If you have the luxury of choosing your point of entry into the US while petitioning for a TN Visa, one question you may be pondering about is whether the point of entries will impact the success rate of attaining your visa.

Although it is not published (for obvious reasons) it would not be surprising that there is pattern of success rates amongst the different entry points.  Based on anecdotal data and interviews with former immigration officers, there is a clear and consistent trend.  Furthermore it is common for immigration lawyers/attorneys to advise their clients to avoid certain entry points and or to favor some over others.

Our personal experience has also supported this suspicion and we believe these are the factors that make the difference:

1. Knowledge of immigration officer. The relation to granting a TN visa is unfortunately consistent between these 2 factors ie the less knowledgeable, the lower the success rate.

2. Number of staff at the point of entry.  The larger the team, the higher the chance of success. Why? (a) Someone on the staff will likely have some experience with TN’s. and (b) The pressure to process quickly is spread out especially when there is a long line.

3. The air and water. The closer the entry is to a body of water and fresh air, the better the chance of success.  This is just a joke.

Point of entries courtesy of wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Canada%E2%80%93United_States_border_crossings