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Hello all,
I've recently been dragged into a pretty confusing situation here.
I am a Canadian citizen and I got my TN visa with a valid I-94 which expires in Feb 2023.
After i successfully received the TN visa at the border in feb 2021 , the company i work for requested me to provide my passport, the i-94 , ssn card and my drivers license on my first day of employment. All my documents are fully legal. Here is where the issues start.
1. The company HR ( who was a temp) took my documents and filled the I-9 and made the colossal mistake of placing me as an american citizen. They also placed a digital signature in the employee signature field. I clearly trusted the HR and didnt see the form. This I-9 was submitted and the SSA got back to the company with a TNC stating that the citizenship information didnt match. The company HR didnt check their databases for roughly a year and a half and the temp has left. There is a new HR who brought this to my attention and I mentioned that I didnt fill out the I-9 myself and thus HR or the company is to be held responsible.
2. The HR understood that they were responsible and cancelled the first I-9 submission. In their haste to correct their error, they put out a correct I-9 and signed for me BUT didnt show me the form. When i got to know about this , I was understandably angry and requested that the second form be cancelled since it was ridiculously unethical.
3. I have spoken with both the HR and the company lawyer . The company lawyer has advised the HR to provide a letter on the company letterhead stating that the company was responsible for the mistakes made in the first I-9. They will also be filling a new third I-9 in my presence this week and placing it through the e-verify system.
Questions:
1.When they do this new I-9 will there be any issue? Does anyone know what happens to cancelled I-9's? Does it stay in the system?
2.I recently travelled to canada by land and returned to the USA. I faced no issues while re-entering. Will there be any issues in the future?
3. Will there be any issues for getting a new TN?
4. Will there be any issues for when applying for a GC through marriage or employment?
Thank you all .
I've recently been dragged into a pretty confusing situation here.
I am a Canadian citizen and I got my TN visa with a valid I-94 which expires in Feb 2023.
After i successfully received the TN visa at the border in feb 2021 , the company i work for requested me to provide my passport, the i-94 , ssn card and my drivers license on my first day of employment. All my documents are fully legal. Here is where the issues start.
1. The company HR ( who was a temp) took my documents and filled the I-9 and made the colossal mistake of placing me as an american citizen. They also placed a digital signature in the employee signature field. I clearly trusted the HR and didnt see the form. This I-9 was submitted and the SSA got back to the company with a TNC stating that the citizenship information didnt match. The company HR didnt check their databases for roughly a year and a half and the temp has left. There is a new HR who brought this to my attention and I mentioned that I didnt fill out the I-9 myself and thus HR or the company is to be held responsible.
2. The HR understood that they were responsible and cancelled the first I-9 submission. In their haste to correct their error, they put out a correct I-9 and signed for me BUT didnt show me the form. When i got to know about this , I was understandably angry and requested that the second form be cancelled since it was ridiculously unethical.
3. I have spoken with both the HR and the company lawyer . The company lawyer has advised the HR to provide a letter on the company letterhead stating that the company was responsible for the mistakes made in the first I-9. They will also be filling a new third I-9 in my presence this week and placing it through the e-verify system.
Questions:
1.When they do this new I-9 will there be any issue? Does anyone know what happens to cancelled I-9's? Does it stay in the system?
2.I recently travelled to canada by land and returned to the USA. I faced no issues while re-entering. Will there be any issues in the future?
3. Will there be any issues for getting a new TN?
4. Will there be any issues for when applying for a GC through marriage or employment?
Thank you all .
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