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PITT MEADOWS · TN FIELD GUIDE

What costs come with changing employers under TN status?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

Costs may include a new government filing or border-related fee, legal assistance preparing the new employer's evidence file, and any credential re-verification needed for the new role. Confirm current official fees directly, since amounts change and depend on the specific authorization path used.

Budget for a full new evidence cycle

Ask whether legal assistance for the change is priced as a full new case or a reduced scope, since much of the substantive work, duty review and credential comparison, needs to happen again regardless of prior approvals. If the applicant needs to travel to present at a border for a new admission, factor in that travel cost. Confirm with the new employer whether they will cover any of the preparation costs.

Ask whether legal assistance is priced as a full new case or a reduced scope, since much of the substantive work, meaning the duty review and the credential comparison, has to happen again regardless of prior approvals. Costs may include a new government filing or border-related charge, preparation of the new employer's evidence file, and any credential re-verification the new role requires. Where the applicant must travel to present at a border, add that travel.

Confirm with the new employer whether they will cover any preparation costs, and verify current official charges directly, since amounts change and depend on the path used.