The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) created special economic and trade relationships for the United States, Canada and Mexico. The TN nonimmigrant classification permits qualified Canadian and Mexican citizens to seek temporary entry into the United States to engage in business activities at a professional level.
Among the types of professionals who are eligible to seek admission as TN nonimmigrants are accountants, engineers, lawyers, pharmacists, scientists, and teachers.
You may be eligible for TN nonimmigrant status, if:
You are a citizen of Canada or Mexico;
Your profession qualifies under the regulations;
The position in the United States requires a NAFTA professional;
You have a prearranged full-time or part-time job with a U.S. employer; and
You have the qualifications to practice in the profession in question.
Unlike Mexican citizens, Canadian citizens are generally eligible for admission as nonimmigrants without a visa. The TN category, a nonimmigrant classification, simply reflects this general exemption from the visa requirement.
Canadian Citizens
If you are a Canadian citizen, then you are not required to apply for a TN visa at a U.S. consulate.
You may establish eligibility for TN classification at the time you seek admission to the United States by presenting required documentation to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer at certain CBP-designated U.S. ports of entry or at a designated pre-clearance/pre-flight inspection station. You must provide the following documentation to the CBP officer:
Proof of Canadian citizenship;
Letter from your prospective employer detailing items such as the professional capacity in which you will work in the United States, the purpose of your employment, your length of stay, and your educational qualifications; and
Credentials evaluation (if applicable), together with any applicable fees.
Mexican Citizens
If you are a Mexican citizen, then you are required to obtain a visa to enter the United States as a TN nonimmigrant. You should apply for a TN visa directly at a U.S. embassy or consulate in Mexico.
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NAFTA Occupations and Minimum Requirements
Accountant - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or C.P.A., C.A., C.G.A. or C.M.A.
Architect - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license
Computer Systems Analyst - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Post Secondary Diploma or Post Secondary Certificate, and three years experience
Disaster Relief Insurance Claims Adjuster - Baccalaureate 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.
Economist - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Engineer - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license Forester Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license
Graphic Designer - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Post Secondary Diploma or Post Secondary Certificate, and three years experience
Hotel Manager - Baccalaureate 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.
Industrial Designer - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Post Secondary Diploma or Post Secondary Certificate, and three years experience
Land Surveyor - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial/federal license
Landscape Architect - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Lawyer (including Notary in the Province of Quebec) LL.B., J.D., LL.L., B.C.L. or Licenciatura Degree (five years); or membership in a state/provincial bar
Librarian - M.L.S. or B.L.S. (for which another Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree was a prerequisite)
Management Consultant - Baccalaureate 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
Mathematician (including Statistician) Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Range Manager/Range Conservationalist - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Research Assistant (working in a post-secondary educational institution) - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Scientific Technician/Technologist - Possession of (a) theoretical knowledge of any of the following disciplines: agricultural sciences, astronomy, biology, chemistry, engineering, forestry, geology, geophysics, meteorology or physics; and (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
Social Worker - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Sylviculturist (including Forestry Specialist) - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Technical Publications Writer - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Post Secondary Diploma or Post Secondary Certificate, and three years experience Urban Planner (including Geographer) Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Vocational Counsellor - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Medical Occupations
Dentist - D.D.S., D.M.D., Doctor en Odontologia or Doctor en Cirugia Dental; or state/provincial license
Dietitian - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license Medical Laboratory
Technologist - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or Post-Secondary Diploma or Post-Secondary Certificate, and three years experience
Nutritionist - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Occupational Therapist - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license
Pharmacist - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license Physician (teaching or research only)M.D. or Doctor en Medicina; or state/provincial license
Physiotherapist/Physical Therapist - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree; or state/provincial license
Psychologist - State/provincial license; or Licenciatura Degree
Recreational Therapist - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Registered Nurse - State/provincial license; or Licenciatura Degree
Veterinarian - D.V.M., D.M.V. or Doctor en Veterinaria; or state/provincial license
Scientist Occupations
Agriculturist (including Agronomist) - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Animal Breeder - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Animal Scientist - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Apiculturist - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Astronomer - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Biochemist - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Biologist - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Chemist - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Dairy Scientist - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Entomologist - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Epidemiologist - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Geneticist - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Geologist - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Geochemist - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Geophysicist (including Oceanographer in Mexico and the United States) - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Horticulturist - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Meteorologist - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Pharmacologist - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Physicist (including Oceanographer in Canada) - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Plant Breeder - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Poultry Scientist - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Soil Scientist - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Zoologist - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Teacher Occupations
College - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
Seminary - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
University - Baccalaureate or Licenciatura Degree
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