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Hypothetical example: an Ottawa resident has a job offer from a U.S. technology employer, a separate proposal to transfer within their current employer's American office, and a relative's suggestion to explore a business purchase instead. Each possibility rests on different documents. Before comparing routes, write down exactly what each document says, what is still being negotiated, and who can confirm the parts that remain unclear. Combining the most attractive feature of each proposal would create a plan that none of the underlying paperwork actually supports.
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THERE’S MORE THAN ONE WAY FORWARD.THE DREAM IS YOURS.
THE DREAM IS YOURS.
LET’S FIND THE WAY.
Explore TN for listed professional employment, L-1A for qualifying managerial or executive transfers, L-1B for specialized-knowledge transfers, E-2 for treaty investment, EB-5 for qualifying immigrant investment and Gold Card for its current gift-based framework. Each route asks different questions about citizenship, the employing or invested-in entity, the applicant's actual duties, and the intended long-term result. A hypothetical household comparing employment, research or a family-business proposal may find more than one route worth comparing, but comparing them requires separate, honest descriptions rather than a single narrative built to fit every category.
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Explain the proposed work
Begin with the actual duties and the person who can verify them, not the job title alone.
FOR PEOPLE WHO SEE A LITTLE FURTHER.YOU WEREN’T
YOU WEREN’T
MADE TO
THINK SMALL.
Start with the document that creates the opportunity, whether that is an offer letter, an intracompany transfer proposal, a business purchase agreement or an investment term sheet. Note what it commits to, what remains conditional, and who holds the missing information. Add the applicant's credentials, employment history or funding records only after the underlying opportunity is described accurately. The goal is a file that supports a decision, not a file assembled to make an outcome look inevitable before it has been reviewed.
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Describe the activity
Explain what you would actually do in the United States, for which entity, and under whose direction. Separate a proposed future role from work you already perform for a Canadian or U.S. employer today.
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Identify the evidence
Match each important fact to a record and name the person who can supply anything still missing. Keep assumptions clearly labelled as assumptions rather than treating them as established facts.
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Compare the requirements
Review the routes that correspond to the actual proposal, including each household member's work or study objectives and any eligibility question that has not yet been resolved.
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Sequence the commitments
Put legal filings, commercial conditions such as a closing date or lease, and personal dates such as a school year on one timeline. Confirm which decisions need further review before signing, paying or moving.
A LITTLE CLARITY GOES A LONG WAY.YOUR FUTURE.
YOUR FUTURE.
NOW BOARDING.
A first discussion can begin before any single route is chosen. Bring the alternatives as separate, complete proposals and explain the decision you actually need to make. An employment opportunity, an intracompany transfer and a business or investment plan can require different records, different agencies, and different professional advice, even when they involve the same person and the same eventual destination.
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THE FIELD GUIDEBIG QUESTIONS.
The complete field guide BIG QUESTIONS.
STRAIGHT ANSWERS.
TN EVIDENCE
Reconcile a French-language credential with an English-language TN qualification claim
Read the guide INVESTMENT TERMSDocument mixed public and personal financing sources before calling them an E-2 investment
Read the guide FIRST-YEAR EVIDENCEAnchor a new-office plan to a specific client relationship rather than a general market forecast
Read the guide OTTAWA IS HOME. THE WORLD IS OPEN.SUPPORT THAT REACHES YOU.
SUPPORT THAT REACHES YOU.
A BIGGER HORIZON.
Prepare a concise, accurate account of your Ottawa-based plan and the specific questions you want assessed. Confirm the available consultation arrangements and the scope of any professional engagement before sending a complete file. Immigration eligibility, employment or corporate law, and tax consequences frequently require separate specialists, and one adviser's confidence in a plan does not substitute for another's review of a different part of it.
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BEFORE THE BIG MOVELET’S CLEAR
LET’S CLEAR
A FEW THINGS UP.
Do I need to choose a visa category before asking for a review?
No. Describe the actual opportunity, the entities involved, and the records you already have. A comparison of the relevant routes can identify which category-specific questions need answers before a category is chosen.
Does working for the federal government or a federal contractor in Ottawa create a different U.S. immigration pathway?
No. The applicable U.S. visa categories and their requirements do not vary by the applicant's Canadian employer sector. A federal contracting role is assessed under the same occupation, employment and citizenship rules as any other proposed U.S. position.
Can one plan cover every family member's activities?
Include each person in the planning conversation, but assess their work, study and status questions separately. Dependent status under one visa category does not automatically give every family member the same permissions.
Should I commit to an employer's or seller's preferred date?
Treat any proposed date as a planning objective while the underlying eligibility, evidence and process are reviewed. Ask what the offer, transfer proposal or purchase agreement actually permits if that date changes.
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