TN Visa for recent Canadian grad with HF experience?
I graduated last December and spent the last 5 months at a L/S fund in Hong Kong before my HK work Visa was ultimately refused. I am now looking into funds in the US and was wondering if anyone had experience with obtaining a TN as a recent grad at smaller firms?
Thanks!
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Hi Grace388, wondering what working at L/S in HK is like? Currently a part-time undergrad in with 7 months exp at Aus L/S following Asia-Pac Markets. Want to look into HK L/S funds upon graduation.
Thanks.
Hi Nasum,
Generally speaking- hours are good, career advancement is quick and networking opportunities out here are pretty impressive. I’m a trader focusing in global securities but from what I’ve seen there are plenty of firms hiring year round for analyst roles. Anything specific you wanted more insight on? Cheers
Hi Grace388,
I was wondering if you could share more on Visa requirements and application process for HK.
Thanks Grace,
All good. I can tell you from experience, the Aus market is pretty boring, the best part of my coverage is following the Chinese companies.
Hope you got your Visa sorted.
Hi Grace,
This is a late question but I was wondering if you could share some of your experience on finding a job in HK. I will be graduating in August with a Finance degree and looking for opportunities.
Thanks.
Sorry for the late reply! Are you currently based in HK? Best to be in the area for the job hunt process, but many firms will fly you in if you are in the Asia area. I targeted smaller buyside firms and applying online worked fine for me. I didn’t network but highly suggest it. Camaraderie in finance there was great
Just saw this and noticed no one actually answered your question. Thought I'd weigh in if it's not too late as I've been through the process before.
TN Visa is a NAFTA Visa for certain categories of workers so by definition it only works for people with citizenship in Canada and Mexico. The most common category for finance is Economist. Job descriptions will be critically reviewed at the border to see if they qualify.
You also need to get Academic equivalency saying your undergraduate degree is equivalent to an four-year U.S. undergraduate economics degree. Most common is for people with other backgrounds (finance/math) to highlight courses which are explicitly econ and then highlighting anti-requisite courses ("I took finance math which is equivalent to economics math" or "my finance / arts / science classes could be considered electives to an econ degree").
It is supposed to be on a "temporary" basis, and generally is for one to three years although it can be technically renewed indefinitely. However, each time you renew, your run the risk of a customs officer questioning the "temporariness" of your Visa.
While this is usually easy to get, I would recommend getting pre-approval from USCIS before crossing the border. While the border guard has final say, this usually greases the wheels to they give you less scrutiny. You have to pay a small processing fee at the border (can't remember what it was, but I want to say c. $50).
Once you are hired, I'd check with your company's legal team / immigration counsel about the appropriate steps.
One thing you'll want to consider also is you'll want to eventually switch to H1-B (dual intent Visa). Allows you to eventually apply for green card. TN does not. However, H1-B is done on a lottery system.
Thank you for your reply on the Visa process! In your situation, did receive an offer while still in Canada or where you already based in the US when you were applying?
I ended up back in Canada and am at one of the CPPIB/OTPP/OMERS firms now. Clocking in some time before I consider heading off again
Congrats on your placement at a top tier Canadian PE firm.
I received my offer while still in Canada. I was networking heavily in the U.S. and I had a phone interview followed by an in person interview before the offer was made.
Very much agreed on the pre-approval route. It will take a little bit longer but should de-risk the Visa process from your perspective and makes it much easier to come and go from the US.
Best of luck.
Does a Canadian MBA with CFA & FRM count towards TN Visa-Economist?
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