TN
That U.S. opportunity is worth a conversation. Explore professional work through the TN pathway.
Chelsea U.S. VISA SUPPORT · CANADA
YOUR FUTURE HAS NO ZIP CODE.
A BIGGER LIFE IS CALLING.
U.S. visa support in Chelsea. YOURAMERICANDREAM.
Let’s make your move.
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U.S. visa support for Canadians
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CANADIAN ROOTSAMERICAN HORIZONS
Hypothetical example: a Chelsea systems analyst who bills U.S. clients through her own Canadian corporation, a Chelsea outdoor-equipment founder moving to run the U.S. subsidiary he already owns, and a retired Chelsea public servant putting the proceeds of a house sale into an immigrant investment. In each case the first useful question is not which category sounds attractive but who employs, owns or pays. TN turns on a prearranged professional engagement, L-1 on a qualifying corporate relationship, E-2 and EB-5 on the investor’s own committed capital, and Gold Card on a gift to the U.S. government. Naming the counterpart correctly settles most of the later paperwork.
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THE DREAM IS YOURS.
THE DREAM IS YOURS.
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An applicant may already have the structure that decides a U.S. category: a personal corporation, a client contract, a shareholding or a pension entitlement. Each of TN, L-1A, L-1B, E-2, EB-5 and Gold Card attaches to a different one of those structures. This edition walks through illustrative cases so that an applicant can see which arrangement is being tested and what evidence that arrangement produces. Nothing here suggests that people in Chelsea have any particular link to a U.S. destination or face different federal rules.
YOUR CHELSEA STARTING POINT
MAKE 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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Prove the profession and the client relationship
For TN, the profession, the credential and the engagement must all be in writing before the port of entry or the I-129.
FOR PEOPLE WHO SEE A LITTLE FURTHER.
YOU WEREN’T
YOU WEREN’T
MADE TO
THINK SMALL.
A contractor’s invoices, a subsidiary’s bank statements and a pension commutation letter each prove something specific. The invoices show who received the services and who paid; the subsidiary statements show that an entity was doing business; the commutation letter shows where a lump sum came from. Reviewers read these records for the relationship they establish, not for the label the applicant attaches. Before assembling a file, list the counterparts named on each document and check that the same names appear in the offer, the petition and the plan.
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FROM “ONE DAY”
FROM “ONE DAY”
TO YOUR NEXT STEP.
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A practical plan.
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Identify the counterpart
Name the U.S. client, the related company, the seller or the U.S. government before discussing categories, because that party fixes which rules apply.
02
Trace the money and the control
Show who pays whom, who owns what percentage and who can bind each entity, using the documents that already exist.
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Test the category against the structure
Apply the professional list, the qualifying-relationship rule, the at-risk test or the program terms to the actual arrangement rather than to an idealized version.
04
Plan each family member separately
Confirm citizenship, age and intended activity for the spouse and children, since a derivative status may permit study but not the work a spouse expects.
A LITTLE CLARITY GOES A LONG WAY.
YOUR FUTURE.
YOUR FUTURE.
NOW BOARDING.
Owning the company that sends you does not make you the U.S. enterprise’s owner, and paying yourself through a corporation does not make the client your employer. A Chelsea contractor can hold TN while her corporation invoices a U.S. client, provided the U.S. enterprise is not hers. A founder can transfer under L-1 only if the two companies have the qualifying parent, subsidiary, branch or affiliate link. An investor’s money is only E-2 or EB-5 capital once it is irrevocably committed. Keep the personal, corporate and investment relationships on separate pages of the plan.
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YOUR NEXT CHAPTER
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USAWHAT COMES NEXT
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THE FIELD GUIDE
BIG QUESTIONS.
The complete field guide
BIG QUESTIONS.
STRAIGHT ANSWERS.
DEGREE, DUTIES, EMPLOYER
The document set for a landscape architect’s TN application from Chelsea
Read the guide PROPORTION, NOT PRICESubstantiality and marginality for a low-cost translation start-up from Chelsea
Read the guide PREMISES BEFORE PETITIONOpening a first U.S. office for a Chelsea software-testing boutique
Read the guide CHELSEA IS HOME. THE WORLD IS
OPEN.
SUPPORT THAT REACHES YOU.
SUPPORT THAT REACHES YOU.
A BIGGER HORIZON.
This edition covers the municipality of Chelsea within the MRC des Collines-de-l’Outaouais. Shneur Herman, Jo Kubti and Alexander Paton review files remotely; there is no local office, and consultations are arranged online. Bring the actual contracts, corporate registers, account statements and any earlier U.S. applications, including refused ones. The scenarios below are illustrations only and do not describe any client, and a category that fits one household may be unavailable to a neighbour whose corporate or funding structure differs.
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BEFORE THE BIG MOVE
LET’S CLEAR
LET’S CLEAR
A FEW THINGS UP.
Can a Chelsea contractor hold TN if her own corporation invoices the U.S. client?
Often yes, as long as the U.S. enterprise receiving the services is not owned or controlled by her; the Canadian corporation is the employer of record and the client relationship must be disclosed with the ownership.
Does owning the Canadian parent let a founder transfer under L-1A?
Ownership is relevant to the qualifying relationship but not sufficient; the founder still needs a continuous year of qualifying employment abroad and primarily executive or managerial duties in the U.S. role.
Is money placed in escrow for a business purchase already an E-2 investment?
Escrow can count when release is conditioned only on visa issuance and the investor otherwise loses the funds; escrow that the buyer can freely recall is not irrevocably committed.
Does a pension lump sum qualify as lawful EB-5 capital?
It can, if the entitlement, the commutation and the transfer into the investment are each documented; the source-of-funds record must follow the money from employer to enterprise.
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Editorial source review: 2026-09-07.
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