I feel like a lot of US citizens don’t quite get how hard it is to get an immigrant visa even if you are super qualified—many friends/family have struggled w the H1-B lottery or spent months applying for an O1 or got denied entry even though they have MIT degrees/great jobs/etc
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Replying to @noampomsky
Canadian here, lost H1B lottery 4 times running. TNs are great until you think resident thoughts.
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Replying to @athuras @noampomsky
you're truly unlucky...(you can't just jump from TNs to perm forms for green card because TNs don't allow immigration tendency...?)
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Replying to @cooleditphoto @noampomsky
Correct. It is technically possible, but risky
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Replying to @athuras @cooleditphoto
yeah you need to get it approved before the TN ends or you’re in trouble
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people have successfully done it if they’re on a 3 yr TN
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