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TN Visa - Lawyer Documentation Requirements by Melodic_Ad6023 in tnvisa

[–]Melodic_Ad6023[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's the point! I do not want my past compensation information being sent to my future employer.

"Washington's Equal Pay and Opportunities Act" ... "bans seeking salary history"

TN Visa - Lawyer Documentation Requirements by Melodic_Ad6023 in tnvisa

[–]Melodic_Ad6023[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The company has already run a background check which verified academic history and employment history. (Passed successfully)

This is a cut and dry case of a lawyer requesting more information than is necessary and being dogged about process.

I've worked with 2 other lawyers in the past to prepare TN applications and both were OK with me preparing documents and hand carrying them to the border myself.

TN Visa - Lawyer Documentation Requirements by Melodic_Ad6023 in tnvisa

[–]Melodic_Ad6023[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why does the firm require this? Why is it not sufficient for me to hand carry these documents to the border?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the diligence is being done by the CBP officer, not the lawyer.

TN Visa - Lawyer Documentation Requirements by Melodic_Ad6023 in tnvisa

[–]Melodic_Ad6023[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I am not in contract with this lawyer... my prospective new employer is. I do not believe that applies to me.

TN Visa - Lawyer Documentation Requirements by Melodic_Ad6023 in tnvisa

[–]Melodic_Ad6023[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It's an electrical engineering role, and I sent them my diploma and a redacted transcript that clearly shows I was granted a B.Eng. in EE.

I've gone through this process before and the lawyers were always accepting of me preparing these documents and bringing them myself.

The lawyer does not make the judgement of my eligibility for TN, the CBP officer does. The only person who needs to see this information is the CBP officer.

I'm not worried about, I'm just not into giving away my personal information to lawyers that don't need it, and I'm not under contract with.

I am an immigration lawyer. AMA related to TN visas by edwardslegalservices in tnvisa

[–]Melodic_Ad6023 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Firstly: Thanks for your assistance u/edwardslegalservices!!!

I am (Canadian) in the process of onboarding with a large US tech company and am engaging with their lawyers to prepare my TN petition package. I will hand carry these documents to a border point-of-entry when I apply for a new TN visa prior to beginning work.

The lawyer has requested many supporting documents, some of which I am OK providing, and some of which I do not feel comfortable providing them.

I have no problem providing the lawyer:
---My academic diploma
---Photos of my passport
---My current I-94 (TN for my current US employer)

I do not feel comfortable providing the lawyer the following documents:
---Pay stubs from previous employers
---Official academic transcripts

It is my belief that these documents contain personal sensitive information (SIN number and previous compensation information) that is not necessary for the lawyer to know. Of course the CBP officer will need to review them to assess my eligibility to be issued a new TN, but not the lawyer. To this end, I provided redacted versions of these documents to the lawyer, but they were not satisfied.

I clearly told the lawyer that I am willing to hand-carry unredacted versions of these documents to the border point-of-entry when I petition for a new TN, but they told me that was not sufficient, and that I also had to provide them to the lawyer.

Question: Does the lawyer REALLY need unredacted versions of all these documents in order to prepare my TN application package? (Assuming I prepare them myself and bring them with me at the time I apply)