Canadian and American residents.
Even though it has been simplified, it can still be a very stressful experience to go through the application process. It involves quite a bit of paperwork and an interview by a Customs Officer. One wrong answer or one missing document, and you need to restart the process. Beyond wasting time, you also miss your flights and appointments. As part of our philosophy of leveraging expertise and maximizing efficiency, SlimSoft decided to hire Paul, Frank & Collins (www.pfclaw.com), a Vermont based law office, to prepare our documents whenever we need to go through the TN Visa application process. Three very successful applicatons later, we are very glad we made this choice and will continue to use this firm.
For any of you that travel between the States and Canada regularly through Vancouver, I strongly suggest you acquire a NEXUS card (www.nexus.gc.ca). It shortcuts Canada and US Customs, as well as Security lines in Canada. It will save you a lot of time. Although the NEXUS card is still in a pilot program, it is expected to become available at all border crossings, next year. It is available to both Canadian and American residents.
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