TN
That U.S. opportunity is worth a conversation. Explore professional work through the TN pathway.
East Hants U.S. VISA SUPPORT · CANADAYOUR FUTURE HAS NO ZIP CODE.
A BIGGER LIFE IS CALLING.
U.S. visa support in East Hants. YOURAMERICANDREAM.
Let’s make your move.
✦WORK.
BUILD.
BELONG.
BUILD.
BELONG.
For the next job. The bold idea. The life you can already picture.
U.S. visa support for Canadians
ready for what’s next.
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CANADIAN ROOTSAMERICAN HORIZONS
Hypothetical example: an East Hants aircraft-maintenance planner is offered a scheduling role at a U.S. repair station, while his spouse runs a home-based bookkeeping practice for local farms and wants to keep her clients from wherever the family lives. His offer raises a profession-and-credential question; her plan raises a work-authorization question that his status will not answer for her. Two people, two files, one moving date that neither file has confirmed yet.
Live the next chapter. Work. Build. Invest. Make your move.
THERE’S MORE THAN ONE WAY FORWARD.THE DREAM IS YOURS.
THE DREAM IS YOURS.
LET’S FIND THE WAY.
Six routes appear on this site, and each is decided by a different fact. TN turns on Canadian or Mexican citizenship plus prearranged work in a profession listed under USMCA. L-1A and L-1B turn on a year of qualifying employment with a related company and on whether the U.S. duties are managerial or specialized. E-2 turns on treaty nationality, funds genuinely at risk, and control of a real business. EB-5 turns on qualifying capital, ten jobs, and a documented source of money. The Gold Card is the government's current gift-based framework and is not a conventional visa. An East Hants address decides none of them; the applicant's citizenship, employer, duties and money do.
YOUR EAST HANTS STARTING POINTMAKE THE FIRST
MAKE THE FIRST
CONVERSATION COUNT.
Choose what brings you here. Leave with a short list of things to discuss—not another long form to fill out.
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Match the job to a listed profession
The credential rule belongs to the profession, not to the applicant.
FOR PEOPLE WHO SEE A LITTLE FURTHER.YOU WEREN’T
YOU WEREN’T
MADE TO
THINK SMALL.
Gather the paper that already exists before anyone drafts new paper. For a job, that is the written offer and the duty list; for a transfer, the employment history and the ownership chart; for a business, the purchase terms and the bank records showing where the money came from. Note which items are signed, which are still being negotiated, and which a third party holds. An accurate inventory of what is true today is worth more than a polished summary of what the household hopes will be true.
Meet the people in your cornerTHE BIG MOVE. BROKEN DOWN.FROM “ONE DAY”
FROM “ONE DAY”
TO YOUR NEXT STEP.
Personal support.
A practical plan.
No promises we can’t keep.
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Name the person and the activity
For each adult, state what they would actually do in the United States, who would pay them, and whether any current East Hants work would continue remotely. Children's study plans go on the same list.
02
Attach a document to every claim
Citizenship, a degree or trade ticket, a year of employment, a share register, a bank transfer: each needs a record and a person who can produce it, not a recollection.
03
Rule routes out before ruling one in
Cross off the categories the facts exclude, such as TN for a permanent resident or E-2 for a minority partner without control, then compare only what remains.
04
Build a single calendar with its dependencies
Employer start dates, closing dates, lease terms, school registration and government processing steps go on one page, with arrows showing which date cannot happen until another one is settled.
A LITTLE CLARITY GOES A LONG WAY.YOUR FUTURE.
YOUR FUTURE.
NOW BOARDING.
You do not need to arrive with a category chosen or a form half-filled. Send the offer letter, the transfer email, or the draft purchase agreement as it currently reads, and say what you are trying to decide: whether to accept, whether to sign, or whether to move at all. A review can identify which route the facts support and which conditions are still missing. Where the answer is that a plan needs a different professional — a tax adviser, a business valuator, a licensing board — that is said plainly.
Find your pathway
YOUR NEXT CHAPTERCANWHERE IT STARTSUSAWHAT COMES NEXT
TRAVELLERA BIG THINKER
PURPOSEMORE POSSIBILITY
FIND YOUR STARTING POINT
THE FIELD GUIDEBIG QUESTIONS.
The complete field guide BIG QUESTIONS.
STRAIGHT ANSWERS.
TN EVIDENCE
When the credential, not the job title, decides the TN listing
Read the guide INVESTMENT TERMSA minority stake with an escrow that unwinds is not yet an E-2 investment
Read the guide FIRST-YEAR EVIDENCEA new U.S. depot gets one year to become the business the petition described
Read the guide EAST HANTS IS HOME. THE WORLD IS OPEN.SUPPORT THAT REACHES YOU.
SUPPORT THAT REACHES YOU.
A BIGGER HORIZON.
Consultations for East Hants clients are remote. Before the first conversation, write a short factual account of the opportunity, list the records you hold, and note the specific questions you want answered. Shneur Herman, Jo Kubti and Alexander Paton review the immigration questions; business valuation, Canadian tax on departure and U.S. state licensing are separate specialties, and you will be told when one of them is needed.
Let’s connect YOUR HALIFAX CONNECTION
Let’s talk about your plans.
Arrange a remote consultation to discuss your next steps.
BEFORE THE BIG MOVELET’S CLEAR
LET’S CLEAR
A FEW THINGS UP.
I commute to a Halifax employer now; does an East Hants home address change anything about a U.S. application?
No. Immigration eligibility is federal and turns on citizenship, the employer relationship, duties and funds. Where you live in Nova Scotia is not a factor in any of the routes on this site.
My trade ticket is my main qualification. Is a Red Seal enough for TN?
Only if the offered position matches a listed USMCA profession whose stated credential rule you meet. Most trades are not listed professions, so a different route or a different role may need to be considered.
Can my spouse keep her Canadian clients while we are in the United States on my status?
Working from U.S. soil for Canadian clients is still work. Whether it is permitted depends on her own status: TD does not authorize employment, while L-2 and E-2 spouses are employment-authorized incident to status.
We have a purchase agreement with a closing date. Can we assume the visa will follow?
No. The transaction and the immigration review are separate steps with separate decision-makers. Write the closing so it does not depend on an approval nobody has issued yet.
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