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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.
Rosser TN guide: distinguish an established credential from a changed role
A qualification earned years ago and a new job description answer different questions. Use the credential accurately while assessing the professional activity the employer proposes now.
Hypothetical example: a former design engineer is offered a customer-development role. Explain present duties and deliverables instead of assuming the old title determines the new classification. TN requires eligible Canadian or Mexican citizenship and qualifying temporary work in a listed profession.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Compare actual responsibilities across time
- Apply the listing to the genuine credential
- Update the arrangement rather than reusing an old account
Rosser guide: years in Canada do not automatically establish TN citizenship
A long Canadian work or residence history should be recorded accurately without treating duration as citizenship. Start the U.S. route assessment with the applicant’s actual nationality and current proposal.
Hypothetical example: a permanent resident has worked in Canada for many years and receives a U.S. offer. TN requires eligible Canadian or Mexican citizenship, not Canadian permanent residence alone. Neither time in Canada nor an employer’s description of the applicant as Canadian establishes citizenship.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Separate a long history from the required status
- Use history where another route requires it
- Assess present documents and process
Rosser E-2 guide: connect a past sale with the money committed now
A historical sale can explain a source event without showing what happened to the proceeds afterward. Trace the actual funds into the present proposed investment rather than relying on the sale agreement alone.
Hypothetical example: business-sale proceeds pass through accounts before a U.S. acquisition. Identify the genuine source, transfers and current commitment. E-2 requires substantial lawful capital committed at risk relative to the enterprise, without a universal fixed minimum; a historical transaction does not establish every present condition.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Follow the intervening transactions
- Review current financing and business rights
- Use present operating evidence and real conditions
Rosser L guide: date the U.S. operation separately from the group’s history
An established overseas group may propose a U.S. organization at a different stage. Identify the actual business activity and qualifying employment rather than assuming the brand’s age resolves the new-office analysis.
Hypothetical example: a long-established group creates a U.S. operation for a returning employee. A new office concerns a U.S. organization doing business for less than one year; registration alone is not regular, systematic and continuous provision of goods or services. Establish the qualifying relationship and generally one continuous full-time qualifying foreign employment year within the relevant preceding three years using the actual individual chronology.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Build separate organization and employment timelines
- Assess the role-specific launch requirements
- Track actual development after launch
Rosser guide: compare qualifying employment history with a new investment
An applicant’s experience may be relevant to both a transfer and an acquisition, but the routes rely on different facts. Distinguish the employment already completed from the capital and rights being proposed now.
Hypothetical example: an experienced former manager considers rejoining a group or buying an independent business. L-1 needs qualifying organizations, the required foreign employment and a qualifying U.S. role. A strong career history does not automatically establish the relevant continuous foreign period or current corporate relationship.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Identify the transfer evidence in the actual chronology
- Identify the present investor evidence
- Keep earlier outcomes in their proper place
Rosser family guide: update the household record before reusing an old plan
Family relationships, ages and intended activities may differ from an earlier move. Review the actual household and each person’s current status instead of carrying forward assumptions from an old file.
Retain the earlier relocation file as history, then update each person’s age, citizenship, relationship and intended activity. A child who previously attended school may now propose a paid role; the spouse’s new work may differ from the activity once assessed. Identify those changes expressly rather than renewing the old plan by changing its date. Neither the earlier school arrangement nor a prior family approval establishes present permission for a new activity.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Compare the old household plan with the present people
- Apply the relevant dependent rules now
- Rebuild the current chronology from current documents
- Respect the order of immigrant entry
Rosser guide: separate historical investment experience from current requirements
An earlier investor presentation or successful project can provide context without establishing the present EB-5 or Gold Card terms. Identify which framework and actual proposal are being assessed.
Hypothetical example: an applicant uses records from a previous business sale to fund a new project. Trace lawful source and path, qualifying capital at risk and the applicable job method, requiring at least ten qualifying full-time jobs per investor. A prior project’s results do not establish the new one’s eligibility or guarantee repayment.
WHAT THIS GUIDE COVERS
- Review the current EB-5 investment on its evidence
- Use the current official gift framework
- Reassess individual stages and continuing conditions
- Retain old figures as history and verify the current proposal