{"id":279,"date":"2018-05-02T08:52:56","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T08:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderslawfirm.com\/?page_id=279"},"modified":"2024-04-16T07:13:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T13:13:34","slug":"tn-nafta-professional-visas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/borderslawfirm.com\/u-s-visas\/tn-nafta-professional-visas\/","title":{"rendered":"TN USMCA \/ CUSMA Professional Visas"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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First, Canadian or Mexican companies who have contracts with companies in the United States can send their employees to service those contracts. Second, individuals who have received employment offers from U.S. companies to work in a recognized professional occupation can work for those companies on a temporary basis just as in the H-1B category. An important difference with the H-1B visa is that TN visa holders must retain non-immigrant intent, meaning that they cannot enter the United States and apply for a green card. TN visas can be issued for up to three years at a time, as long as the applicant continues to prove non-immigrant intent.<\/p>\n

An advantage of the TN visa is that unlike the H-1B visa, Canadian citizens can apply for TN status directly at a border crossing. To qualify for TN status, the applicant must intend to perform work that is listed in Appendix 2 of Chapter 16 of the USMCA and the applicant must possess the necessary credentials to be considered a professional. Generally, a bachelor\u2019s or higher degree is required, unless Appendix 2 lists alternative qualifications. Equivalency to a required degree through a combination of experience and education will not be accepted for TN purposes.<\/p>\n

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Profession<\/strong><\/td>\nMinimum Education Requirements or Alternative Credentials<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
General<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Accountant<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or C.P.A., C.A., C.G.A. or C.M.A.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Architect<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state\/provincial license2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Computer Systems Analyst<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Post-Secondary Diploma3 or Post-Secondary Certificate4, and three years experience<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Disaster Relief Insurance Claims Adjuster\n(claims Adjuster employed\nby an insurance company\nlocated in the territory of a Party,\nor an independent claims adjuster)<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree, and successful completion of training in the appropriate areas of insurance adjustment pertaining to disaster relief claims; or three years experience in claims adjustment and successful completion of training in the appropriate areas of insurance adjustment pertaining to disaster relief claims<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Economist<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Engineer<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state\/provincial license<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forester<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state\/provincial license<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Graphic Designer<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Post-Secondary Diploma or Post-Secondary Certificate, and three years experience<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hotel Manager<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree in hotel\/restaurant management; or Post-Secondary Diploma or Post-Secondary Certificate in hotel\/restaurant management, and three years experience in hotel\/restaurant management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Industrial Designer<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Post-Secondary Diploma or Post-Secondary Certificate, and three years experience<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Interior Designer<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Post-Secondary Diploma or Post-Secondary Certificate, and three years experience<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Land Surveyor<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state\/provincial\/federal license<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Landscape Architect<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lawyer\n(including Notary in the\nProvince of Quebec)<\/td>\nLL.B., J.D., LL.L., B.C.L. or Licenciatura Degree (five years); or membership in a state\/provincial bar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Librarian<\/td>\nM.L.S. or B.L.S. (for which another Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree was a prerequisite)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Management Consultant<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or equivalent professional experience as established by statement or professional credential attesting to five years experience as a management consultant, or five years experience in a field of specialty related to the consulting agreement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mathematician\n(including Statistician)<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Range Manager\/Range Conservationalist<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Research Assistant\n(working in a post-secondary educational institution)<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scientific Technician\/\nTechnologist<\/td>\nPossession of:\n(a) a theoretical knowledge of any of the following disciplines: agricultural sciences, astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, forestry, geology, geophysics, meteorology or physics; and<\/strong>\n(b) the ability to solve practical problems in any of those disciplines, or the ability to apply principles of any of those disciplines to basic or applied research<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Social Worker<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sylviculturist (including Forestry Specialist)<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Technical Publications Writer<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Post-Secondary Diploma or Post-Secondary Certificate, and three years experience<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Urban Planner (including Geographer)<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vocational Counsellor<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Medical\/Allied Professional<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dentist<\/td>\nD.D.S., D.M.D., Doctor en Odontologia or Doctor en Cirugia Dental; or state\/provincial license<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dietitian<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state\/provincial license<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Medical Laboratory Technologist (Canada)\/Medical Technologist (Mexico and the United States)<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Post-Secondary Diploma or Post-Secondary Certificate, and three years experience<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nutritionist<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Occupational Therapist<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state\/provincial license<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pharmacist<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state\/provincial license<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Physician (teaching or research only)<\/td>\nM.D. or Doctor en Medicina; or state\/provincial license<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Physiotherapist\/Physical Therapist<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state\/provincial license<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Psychologist<\/td>\nState\/provincial license; or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Recreational Therapist<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Registered Nurse<\/td>\nState\/provincial license; or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Veterinarian<\/td>\nD.V.M., D.M.V. or Doctor en Veterinaria; or state\/provincial license<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scientist<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Agriculturist\n(including Agronomist)<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Animal Breeder<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Animal Scientist<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Apiculturist<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Astronomer<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biochemist<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biologist<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chemist<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dairy Scientist<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Entomologist<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Epidemiologist<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geneticist<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geologist<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geochemist<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geophysicist\n(including Oceanographer in Mexico and the United States)<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Horticulturist<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Meteorologist<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pharmacologist<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Physicist\n(including Oceanographer in Canada)<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plant Breeder<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Poultry Scientist<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Soil Scientist<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zoologist<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Teacher<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
College<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seminary<\/td>\nBaccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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