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Hypothetical example: a Grand Bay-Westfield heavy-equipment mechanic is told by a U.S. contractor that the immigration paperwork is a formality and that he should hand in his notice this month. Down the road, a retired woodlot owner hears that his son-in-law's firm will sponsor the whole family. Neither statement names a status, an employer of record, a filing or a person who decides. Before anyone here gives up a job or a lease, write out what has actually been committed on paper, who signed it, and which of the six routes that written commitment could support. A promise is a reason to start preparing. It is not a result.
TN, L-1A, L-1B, E-2, EB-5 and the Gold Card each turn on a different fact: a listed profession with its own qualification rule, a year inside a related company, knowledge specific to one employer's process, capital placed at risk, capital plus ten jobs, or a payment made to the U.S. government under a separate official framework. None of them turns on a New Brunswick postal code, and no local industry makes anyone eligible. This material sorts questions so that the first conversation with a professional starts further along. It does not decide a case and it is not advice on your own facts.
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The list decides, and each entry carries its own qualification rule.

Start from the paper rather than the conversation. Ask for the offer letter, the share register, the purchase agreement or the account statement, and read each one for three things: what is promised, who is bound by it, and what still has to happen before the promise takes effect. A document that satisfies a lender or a recruiter often leaves the immigration question entirely untouched, because it never had to describe duties, ownership or the origin of money. Mark every one of those gaps. Then sort them into evidence you can request this week and events that have not occurred yet, because the two are handled in completely different ways.
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Gather operative agreements rather than summaries, term sheets or email recaps. Note the date each was signed and who had the authority to sign it.
Write down the single condition that decides your category: a listed profession, a qualifying year abroad, company-specific knowledge, capital at risk, or ten jobs.
Separate records you can request today from events that must still happen. Only the second kind can hold a filing open indefinitely.
Decide what has to be sold, signed, transferred or licensed first. Reversing two steps can force a plan to be rebuilt.
A finished transaction is not required before preparation can begin. A reviewer can work from a draft agreement as long as it is presented as a draft and its unresolved terms are visible on the page. What causes real trouble is describing an intention as a completed fact: a consent that has not been given, money that has not moved, a licence that has not been issued. Keep the tense honest and the review stays useful.
Find your pathwayShneur Herman, Jo Kubti and Alexander Paton work with clients remotely, so arrive with questions that are already narrowed. Say plainly which conclusion depends on an accountant's figure or a lawyer's reading of a clause, and keep that assumption written beside the answer it produced. A commercial opinion is not an immigration decision, and a discussion about which category fits is not an approval of anything.
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Confirm three facts yourself: which entity will be your employer of record, which status is being pursued, and who files what and when. Those answers determine whether you may work and whether your family may accompany you.
It is enough to begin preparing and not enough to rely on. What matters is the record as it stands on the day it is examined, so keep the offer, the duties description and your qualifications consistent with one another.
While the terms are still in draft. Ownership percentages, escrow conditions and management agreements are far cheaper to change before signature than to explain afterwards.
Eligibility differs by route. TN, L-1 and E-2 admit qualifying unmarried children under 21 as non-working dependants, while qualifying EB-5 derivatives receive conditional permanent residence and may work; Gold Card family members follow the program's separate per-person terms. Each person's intended activity determines the route.
Editorial source review: 2026-09-07.
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