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Hi Peter,

How to get a Green-card via TN visa?

Thanks,

A Green Card is a visa with permanent intent. A TN visa has temporary or limited intent. At best, such a transfer would signal that your TN was not pursued with temporary intent.

In my IANAL experience as a Canadian who immigrated to the US, you need to transfer to a permanent intent visa like an H1-B from which the conversion to Green Card is more straightforward. Alternatively, marry an American.

Again, not correct and a common misunderstanding. One can go from a TN directly to a green card.

Interesting. That was not the case (or not the legal advice) twelve years ago when I went through all this. I guess it is a stretch to suppose that things would not have changed but I thought this was a fundamental characteristic of the TN visa.

How does one start this process? I work at a YC company fwiw on a TN visa.

I would have an attorney evaluate your background - through review of a resume and a follow-up call - to see what you might qualify for.

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