Comments on: Global Recruitment: A Primer from a Recruiter http://www.ere.net/2008/09/19/global-recruitment-a-primer-from-a-recruiter/ Recruiting News, Recruiting Events, Recruiting Community, Social Recruiting Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:41:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Stephen Webster http://www.ere.net/2008/09/19/global-recruitment-a-primer-from-a-recruiter/comment-page-1/#comment-7422 Stephen Webster Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:22:35 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=3973#comment-7422 While Chris is correct that TN status represents an opportunity to bring Canadian or Mexican specialists into your US organization, you must use caution as you proceed. By its nature, the TN program is temporary in nature. If you apply for the PERM process for your TN worker, USCIS will revoke their TN visa and may have to leave the country. I suggest you definitely make sure you consult with your immigration lawyer as you go down this road. While Chris is correct that TN status represents an opportunity to bring Canadian or Mexican specialists into your US organization, you must use caution as you proceed.

By its nature, the TN program is temporary in nature. If you apply for the PERM process for your TN worker, USCIS will revoke their TN visa and may have to leave the country.

I suggest you definitely make sure you consult with your immigration lawyer as you go down this road.

]]> By: Chris Henrikson http://www.ere.net/2008/09/19/global-recruitment-a-primer-from-a-recruiter/comment-page-1/#comment-7421 Chris Henrikson Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:49:54 +0000 http://www.ere.net/?p=3973#comment-7421 Consider Canadians. They do not have to get an H1-B. Under NAFTA, there is provisions for Canadians to get TN status. There are no limit caps to the number of professionals, and one can get unlimited one-year extensions on the TN status. (one would assume the potential hire would become a naturalized US citizen after some time). Canadian culture is basically the same as US culture (think regional differences in the US, such as a Californian VS a Texan VS a New Yorker). The education and work experience of Canadians is very comparable to the US. Often, engineers are just next door (think Vancouver / Seattle and Toronto / New York). Two of the brightest engineers I had the pleasure to study with are now working for Apple in California. You may not have to comb the globe for good people, only look next door. Here's some UCSIS info on employing Canadian and Mexican Professionals under NAFTA: http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/EIB11.pdf Consider Canadians. They do not have to get an H1-B.

Under NAFTA, there is provisions for Canadians to get TN status. There are no limit caps to the number of professionals, and one can get unlimited one-year extensions on the TN status. (one would assume the potential hire would become a naturalized US citizen after some time).

Canadian culture is basically the same as US culture (think regional differences in the US, such as a Californian VS a Texan VS a New Yorker). The education and work experience of Canadians is very comparable to the US. Often, engineers are just next door (think Vancouver / Seattle and Toronto / New York).

Two of the brightest engineers I had the pleasure to study with are now working for Apple in California. You may not have to comb the globe for good people, only look next door.

Here’s some UCSIS info on employing Canadian and Mexican Professionals under NAFTA:
http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/EIB11.pdf

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