TN-TD Visa

[patel_goondo 0]

Hi I am a Canadian Citizen working in US and I hold TN (Trade Nafta Visa). I was wondering how my wife can obtain TD (derivative dependent visa)? She is neither Canadian citizen or landed immigrant of Canada yet. She is in India and I have sponsored her as a spouse from Canada which will take 4-6 months to process. So I was wondering if she can obtain TD visa from Mumbai consulate. I heard Mumbai consulate do not know anything about TN visa and have refused many TD visas there. There is no information on their website either about TN/TD visa. My wife can obviously apply for TD visa once she comes to Canada. But it would be great if she could obtain visa from India so that she does not have to wait to come to Canada. Is it possible she can do this?

[doc_cute 0]

sorry i heard the name of this visa first time

u can google search and find out more

[doc_cute 0]

more info as given to me thru someone else :

Since TN/TD are non-immigrant statuses, a non-PR spouse of a Canadian citizen may get a tough time when applying in countries like Pakistan and India. Reason being, what proof do they have that they will leave the US once their spouse ends his/her TN authorized stay? Not holding PR status takes away Canada as "place of abode" for such applicants. I am not saying that such a scenario would surely lead to a denial of TD visa, but it may. Canadian spouses should concentrate on getting PR for their spouses and then applying for TD visas. Such spouses will not risk their PR status as long as they accompany their Canadian spouse in the US.

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[Saddle Bronc 124]

doc_cute is correct on this; theoretically, issuance of TD is as straightforward as that of H4. But even in European-based US Consulates, there have been denials of TD--for exactly the reasons mentioned.

However, I don't agree with "Canadian spouses should concentrate on getting PR for their spouses", as there is another way around it. The overlap between TN-1 and H1-b is considerable (though not cent-percent). IMO, patel-goondo should ask his employer to convert TN-1 to H1-b, and then petition for H4; admittedly, the H1-b will only be valid after October (about 3 1/2 months away), but the application for H4 at least removes the headache mentioned.

[doc_cute 0]

doc_cute is correct on this; theoretically, issuance of TD is as straightforward as that of H4. But even in European-based US Consulates, there have been denials of TD--for exactly the reasons mentioned.

However, I don't agree with "Canadian spouses should concentrate on getting PR for their spouses", as there is another way around it. The overlap between TN-1 and H1-b is considerable (though not cent-percent). IMO, patel-goondo should ask his employer to convert TN-1 to H1-b, and then petition for H4; admittedly, the H1-b will only be valid after October (about 3 1/2 months away), but the application for H4 at least removes the headache mentioned.

thats a very good idea i feel

thanks for this one cherryXS