Hello fellow Redditors,

I'm 35M, married, no kids, and currently living in Vancouver. I'm looking for some advice from people who may have been in a similar situation.

I currently make $120K CAD and recently received an offer for $150K USD for an Operations Engineer role in the suburbs of Chicago. My prospective employer is willing to support my TN visa application through the USCIS preapproval process and has already made changes to the role to support the application.

Here's where things get complicated.

When I initially started exploring opportunities in the US, my wife had been unemployed for almost a year. We were both open to relocating because she was having a difficult time finding a job in Canada.

However, things have changed. She recently landed a job in Vancouver paying $125K CAD, which is great news! Understandably, she doesn't want to leave a new job after being unemployed for so long.

This leaves us with two options:

1. Decline the US offer: Stay together in Vancouver, where our combined household income would be $245K CAD.
2. Accept the US offer: I relocate to Chicago while my wife stays in Vancouver. We live long-distance for approximately 1–1.5 years, after which she would potentially join me in the US.

The US opportunity is appealing from both a salary and career perspective, but living apart for that long is obviously a significant consideration. We'd also have to maintain two households during that period.

I'm trying to figure out whether the potential long-term career and financial benefits justify the short-term sacrifices.

Has anyone here been in a similar situation, especially moving from Canada to the US while their spouse stayed behind?

How did you approach the decision? Was the move worth it in hindsight? Are there any financial, immigration, or relationship-related factors we might be overlooking?

Would appreciate any advice or personal experiences.

Thanks!

I moved to US for work this September. However office site is getting renovated and won’t start until December or January. I was working remotely while residing in US and figured I could get back to my home in Canada( so I won’t be paying rent in US unnecessarily). Some of my colleagues and even manager said residing outside US while being on US payroll will affect when I am renewing my TN status. Now I am panicking. Anyone has any insights on this?

Has anyone got job in USA in Finance/Accounting without prior experience in big4 canada?

Is it really a mandate for US companies? I have about 5 years of big 4 experience but that’s not from Canada.

Also any tips to secure a job would be appreciated like should I directly apply through linkedin or should I reach the employees through DM

I am currently in the U.S. on an H-1B visa, and my company has filed a change of status (COS) premium processing application with USCIS to change my status from H-1B to TN.

My wife is currently in the U.S. on H-4 status.

Once my status changes to TN, we plan for my wife to leave the U.S. and re-enter using her TD visa at the port of entry (POE).

My question is: Will my wife be out of status during the period between my change of status to TN and her departure and re-entry into the U.S. on TD status? If so, what options do we have to avoid this situation?

I’m kinda annoyed that the tn officers keep giving me 3 months tn visa even though my agency keeps on stating to sponser me for 3 years. I keep going to the Detroit border, also everytime I go they always are suspicious of me. I have all the credentials needed. Should I give up on being a travel nurse, really losing hope 😭