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Focused guides for the questions that need more than a quick answer. Each includes a worksheet to prepare your next conversation.
Guides for your next decision.
Build a TN employer evidence brief before drafting the letter
Read & prepare Applicant planningKeep an L-1A new-office record from approval to extension
Read & prepare Applicant planningCompare the E-2 evidence for a startup and a business purchase
Read & prepare U.S. destination planningCanadian RN planning for New York State
Read & prepare U.S. destination planningCanadian RN planning for California
Read & prepareSeven decisions, answered before you prepare.
Identify which credential record is actually available before describing the TN file as ready
A Saint-Philippe applicant may have a scan, an academic record and a request for another version of the credential. Inventory what exists and check the intended procedure’s requirements instead of assuming every document format is interchangeable. A first review should produce a checklist tied to the exact listed profession: citizenship proof, employer letter, education record, translation or evaluation if needed, and proof that the offered work matches the profession. The decision is not whether the folder looks complete, but which missing record answers a legal requirement.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Keep the authentic record and its source identifiable
- Distinguish format from qualification
- Connect readiness to the actual offer and process
Describe the citizenship evidence separately from the document renewal plan
A Saint-Philippe resident may be renewing identity documents while evaluating U.S. work. Identify the nationality actually held, the evidence available and the renewal step without assuming that the renewal itself decides category eligibility. The first review should separate status in Canada from the nationality rule of the U.S. category being considered. It should produce a record table showing the passport or citizenship evidence, expiry, pending application and the exact fact that remains unproven before a work or investment plan is scheduled.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Keep the nationality condition explicit
- Check which evidence the proposed route uses
- Prepare an evidence-and-date list
Identify what a business-management agreement leaves under the investor’s control
A Saint-Philippe investor may hire a provider to help operate the U.S. enterprise. Read the actual delegated tasks and retained rights before assuming the arrangement either proves or eliminates the investor’s development and direction. A first review should produce a control-and-funds matrix: each material decision, the person with legal authority, the agreement clause, the amount committed and the proof of source. The reader then decides whether the investor can direct and develop the enterprise, rather than relying on a provider's title or marketing description.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Map the decisions and the delegated services
- Connect authority to the investor requirements
- Keep the evidence consistent with the operating plan
Connect the new-office payroll forecast to the actual resources available
A Saint-Philippe company may propose an L-1B launch assignment with a salary forecast. Identify the evidence of financial ability and the real operating plan rather than treating the forecast itself as funds already available. The first review should produce a launch file that separates cash already available from forecast revenue, identifies the premises, and names the employee's qualifying foreign role. The decision is whether the U.S. office can begin operations and pay the worker during its first year, not whether the spreadsheet is optimistic.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Identify the resource supporting each commitment
- Apply the new-office L-1B conditions
- Track what actually happens after the plan
Identify the decision-maker rather than relying on who presents the business plan
A Saint-Philippe proposal may be presented by a person who will not hold the final operating authority. Determine the intended applicant, work and rights before comparing L and E-2. Start with a person-by-person comparison. The first review should identify whose foreign employment, nationality, investment funds and operating authority are being relied on, then match those facts to one route. Combining the strongest facts of an owner and an employee does not create eligibility for either person.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Identify the person who would take the L assignment
- Identify the person who would develop and direct as an investor
- Build the comparison from documented responsibilities
Describe where the spouse will physically perform the planned work
A Saint-Philippe household may divide time between countries while planning a U.S. move. Record where the spouse would actually work and the status relied upon, rather than using the employer’s location as the entire answer. The first review should make a separate activity-and-location chart for every family member, with the status held, document expiration and proposed work or study. The key decision is whether the person will be physically in the United States while doing an activity that requires employment authorization.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Separate the worker’s location from the payer’s location
- Check whether the actual spouse status has a different work basis
- Keep the family record individualized
Read corporate Gold Card replacement terms separately from an EB-5 investor’s obligations
A Saint-Philippe company may ask what happens if its sponsored employee changes. Identify the official replacement process rather than assuming that an earlier gift automatically approves a new person or functions like a transferable EB-5 investment. Begin by identifying the person who will seek residence, the payer, the funds involved and the official process that applies. The first review should produce two separate evidence lists: one for a Gold Card payment and employment-based eligibility, and another for an EB-5 investment, lawful source, job creation and later condition removal.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Identify the actual corporate Gold Card terms
- Keep the new person’s immigration assessment distinct
- Compare EB-5 through its own investor requirements